Education
PhD in Computer Science
University of Almería, 2015 - today
FPU Fellowship (FPU14/00635)
MSc in Advanced and Industrial Computing
University of Almería, 2014 - 2015
MSc in Computer Science (Level 3 MECES)
With a major in networks, computer architecture and operating systems
Best academic record award
University of Almería, 2012 - 2014
University of Almería, 2009 - 2012
Vocational training (High-Level) in Management Information Systems
(Técnico Superior en Administración de Sistemas Informáticos)
Special mention to the effort and academic performance
IES Abdera, 2007 - 2009
Vocational training (Medium-Level) in Operation of Computer Systems
(Técnico en Explotación de Sistemas Informáticos)
IES Sierra de Gador, 2005 - 2007
Master thesis
Análisis del protocolo P2PSP: ejecución en Google Chromecast y propuesta para proteger la integridad del contenido.
Cristóbal Medina López, Vicente González Ruiz.
Degree thesis
Implementación del protocolo P2PSP usando WebRTC.
Cristóbal Medina López, Vicente González Ruiz.
Best final project award - EPS-FCCEE - 2015
First prize in the 8th Free Software University Contest - 2014
Research group
High Performance Computing - Algorithms Research Group (TIC-146 (PAI 7069)).
University of Almería.
Research interests
- Peer to peer networks
- Network security
- Multimedia streaming over the Internet
International Journals
- Cristóbal Medina López, L. G. Casado, Vicente González-Ruiz and Yuansong Qiao. (2020) An SDN Approach to Detect Targeted Attacks in P2P Fully Connected Overlays. International Journal of Information Security. Vol x, n. , pp. xx-xx. ISSN 1615-5262. Springer.
DOI:10.1007/s10207-020-00499-3. JCR(2019) = 1.494. Subject categories = Computer Science, Theory & Methods 53/108 (Q2); Computer Science, Software Engineering 58/108 (Q3); Computer Science, Information Systems 119/156 (Q4). - Cristóbal Medina López, Max Bastian Mertens, Vicente González-Ruiz, and L. G. Casado. (2019) Media streaming on resource-constrained devices without third-party servers. A case study on a smartphone and Chromecast using P2PSP. IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine. ISSN 2162-2248. Vol 8, pp 50–55.
DOI:10.1109/MCE.2018.2880810. JCR(2019) = 4.016. Subject categories = Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture: 9/53 (Q1); Engineering, Electricual & Electronic: 54/266(Q1); Telecommunications: 23/90 (Q2). - Alberto Andujar & Cristóbal Medina-López (2019). Exploring New Ways of eTandem and Telecollaboration Through the WebRTC Protocol: Students’ Engagement and Perceptions. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET). eISSN: 1863-0383. Vol 14, pp 200–217.
International Conferences
- Cristóbal Medina-López, Vicente González-Ruiz, L.G. Casado. On Mitigating Pollution and Free-Riding Attacks by Shamir’s Secret Sharing in Fully Connected P2P Systems. In IWCMC 2017: International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference, Valencia, Spain, pp. 711-716, June 2017. IEEE. DOI:10.1109/IWCMC.2017.7986372 CORE 2017: rank B.
- G. Ortega, E.M. Garzón, N. Calvo-Cruz, J.L. Redondo, J.M.G. Salmerón, L.G. Casado, V. González, P.M. Ortigosa, C. Medina-López, J.J. Moreno-Riado, M. Ruiz-Ferrández, F. Orts and S. Puertas. Educational Strategies based on low-cost platforms in the area of computer engineering. Proceedings of 10th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, ICERI2017. In Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 10406, pages 165-180. ISBN: 978-84-697-6957-7. ISSN: 2340-1095. IATED. pp. 7212-7218. 16-18 November 2017. Seville, Spain.
- Cristóbal Medina-López, Ilshat Shavirov, L. G. Casado, Vicente González-Ruiz. On Pollution Attacks in Fully Connected P2P Networks using Trusted Peers. Proceedings of ISDA'16. In Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing Vol 557. pp. 144-153 Springer 2017. Porto, Portugal, December 14-16, 2016.
DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-53480-0 CORE 2016 rank: C. Also in WoS. - Cristóbal Medina-López, L. G. Casado, Vicente González-Ruiz. Pollution Attacks Detection in the P2PSP Live Streaming System. Proceedings of CISIS'15. In Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing Vol 369. pp. 401-410, ISBN 978-3-319-19712-8. Springer 2015. Burgos, Spain, June 15-17, 2015.
DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-19713-5_34 CORE 2014 rank: B. Also in WoS. - Cristóbal Medina López, Juan Pablo García Ortiz, Juan Alvaro Muñoz Naranjo (Luxunda, S.L.) and Leocadio González Casado, Vicente González Ruiz (University of Almería). IPTV using P2PSP and HTML5+WebRTC. In The Fourth W3C Web and TV Workshop 12-13 March 2014, Munich, Germany.
Spanish Journals
- Cristóbal Medina López, L. G. Casado y Vicente González-Ruiz. P2PSP: un protocolo de red sencillo como herramienta para el aprendizaje basado en proyectos. In Experiencias Docentes en Redes de Computadores, N.1, Diciembre 2015. ISSN: 2341-0337.
