Muñiz-Apresa, José Miguel

José Miguel Muñiz Apresa has a PHD in Hispanic Studies from Texas A&M University and a BA in Spanish Literature from the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo León. Since 2018 he has been a full-time professor at the Tecnologico de Monterrey, and since 2019, director of the Master's in Digital Humanities at this same institution. He has participated as a panelist in Conversation tables: "Rethinking the world before COVID-19". Education and the digital divide, presented by Catedra Alfonso Reyes in August 2020; he has participate as moderator and commentator at the conference Digital Humanities at the beginning of the great reparation: plans, archives and social justice, given by Dr. Alexander Gil, from Columbia University, and presented by the Catedra Alfonso Reyes in May 2021. He has participated as moderator in Universities of the Americas and digital preservation panel, within Patrimonio en un Bit, organized by Museo Universitario Arte Contemporaneo (MUAC) and Tec de Monterrey, in February 2022. He was a member of the scientific committee for the creation of that international event, Patrimonio en un bit, a joint effort between MUAC and Tec de Monterrey. He participates in the strategic area Digital Humanities and the GIEE Science, Technology and Society, of the Tec de Monterrey, within the Digital Humanities research line. Likewise, he participates in the Digital Humanities Seminar of the Tec de Monterrey. He is a member of the Mexican Network of Digital Humanities and the Multidisciplinary Network of Desert Studies, where he currently participates in the multidisciplinary project for the study, registration, conservation and reproduction of biocultural heritage in the Chihuahuan desert, which is developed with Conacyt funds and where collaborates with digital methods and tools to carry out the project. Working at the Tec de Monterrey has been for Dr. Muñiz to find a world of possibilities both in research and in teaching, where he has been able to meet supportive and purposeful colleagues, as well as students with a great intellectual curiosity that motivate him to consider new academic and teaching exploration routes for the generation of interdisciplinary projects with a high impact on the community.