Academic activities

Academic Activities

  • Full professor Department of Informatics, Federico Santa María Technical University, Valparaíso, Chile ( 2004- present).
  • Principal Researcher Technological Science Center of Valparaíso (CCTVAL), Federico Santa María Technical University, Chile (2004- present).
  • Full Professor (Part Time), Faculty of Engineering, Adolfo Ibañez University, Viña del Mar, Chile (1992-2016).
  • Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Federico Santa María Technical University, Valparaíso, Chile (1989-1997).
  • Research Assistant, Statistik Abteilung, Technische Universitât Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany (1983-1989).
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Federico Santa María Technical University, Valparaíso, Chile (1972-1982).

Other Academic Activities

  • Member of directive board,  University of Playa Ancha, Valparaíso, Chile (2009- 2012).
  • Representative of the council of rectors (CRUCH). Technical Committee of International Evaluation of PSU, Chile (2011-2012).
  • Member Committee of Area of Postgraduate Engineering, National Commission of Accreditation, (CNA) (2007-2015).
  • Member of the Evaluation Committee Ingeniería II of Fondecyt Projects, CONICYT, (2007-2011).
  • Member of the Postgraduate Scholarship Committee, ingeniería II Committee, (CONICYT), (2007 – 2009).
  • President of the Chilean Pattern Recognition Association (ACHIRP), (2005-2009).
  • Member of National Commission for Postgraduate Accreditation CONAP-CONICYT, (2005-2006).
  • Member of the committee of judges of the National Prize to the Quality of the Public Services. National Center for Productivity. Program for the Modernization of Public Management, (1997-2000).
  • President of the Chilean Statistical Society SOCHE (1994-1998).

Academic Administration Activities at UTFSM

  • Director of Ph.D. Program of Computer Science Engineering Federico Santa María Technical University (2004- 2013).
  • President of the Central Commission of Academic Hierarchy of the Technical University Federico Santa Maria Technical University, (2016- to the Date).
  • Member of the Central Commission of Academic Hierarchy of Federico Santa Maria Technical University, (2012- to the Date).
  • President of Commission of Academic Hierarchy of Department of Informatics, Federico Santa María Technical University (2010 – 2012).
  • Director Program of Master’s Degree in Engineering Sciences mention, Computer Science Federico Santa María Technical University (2001-2007; 2011-2013).
  • President of the Association of Academics of the Technical University Federico Santa Maria, (1996-1998).
  • Member of the Academic Council of the Federico Santa María Technical University (2000-2004, 1989-1991).
  • Director of the Mathematics Department of the Federico Santa María Technical University (1989-1991).
  • Member of the Superior Council of the Technical University Federico Santa Maria, Students Representative, (1969-1972).

Other Background of Academic Relevance

  • Editorial Board Journal of  Multiple-Value Logic and Soft-Computing.
  • Editorial Board Archives for the Philosophy and history of Soft Computing.
  • Correspondent for Chile, Inter-American Statistical Institute IASI (1994-1999).
  • Editor of applications, Chilean Journal of Statistics (1991- 1998).
  • Consultant of the Industrial Modernization Program Capital Goods Sector, for Latin America United Nations. Methods of Improvement of Industrial Processes, Industrial Statistics, ONUDI Project US/RLA/90004/17-9/8885 6784, (1994-1995).