Michael Ernesto López received the M.Sc. degree in mathematics from the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain, in 2012, and the M.Sc. degree in engineering cybernetics from Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU),Trondheim, Norway, in 2021. Since 2021, he has been pursuing Ph.D. at the Department of Engineering Cybernetics, NTNU, with a focus on detection and pose estimation of maritime vessels.