Contact Information
Email: mjara@uptp.edu.py

Education
Ph.D in Data Science. Universidad Loyola Andalucía, Spain
Electromechanical Engineering with Electronic Orientation Universidad Católica «Nuestra Señora de la Asunción» Campus Alto Paraná, Paraguay
Specialization in Higher University Didactics Universidad Nacional del Este, Paraguay.

Research interests
Her research interests focus on the development of intelligent systems for autonomous vehicles, optimization, and control of distributed systems, with applications in water resource monitoring and sustainable energy. She works on swarm intelligence, informative path planning, and machine learning methods, to enhance the autonomy and efficiency of robotic systems in complex environments. She is also interested in the integration of artificial intelligence and digitalization to promote sustainability in critical sectors such as agriculture and energy.

Publications
1. MJ Ten Kathen; F Peralta; P Johnson; IJ Flores; DG Reina; AquaFeL-PSO: An informative path planning for water resources monitoring using autonomous surface vehicles based on multi-modal PSO and federated learning, Ocean Engineering, 2024. ISSN/ISBN: 0029-8018
2. MJ Ten Kathen; F Peralta; IJ Flores; DG Reina; AquaHet-PSO: An Informative Path Planner for a Fleet of Autonomous Surface Vehicles With Heterogeneous Sensing Capabilities Based on Multi-Objective PSO, IEEE Access, v. 11, 2023. Medio: Internet. ISSN/ISBN: 2169-3536
3. MJ Ten Kathen; IJ Flores; DG Reina; An Informative Path Planner for a Swarm of ASVs Based on an Enhanced PSO with Gaussian Surrogate Model Components Intended for Water Monitoring Applications, MDPI Electronics, 2021.