Es doctor en ciencias computacionales con especialidad en inteligencia artificial por el Tecnológico de Monterrey, con maestría en ciencias de la ingeniería química e ingeniería industrial en química en el Instituto Tecnológico de Celaya. Desde 1991, labora en el Instituto Nacional de Electricidad y Energías Limpias (antes IIE), donde actualmente es el Gerente de Tecnologías de la Información. Es miembro del Sistema Nacional de Investigadores (SNI) Nivel II, en el área de ingeniería.. Miembro de la mesa directiva de la Sociedad Mexicana de Inteligencia Artificial (SMIA). Representante de México en el comité de estudios D2 del CIGRE; miembro regular del AMEXCOMP y de la IEEE. Sus áreas de interés en investigación se centran el desarrollo de sistemas inteligentes aplicados a redes eléctricas, en tareas de diagnóstico, predicción, pronóstico, control de procesos y seguridad informática usando metodologías de ciencia de datos y algoritmos de Inteligencia Artificial. Ha sido profesor de la Maestría en Ciencias Computacionales del Tecnológico de Monterrey Campus Morelos y de la Maestría en Ingeniería de la UAEMor. Ha publicado más de 200 artículos en revistas y foros científicos nacionales e internacionales, ha publicado 4 libros y 20 capítulos de libros en editoriales científicas de prestigio. Ha sido director de 4 tesis de doctorado, 9 de maestría y 10 de licenciatura.

Participa en grupo de trabajo internacionales que vinculan aplicaciones de IA en las empresas eléctricas, como es el caso del grupo JWG D2/C2.41 “Advanced Utility Data Management and Analytics for Improved Situational Awareness of EPU Operations”. Actualmente participa en el grupo de trabajo CIGRE D2.52 “Artificial Intelligence Application and Technology in Power Industry”. Reconocido como CIGRE Technical Council Award en el área de Sistemas Inteligentes.

Santamaria-Bonfil, G.; Arroyo-Figueroa, G.; Zuniga-Garcia, M.A.; Azcarraga Ramos, C.G.; Bassam, A., Power Transformer Fault Detection: A Comparison of Standard Machine Learning and autoML Approaches. Energies 2024, 17, 77. ISSN: 1996-1073, IF 3.2/H132/JCR Q3 SCEI/ SCOPUS Q1, https://doi.org/10.3390/en17010077

Arroyo-Figueroa, G. The Artificial Intelligence the Strategic Key of Cybersecurity: Cyber defense intelligence: the Strategic Key of Cybersecurity . International Journal of Combinatorial Optimization Problems and Informatics 2023, 14(3), 16–23. ISSN: 2007-1558, JCR ESCI, https://doi.org/10.61467/2007.1558.2023.v14i3.372.

G. Santamaría-Bonfil, E. Santoyo, L. Díaz-González, G. Arroyo-Figueroa (2022), Equivalent imputation methodology for handling missing data in compositional geochemical databases of geothermal fluids, Geothermics, Volume 104, 102440, ISSN 0375-6505, IF 4.2/H78/ JCR Q1 SCEI / SCOPUS Q1 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geothermics.2022.102440

Miguel Perez-Ramirez, G. Arroyo-Figueroa & A. Ayala (2021) The use of a virtual reality training system to improve technical skill in the maintenance of live-line power distribution networks, Interactive Learning Environments, 29:4, 527-544, ISSN 1049-4820, IF 3.9/Q1/H34/ JCR Q1 SSCI / SCOPUS Q1 https://doi.org/10.1080/10494820.2019.1587636.

Guillermo Santamaría-Bonfil, María Blanca Ibáñez, Miguel Pérez-Ramírez, Gustavo Arroyo-Figueroa, Francisco Martínez-Álvarez (2020), Learning analytics for student modeling in virtual reality training systems: Lineworkers case, Computers & Education, Volume 151, 103871, ISSN 0360-1315, IF 5.2/H149/JCR Q1 SCIE / SCOPUS Q1 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2020.103871

Cybersecurity: Future threats and impact on Electric Power Utility organizations and Operations, Dennis K. Holstein, T.W. Cease, G. Arroyo-Figueroa, et al., CIGRE Technical Brochure, v. 796, pp: 88, WG D2.46, 2020, CIGRE, ISBN 978-2-85873-501-3. https://e-cigre.org/publication/796-cybersecurity-future-threats-and-impact-on-electric-power-utility-organizations-and-operations

M.A. Zuñiga-Garcia, G. Santamaría-Bonfil, G. Arroyo-Figueroa, R. Batres (2019), Prediction Interval Adjustment for Load-Forecasting using Machine Learning, Applied Sciences, 9(24), 5269. ISSN 2076-3417, IF 2.7/ H64 /JCR Q2 SCIE / SCOPUS Q1. https://doi.org/10.3390/app9245269.

