David A. Miranda is a professor of physics at Universidad Industrial de Santander, UIS, Bucaramanga, Colombia. He has a bachelor's degree in both electronic engineering (2003) and physics (2004). He obtained a master's degree in engineering (2005), whereas his Ph.D. degree was obtained in applied chemistry (2011). His general research fields of interest are in physical chemistry, biophysical chemistry and education (orcid.org/0000-0003-3130-3314), focused on understanding the biophysical chemistry of cancer, quantum mechanical modelling of mesoscopic systems and how to improve the learning and teaching experience of students by using learning methodologies and information technologies. He has advanced skills in software development that include Python, Swift (iOS) and MATLAB.