Hiram H. López
Scholar

Hiram H. López

Google Scholar ID: lobANaUAAAAJ
Associate Professor, Virginia Tech
Commutative AlgebraCoding TheoryNetwork CodingComputer Science
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
450
 
H-index
12
 
i10-index
16
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
34
list available
Contact
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • Published multiple papers such as 'The permutation group of Reed-Solomon codes over arbitrary points' (submitted), 'A repair scheme for a distributed storage system based on multivariate polynomials' (submitted), etc. Participated in various international conferences and delivered talks, such as 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT).
Research Experience
  • Aug. 2025-present, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Virginia Tech; 2023-2025, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Virginia Tech; 2019-2023, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Cleveland State University; 2016-2018, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Clemson University, Mentor: Prof. Felice Manganiello.
Education
  • Ph.D.: 2016, CINVESTAV-IPN, Advisor: Prof. Rafael H. Villarreal; M.Sc.: 2010, CINVESTAV-IPN, Advisor: Prof. Rafael H. Villarreal; B.Sc.: 2008, Autonomous University of Aguascalientes; Visiting Scholar: 2014-2015, University of Neuchatel, Advisor: Prof. Elisa Gorla.
Background
  • Research interests include coding theory, algebraic methods, and more. He has in-depth research in the field of mathematics, particularly in algebraic methods for parameterized and Cartesian codes.
Miscellany
  • Organized several academic events, such as the Graduate Workshop on Linear Algebra over Finite Fields & Applications in Aug. 2025 and the Special session on Coding Theory in Jul. 2025.