Graduated in Computer Science at Havana University in 1990. Since then, he has been working as a researcher in Information Security, mainly in the development and implementation of technological security solutions, for several national institutions.

Dr. Pérez-García works in the Advanced Technologies Application Centre (CENATAV), since 2014, where he is a Senior Research and specialist of Network Group. In 2008, he obtained a specialist degree in “Computer Forensic Analysis” at IPSJAE, Cuba. Later, in 2011, he received a PhD degree.

 He began working as technological security adviser since 2002. At the same time, he developed several researches about High Information Assurance Environments (topic of his doctoral thesis), and Cyber Security. 

 He taught a pre-grade course titled “Writing secure programs” at IPSJAE University in the degree program in Informatics Engineering, between years 2012 and 2013. 

Since 2005, He has supervised several MSc thesis at ISRI and IPSJAE universities, and bachelor’s thesis in the degree program in Informatics Engineering at IPSJAE.

• Writing Secure Programs.
• Computer security, network security and endpoint security.
• IDS, IPS.
• Formal security models.
• High information assurance environments.
• Applications of Cryptography and Stenography.
• Science of Cybersecurity.
• Cyber security Data Analysis.
• Data mining and Pattern Recognition applied to Cybersecurity.

Member of the Cuban Association for Pattern Recognition (ACPR)

• 2011 PhD in Information Security. Techniques Science. Cuba.
• 2008 Specialist in Computer Forensics Science at the Instituto Superior Politécnico “José Antonio Echevarría”, (IPSJAE). Cuba.
• 2005 Master Degree in “International Political Relations”. Instituto Superior de Relaciones Internacionales (ISRI). Cuba.
• 1991-2006 Post-graduate courses: Object Oriented Programming, Cryptography, Information Security, and Network Security, all of them at the IPSJAE.
• 1990 Bachelor: Graduated in Cybernetics-Mathematics at the University of Havana, Cuba.
• 1987 English Intermediate

• 2014-present day Researcher at CENATAV.
• 2002-2014 Advisor in Information Security. CENATAV. Cuba.
• 2011-2013 Specialist of the “Technological Security Program” at “Complejo de Investigaciones Tecnológicas Integradas”. Instituto Superior Politécnico “José Antonio Echevarría”. Cuba.
• 2002-2010 Advisor in Information Security. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Cuba. MINREX. Cuba.
• 1987-2010 Specialist in Communication Systems. Ministerio de Comunicaciones. Cuba.
• 1985-1987 Technician in Communication Systems. Ministerio de Comunicaciones. MIC. Cuba

Articles in journals with impact factor (JCR):

1. V. Herrera-Semenets. Perez, Osvaldo A., A. Gago-Alonso, R. Hernández-León. Classification rule-based models for malicious activity detection, (To appear) Intelligent Data Analysis, Vol. 21, Number 5, September 2017.

Articles in journals indexed Scielo:

1. Rojas-Martínez, R., Pérez, Osvaldo A., del Calvo, O., Cálculo del índice terapéutico de una droga. Revista Cubana de Investigaciones Biomédicas. No. 12. julio-diciembre, 1993. ISSN: 0864-0300

Articles in highly ranked proceedings (LNCS):

1. Pérez, Osvaldo A., “Confounding factors in Keystroke Dynamics”. Progress in Pattern Recognition, Image Analysis, Computer Vision, and Applications: 20th Iberoamerican Congress, CIARP 2015, Uruguay, Proceedings (Vol. 9423). Springer

 Technical Reports:

1. V. Herrera-Semenets. Perez, Osvaldo A., A. Gago-Alonso, R. Hernández-León. "Modelos basados en reglas de clasificación para la detección de actividades maliciosas". Technical Report RT_035. Serie Gris, Advanced  Technologies Application Centre. La Habana, Cuba. 2016. 800x600
2. Morales, S. Job, Pérez Osvaldo A., Ruiz-Shulcloper, J., Métodos para la determinación de la sensibilidad de los documentos: un estado del arte. Technical Report RT_36. Serie Gris, Advanced Technologies Application Centre. La Habana, Cuba. 2016. 800x600
3. Fernández-Rivas A., Pérez Osvaldo A., Estado del arte de las plataformas de Análisis de Datos en la Ciberseguridad. Technical Report RT_37. Serie Gris, Advanced Technologies Application Centre. La Habana, Cuba. 2016.
4. Fernández-Rivas A., Pérez Osvaldo A., Estado del arte sobre aplicaciones del middleware ROS. Technical Report RT_33. Serie Gris, Advanced Technologies Application Centre. La Habana, Cuba. 2016.
5. Pérez, Osvaldo A., “Updating information security requirements. The Role of Critical Incident Management”. Technical Report. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. Hab. Cuba. 2013.
   
