Lizeth Vega-Medina

Lizeth Vega Medina holds a Master’s Degree and a Specialization in Bioengineering and is a Mechatronics Engineer. She is currently enrolled in the PhD in Engineering program at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, within the cardiac tissue engineering research line. Her academic trajectory integrates applied research, technological development, and university teaching in bioengineering, biomaterials, medical simulation, additive manufacturing, and computational modeling.

Her research experience has focused on the design and development of medical simulators based on virtual reality, augmented reality, and haptic systems for clinical training in procedures such as neonatal central venous access, intraosseous access, and acute myocardial infarction management. She has publications in indexed journals and international conference proceedings in the areas of Virtual Reality, Serious Games, and Human-Computer Interaction, as well as experience in the development of physical prototypes, medical devices, and additive manufacturing applications. She has participated in funded research projects in medical simulation and biomaterials development and has supervised undergraduate and graduate theses related to prosthetics, surgical simulators, customized medical devices, and additive manufacturing methodologies.

She has extensive teaching experience in Biomedical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, and Bioengineering programs, in courses related to medical simulation, biomaterials, 3D modeling, biomechanics, instrumentation, and engineering design. She has coordinated a Master’s Degree in Bioengineering and currently serves as Director of the Bioengineering Program at Universidad El Bosque (Bogotá, Colombia), where she leads academic management, curriculum development, and research line consolidation processes. She is an IEEE Senior Member and has held multiple leadership roles within the organization, contributing to chapter development and academic initiatives at national and international levels.