Héctor Bastida was born in Mexico City, Mexico. He is a Research Assistant at Cardiff University. His research interests include modelling and control of dynamic systems (including district heating and cooling systems), heat transfer, robust control theory and nonlinear control theory.

He received his BSc degree in Mechatronics Engineering from Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN, National Polytechnic Institute), Mexico City, Mexico (2002), his MSc degree in Engineering from Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM, Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education), Mexico City, Mexico (2014), and his PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from Cardiff University, UK (2021). His industrial experience includes process instrumentation and engineering projects in global pharmaceutical companies (2005-2015).

During his PhD studies, Dr Bastida contributed to an Innovate UK KTP project aiming to modernise and improve the operation of cooling systems using thermal energy storage systems. He also has supported teaching modules and supervised undergraduate students. As a Research Assistant he is working on dynamic modelling and control of energy systems which include latent heat-based thermal energy storage. He also contributes to the supervision of PhD students within the Centre for Integrated Renewable Energy Generation and Supply.

Research Assistant

School of Engineering

Cardiff University