Team
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Faculty
Sebastian Moreno, Ph.D.
Associate Professor - Data Science UAI
Sebastián Moreno received his PhD in Computer Science from Purdue University in 2014. Then, he moved to Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, where he is an Associate professor. His research field is data science. Currently, he is developing and applying machine and deep learning models on transportation, psychological, and remote sensing data. He is also studying the theoretical capacity of deep learning models to transfer learned patterns over different domains. Sebastián has graduated more than 15 master's students, published more than 40 papers, worked on more than 18 projects, and been on the program committee of more than 50 conferences in the machine learning area, including NeurIPS, WWW, ICDM, AAAI, and others.
Faculty of Engineering and Sciences - UAI, Av. Padre Hurtado 750., Viña del Mar, Chile
José L. Zayas-Castro, Ph.D.
Professor - IMSE USF
Dr. José L. Zayas-Castro is Professor of Industrial Engineering (IMSE) at the University of South Florida (USF). He joined USF in 2002 as Chair of the Department of IMSE. In 2011, he was appointed Associate for Research, and in 2014 Executive Associate Dean and Associate for International Affairs of the College of Engineering at USF. Between August of 2021 and August of 2024, he was Division Director for the Division of Engineering Education and Centers in the Directorate of Engineering at the National Science Foundation. Before joining USF, he was a Professor and Graduate Coordinator in the Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering at the University of Missouri-Columbia. From 1983 to 1999, he was a professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez. During that time, he was department Head and Associate Dean of Engineering. Currently, he directs the University Center for Exemplary Mentoring, which the Sloan Foundation sponsors. Throughout his career, he has mentored more than 50 graduate students and dozens of undergraduates doing research. His work focuses on healthcare systems engineering and improving the delivery of care, engineering entrepreneurship and innovation, economic and cost analysis, and improving engineering education. He is a member of IISE, INFORMS, IEEE, NSBE, SHPE, and Tau Beta PI.
Industrial and Management Systems Engineering - USF, 4202 E Fowler Ave., Tampa FL, United States
Graduate Students
Sofía Zúñiga
Master Student in Engineering Sciences
Sofía Zúñiga Ayala is a Master's student in Industrial Engineering at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez. Her research focuses on resource management and optimization, with a specific interest in public health systems in Chile. She is currently working under the supervision of Jorge Acuña, PhD. Her investigations include multi-objective and robust optimization applied to healthcare resource allocation and hospital waitlist management, aiming to improve the efficiency and resilience of public healthcare services.
Faculty of Engineering and Sciences, Av. Padre Hurtado 750, Viña del Mar, Chile
Enzo Escuti
Master Student in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
Enzo Escuti is a graduate student in the Master's program in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, where he is also pursuing his degree in Civil Industrial Engineering. Supervised by Jorge Acuña, his thesis focuses on the study and prediction of time series of non-GES surgical waitlists in Chile. His research interests are centered on using predictive models to provide information to hospitals and improve decision-making.
Faculty of Engineering and Sciences, Av. Padre Hurtado 750, Viña del Mar, Chile
Álvaro Palma
Master Student in Engineering Sciences
Alvaro Palma Mejías is a Master's student in Engineering Sciences with a specialization in Industrial Engineering at Adolfo Ibáñez University. His research interests focus on operations management. His thesis explores discrete event simulation using Rockwell Arena software to propose improvements for a homecare service at a primary healthcare center (CESFAM) in Santiago. He is supervised by Professors Ruth Murrugarra and Jorge Acuña.
Faculty of Engineering and Sciences, Av. Padre Hurtado 750, Viña del Mar, Chile
Bárbara Guichaquelen
Master Student in Engineering Sciences
Bárbara Güichaquelén Leviñanco is a Master's student in Industrial Engineering at the Adolfo Ibáñez University. His research focuses on the estimation of surgical times in the traumatology and orthopaedic area of a hospital in Chile. She currently works under the supervision of Dr. Jorge Acuña. The main objective is to obtain a better estimate of the time of surgeries to facilitate planning, better use of resources and reduce postponements in operating rooms.
Faculty of Engineering and Sciences, Av. Padre Hurtado 750, Viña del Mar, Chile
Daniela Cantariño
Ph.D. Student in Industrial Engineering
Daniela Cantarino is a PhD student in the Industrial and Management Systems Engineering department at the University of South Florida, where she also received her BS in 2021. Her research interests include stochastic programming and optimization for large-scale modeling, with a focus on healthcare applications. Currently, she is optimizing kidney transplant allocation systems to improve efficiency and equity in national policies. Her primary advisor is Dr. Jose L. Zayas-Castro, with co-advisor Dr. Jorge Acuna.
Industrial and Management Systems Engineering, 4202 E Fowler Ave., Tampa, Florida, USA
Mariana Arriz-Jorquiera
Ph.D. Student in Industrial Engineering
Mariana Arriz Jorquiera is a Ph.D. student in Industrial Engineering at the University of South Florida. She received her B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology in Lima, Peru. Her research combines deep learning, multi-objective optimization, and stochastic programming to address complex healthcare challenges, with a focus on cancer data and imaging. She aims to improve patient outcomes by generating contributions in cancer diagnosis and treatment planning, and is currently supervised by Dr. Jose L. Zayas-Castro.
Industrial and Management Systems Engineering, 4202 E Fowler Ave., Tampa, Florida, USA
Undergraduate Students
Agostino Ansaldo
Undergraduate Directed Research Student
Agostino Ansaldo is a fourth-year Civil Industrial Engineering student at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez in Chile. His research focuses on public health logistics, particularly the Home Health Care Scheduling and Routing Problem. Under the direction of Prof. Jorge Acuña, he is currently optimizing the allocation and scheduling of home health services to improve efficiency and patient outcomes. The project is being carried out in collaboration with a CESFAM in Peñalolén, Santiago.
Faculty of Engineering and Sciences, Av. Padre Hurtado 750, Viña del Mar, Chile
Josefa Bravo
Undergraduate Directed Research Student
Josefa Bravo Parra is a fourth-year Civil Industrial Engineering student at the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile. Her academic interests are focused on Machine Learning and Deep Learning models. Currently, under the supervision of Prof. Jorge Acuña, PhD, she is involved in developing predictive models to estimate surgery duration for cancer patients.
Faculty of Engineering and Sciences, Av. Padre Hurtado 750, Viña del Mar, Chile
Tomás Garnham
Undergraduate Directed Research Student
Tomás Garnham is a fourth-year Civil Industrial Engineering student at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez in Chile. His research interests focus on optimizing healthcare systems, specifically scheduling and routing for home healthcare services. Under the guidance of Dr. Jorge Acuña, he is currently dedicated to improving logistical processes in home healthcare in order to enhance patient care outcomes and optimize resource utilization.
Faculty of Engineering and Sciences, Av. Padre Hurtado 750, Viña del Mar, Chile