G. Santamaría, G. Escobedo, M. Perez, G. Arroyo-Figueroa (2019), A Learning Ecosystem for Lineman Training based on Big Data Components and Learning Analytics, Journal of Universal Computer Science, vol. 25-5, pp: 541-568, ISSN 0948-695X.  IF: 1.066 / H47 / JCR Q4 SCIE / SCOPUS Q2. https://doi.org/10.3217/jucs-025-05-0541

Advanced utility data management and analytics for improved operation situational awareness of EPU operations, A. del Rosso, T. Borst, G. Arroyo-Figueroa et al., CIGRE Technical Brochure, v. 732, pp: 136, JWG D2/C2.41, 2018, CIGRE, ISBN : 978-2-85873-434-4. https://e-cigre.org/publication/732-advanced-utility-data-management-and-analytics-for-improved-operation-situational-awareness-of-epu-operations.

A. Ayala, I. Galvan, G. Arroyo-Figueroa, J. Muñoz, E. Rodríguez, “Virtual reality training system for maintenance and operation of high voltage overhead power lines”, Virtual Reality, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp: 27-40, March 2016, Springer, ISSN 1359-4338. IF 2.9 / H35 / JCR Q1 SCIE / SOCOPUS Q1 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10055-015-0280-6

Y. Hernández, G. Arroyo-Figueroa, “A model of affect and learning for intelligent tutors”, Journal of Universal Computer Science, vol.21 No.7, pp: 912-934, July 2015. ISSN 0948-695X.      IF: 1.066 / H47/JCR Q4 SCIE / SCOPUS Q2, https://doi.org/10.3217/jucs-021-07-0912

S. Fernández, G. Arroyo-Figueroa, F. J. Diéz, L. E. Sucar, “Comparison of two types of event Bayesian networks: A case study”, Applied Artificial Intelligence, Taylor and Francis, Volumen 21, Issue 3, pp. 185-209, 2007. ISSN 0883-9514, IF 0.652 /Q3/H50/ SCIE / SNI Q4, https://doi.org/10.1080/08839510601170754

G. Arroyo-Figueroa, L. E. Sucar, “Temporal Bayesian networks of events for diagnosis and prediction in dynamic domains”, Applied Intelligence, Springer Science, Volumen 23, Issue 2, pp. 77-86, 2005. ISSN 0924-669X, IF 2.7 /Q2/H49/SCI/ SNI Q2, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10489-005-3413-x

A. Sanchez-Lopez, G. Arroyo-Figueroa, A. Villavicencio-Ramirez, Advanced control algorithms for steam temperature regulation of thermal power plants, International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, Volume 26, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 779-785, ISSN 0142-0615, IF 4.4/Q1/H100/SCIE/ SNI Q1 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijepes.2004.08.003. 

G. Arroyo-Figueroa, L.E. Sucar, A. Villavicencio, Fuzzy intelligent system for the operation of fossil power plants, Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Volume 13, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 431-439, ISSN 0952-1976, IF 2.89/Q1/H82/SCIE https://doi.org/10.1016/S0952-1976(00)00017-8.

G Arroyo-Figueroa, Y Alvarez, L.E Sucar, SEDRET—an intelligent system for the diagnosis and prediction of events in power plants, Expert Systems with Applications, Volume 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 75-86, ISSN 0957-4174, IF 4.2/Q1/H145/SCIE https://doi.org/10.1016/S0957-4174(99)00054-8.

Gustavo Arroyo-Figueroa, Luis Enrique Sucar, Alejandro Villavicencio, Probabilistic temporal reasoning and its application to fossil power plant operation, Expert Systems with Applications, Volume 15, Issues 3–4, 1998, Pages 317-324, ISSN 0957-4174, IF 4.2/Q1/H145/SCIE https://doi.org/10.1016/S0957-4174(98)00038-4. 

G. Arroyo-Figueroa, E. Solis, A. Villavicencio, L. Enrique Sucar, SADEP—a fuzzy diagnostic system shell-an application to fossil power plant operation, Expert Systems with Applications, Volume 14, Issues 1–2, 1998, Pages 43-52, ISSN 0957-4174, IF 4.2/Q1/H145/SCIE https://doi.org/10.1016/S0957-4174(97)00068-7.

A. Sanchez, G. Arroyo-Figueroa, R. Garcia, A. Villavicencio, Steam Temperature Fuzzy Controller in Fossil Power Plant, IFAC-Papers OnLine, Volume 28, No. 26, 1995, Pages 67-72, ISSN 2405-8971, IF 1.8/Q3/H86/ESCI. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1474-6670(17)44736-7 

F. Suarez, G. Arroyo-Figueroa, E. Islas, A. Villavicencio, Current Control System for Hydropower Stations, IFAC-Papers OnLine, Volume 28, No. 26, 1995, Pages 201-206, ISSN 2405-8971, IF 1.8/Q3/H86/ESCI. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1474-6670(17)44757-4

A. Sanchez, G. Arroyo-Figueroa, A. Villavicencio, Dynamic Matrix Control of Steam Temperature in Fossil Power Plants, IFAC-Papers OnLine, Volume 28, No. 26, 1995, Pages 275-280, ISSN 2405-8971, IF 1.8/Q3/H86/ESCI.  https://doi.org/10.1016/S1474-6670(17)44770-7