Dr. Luciano Roberto Fernández Sola earned his degree in Civil Engineering from the Escuela Superior de Ingeniería y Arquitectura (ESIA) of the Instituto Politécnico Nacional in 2005. He received his Master’s degree in Engineering in 2007 and his Ph.D. in Engineering in 2011, both with a specialization in Structural Engineering, from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). Since 2011, he has been a Full Professor-Researcher, Category “C,” in the Structural Engineering Research Area of the Department of Materials at the Azcapotzalco Campus of the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM), where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses.

His university management experience includes serving as Coordinator of the Civil Engineering Undergraduate Program at the Azcapotzalco Campus of the UAM from June 2016 to February 2020; Divisional Coordinator for Planning and Academic Development from 2022 to 2024; and member of the Editorial Committee of the science communication journal Azcatl from 2024 to 2025. He headed the Department of Materials at the Azcapotzalco Campus from 2024 to 2025 and, since 2025, has served as General Coordinator for Institutional Information at the General Rector’s Office of the UAM.

In the professional and engineering community, he has served as a board member, secretary, and vice president of the Executive Board of the Sociedad Mexicana de Ingeniería Estructural (SMIE). In 2017, he coordinated the Control Center for the Earthquake Damage Inspection Brigades at the Colegio de Ingenieros Civiles de México (CICM). In 2020, he completed a sabbatical placement at CANDE Ingenieros, where he designed and established the Research and Technological Development Department.

From 2020 to 2024, he coordinated the Academic Council of the CICM. He is a member of the review subcommittee for the Complementary Technical Standard for Seismic Design of the Building Regulations for Mexico City; the CICM Technical Committee on Structural Safety; and the Soil–Structure Interaction Committee of the Sociedad Mexicana de Ingeniería Geotécnica. He also serves as a member of the XL Governing Council of the CICM.

Additionally, he is a member of the Technical Council of the Civil Engineering Undergraduate Program at Universidad Iberoamericana Mexico City and of the Advisory Council of the Civil Engineering Undergraduate Program at Universidad La Salle.