Spanish Conferences
- Cristóbal Medina-López. Eficiencia y seguridad en protocolos de streaming peer-to-peer. I Jornadas de Doctorado en Informática (JDI2018@UAL). Actas 15 February 2018. Almería, Spain.
- G. Ortega, J.M.G. Salmerón, C. Medina-López, J.L. Redondo, J.F.R. Herrera, N.C. Cruz, G. Barrionuevo, P.M. Ortigosa, V. González-Ruiz, E.M. Garzón. Procesadores de bajo coste y su aplicación en la docencia de Ingeniería de Computadores. In Actas de las XXII Jenui , JENUI 2016. pages 343-349. Universidad de Almería ISBN: 978-84-16642-30-4. 6-8 de July 2016. Almería, Spain.
- Cristóbal Medina-López, Vicente González-Ruiz, L. G. Casado, J.A.M. Naranjo and Juan Pablo García-Ortiz. Ejecutando Peers P2PSP en Google Chromecast. In Jesús González Peñalver and Miguel Damas Hermoso, editor, Actas VI Jornadas de Computación Empotrada, pages 123–129, Septiembre 2015. Córdoba. Bibtex entry.
- Cristóbal Medina-López, J.A.M. Naranjo, Juan Pablo García-Ortiz, L. G. Casado, and Vicente González-Ruiz. Execution of the P2PSP protocol in parallel environments. In Guillermo Botella y Alberto A. Del Barrio Garcia, editor, Actas XXIV Jornadas de Paralelismo, pages 216–221, Septiembre 2013. Madrid. Bibtex entry.
Participation in Projects
- Metodologías computacionales para desafios de la sociedad.
Plan nacional de I+D+I.
TIN2015-66680-C2-1-R. 01/01/2016-31/12/2019.
Main researcher: Leocadio González Casado, Pilar Martinez Ortigosa. - Google Summer of Code 2017: P2PSP.org (GSoC2017)
Google Summer of Code.
Google Inc. 01/06/2017-31/08/2017.
Main researcher: Cristóbal Medina López, Vicente González Ruiz. - Google Summer of Code 2016: P2PSP.org (GSoC2016)
Google Summer of Code.
Google Inc. 23/06/2016-31/08/2016.
Main researcher: Cristóbal Medina López, Vicente González Ruiz. - Google Summer of Code 2015: P2PSP.org (GSoC2015)
Google Summer of Code.
Google Inc. 25/05/2015-31/08/2015.
Main researcher: Cristóbal Medina López, Vicente González Ruiz. - Aplicaciones científicas con alta demanda computacional (ACADECO)
Plan nacional de I+D+I.
TIN2012-37483-C03-03. 01/01/2013-31/12/2015.
Main researcher: Leocadio González Casado. - Codificación de vídeo escalable y su streaming sobre internet
Proyectos de Investigación de Excelencia. Consejería de Economía, Innovación, Ciencia y Empleo.
P10-TIC-6548. 06/07/2011-06/07/2015.
Main researcher: Vicente González Ruiz.
Other scientific dissemination activities
- EUROPT 2018 Member of the organization committe for the EUROPT conference.
- JENUI 2016 Member of the organization committe for the JENUI conference.
- European Researchers' Night 2015 and 2016. Participation in the European project Researchers' Square (RESSQUA) approved by the European Commission in the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, with a total of 20 hours for the organization of the European Researchers' Night held on September 25, 2015 by University of Almería.
- P2PSP students' work report. Participation as a speaker in the "GSoC 2015 Lightning Talks" held on november 2015 by Google Inc. SunnyVale, CA. USA.
- Detección de ataques de contaminación del contenido en el protocolo P2PSP. Participation as a speaker in the "Seminario grupo de investigación Supercomputación - Algoritmos" held on Junio 12, 2015 by University of Almería.
- P2PSP: Un protocolo colaborativo para el streaming de vídeo en directo. Participation as a speaker in the "Jornada de Puertas Abiertas de Profesionales Digitales" held on November 18, 2014 by University of Almería.
- European Researchers' Night 2014. Participation in the European project Researchers' Square (RESSQUA) approved by the European Commission in the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, with a total of 20 hours for the organization of the European Researchers' Night held on September 26, 2014 by University of Almería.
Participation in Evaluation Processes
- PyConES 2016. Reviewer for the national conference PyConES. The more important conference about Python in Spain.
- ACREDITA PLUS (ANECA). Member of external review panels in the ACREDITA PLUS program of ANECA. Specifically in the EURO-INF quality label.
Scholarships & Awards
- FPU Fellowship. Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport. 2015
The FPU fellowship provides financial support for awardees to complete an official PhD program and to carry out research and teaching activities, in any discipline, by signing a predoctoral contract.
FPU14/00635 - Best academic record award. University of Almeria. 2015
- Best final project award. EPS-FCCEE - University of Almeria. 2015
- First prize in the 8th Free Software University Contest. Free Software University Contest. 2014
- Collaboration grant with the Department of Computer Science of the University of Almeria. Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport. 2013 - 2014