6. Pérez, Osvaldo A. “Design and implementation of an Information Security System. New Challenges.” Technical Report. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. Hab. Cuba. 2010.
   
7. Pérez, Osvaldo A., “The Forensic Analysis role in the Information Security System improvement.” Technical Report. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores.
   Hab. Cuba.2009
8. Pérez, Osvaldo A., “New paradigms for Information security systems in the Cyberspace.” Technical Report. Ministerio de Comunicaciones. Hab. Cuba.2008
9. Pérez, Osvaldo A., “Technical solutions to the protection of High Information Assurance Environments”. Technical Report. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores.
   Hab. Cuba.2009
10. Pérez, Osvaldo A., “ICT: use, misuse and risks”. Technical Report. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. Hab. Cuba. 2005
    
11. Pérez, Osvaldo A., “Information Security System: A diagnostic”. Technical Report. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. Hab. Cuba. 2003
12. Pérez, Osvaldo A., “The inter-process secure communication. Patching Windows API.” Technical Report. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. Hab. Cuba. 2002
13. Pérez, Osvaldo A., “Information Technologies, Their Risks and Vulnerabilities”. Technical Report. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. Hab. Cuba. 2002
14. Legón, Carlos M.; Pérez, Osvaldo A. “An Integral Information Security System”. Technical Report. Ministerio de Comunicaciones. Hab. Cuba. 2000.
15. Legón, Carlos M.; Pérez, Osvaldo A.  “Remainder information in magnetics disks”. Technical Report. Ministerio de Comunicaciones. Hab. Cuba. 1999.
    
16. Pérez, Osvaldo A., “Three Insecurity elements inside Windows 98. Risk analysis and solutions”. Technical Report. Ministerio de Comunicaciones. Hab. Cuba. 1998
17. Pérez, Osvaldo A., “Security Systems. An Alternative Approach”. Technical Report. Ministerio de Comunicaciones. Hab. Cuba. 1998
18. Pérez, Osvaldo A., “Security Considerations About The migration to Windows 95”. Technical Report. Ministerio de Comunicaciones. Hab. Cuba. 1995

Other publications:

1. Fernández-Rivas, A., Pérez, Osvaldo A., "Estado del arte de las plataformas de Análisis de Datos en la Ciberseguridad". Memorias del XIV Congreso Nacional de Reconocimiento de Patrones. RECPAT2016. ISBN 978-959-312-205-4.
2. Herrera-Semenets, V., Gago-Alonso, A., Perez, Osvaldo A., Plataforma eficiente para detectar actividades maliciosas. Memorias de la Conferencia Internacional de Ciencias Computacionales e Informáticas (CICC), Informática 2016. La Habana. Cuba. 800x600
3. Pérez, Osvaldo A., "Los factores de confusión en la autentificación por dinámica de tecleo". Memorias del XIII Congreso Nacional de Reconocimiento de Patrones. RECPAT2015. ISBN 978-959-207-540-5.
4. Pérez, Osvaldo A.; Santos, J. Reyes, “Formal Security Model for High Information Assurance Environments”. Doctoral Thesis. Universidad de la Habana. 2011.
   
5. Trujillo, Yadira; Pérez, Osvaldo A., “The convenience of WiMax technology for MINREX communications.” Instituto Superior de Relaciones Internacionales. Hab. Cuba. 2009.
   
6. Cueto, Frank; Pérez, Osvaldo A.; “The role of the state in the Internet control and surveillance”. Instituto Superior de Relaciones Internacionales. 2008.
   
7. Castro Santos, Aleisis; Pérez, Osvaldo A., “ICT Uses in MINREX: Vulnerabilities and Risks.” Instituto Superior de Relaciones Internacionales. 2004.