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RESEARCH PROJECTS

2018 – 2022

“Dynamic clustering using Evolving Features”

(Fondecyt project 1181036); Principal Investigator; Total project amount: USD125,000 approx. 

2017 – 2019

“Digital Crime Observatory in Chile: An intelligent support system for the Chilean car insurance industry, regarding cars and accessories”

(Fondef Project ID16I10222); Principal Investigator; Total project amount: USD230,000 approx.

2014 – 2016

“Feature selection in dynamic clustering with applications to crime and business analytics”

(Fondecyt project 1140831); Principal Investigator; Total project amount: USD120,000 approx.

2013 - 2016

“PRASEDEC: Practice-driven Advance of Studies and Exchange between the University of Duisburg-Essen and the University of Chile”

Cooperation project with University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany; Co-Investigator

2013 – 2014

“Dynamic clustering, from an academic approach to a real business solution: theory and application”

Explorative Scientific Co-operation Programme between KU Leuven, Belgium and Universidad de Chile; Principal Investigator

2012 – 2013

“Development of rule-based classification models using profit maximization”

Explorative Scientific Co-operation Programme between KU Leuven, Belgium and Universidad de Chile; Principal Investigator

2011 – 2012

“Profit driven metrics for a holistic approach to evaluating Data Mining Models”

Explorative Scientific Co-operation Programme between KU Leuven, Belgium and Universidad de Chile; Principal Investigator

2010 - 2013

“Quantitative Methods in Security”

(Anillo project ACT087); Co-Investigator; Total project amount: USD230,000 approx.

2009 - 2019

(Basal project FB016); Principal co-Investigator; Annual project amount: USD2,500,000 approx.

2007 – 2017

(Millennium Institute ICM: P-05-750 004-F); Principal co-Investigator

2004 – 2006

(Fondecyt project 1040926); Principal Investigator; Total project amount: USD84,000 approx.

2005 – 2006

“Predictive Crime Model for the Metropolitan Area of Santiago”

(Fondef Project D03I1025); Co-Investigator

2004 – 2005

“Development of Management Technologies to increase the Productivity of Supply Chains in Industries of Massive Consumption: Application to Supermarkets”

(Fondef project D03I1057); Co-Investigator

2003 – 2004

“Development of Management Systems to Improve Competitiveness of Chilean Avocado: Application to Post-Harvest Technologies”

(Fondef project D02I1015); Co-Investigator

2003 – 2004

Member of the Network of Excellence EUNITE

(www.eunite.org) in the Sixth Framework Programme of the European Union 

2001 – 2006

“Complex Engineering Systems” (Millennium Nucleus)

Associate Investigator

2000 – 2001

“Algorithms for Dynamic Data Mining”

(Fondecyt Project 1000865); Principal Investigator

1999 – 2002

“Automatic Identification and Prediction of Traffic States as Basis for Improved Traffic Management”

Cooperative Research between Chile and Germany”; Co-Investigator

1997 – 1998

”Theory and Methodology of Dynamic Fuzzy Data Analysis”

(Project funded by the German National Science Foundation: DFG – Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft ZI 104/27-1); Principal Co-Investigator

1997 – 1998

”Use of Fuzzy Control in Traffic Control Facilities”

(Project funded by Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (German Institution for Traffic) FE03.299/1996/IRB); Co-Investigator

1996 – 1997

(Project funded by the European Commission); Co-Investigator

1993 – 1995

(Project funded by the European Commission as Brite-Euram BE 5935); Co-Investigator.

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2015 - 2016

“Optimal Buying Processes associated with Transaction Costs and User Satisfaction in Chilecompra

Chilecompra. Senior consultant.

2015

“Towards a Value-based Innovation Culture at Chilecompra´s top management”

Chilecompra. Project Director. 

2015

Crece Mujer (´women growing´)”

BancoEstado, Member of the project´s board of directors.

2013

“Models for Fraud Detection in Car Insurance”

Prose-Chile. Project Director.

2012

“Improvement of the Process of Crime Analysis”

Policía de Investigaciones de Chile 

2011

“Statistical Model to Predict Prison Population”

Gendarmería de Chile

2005 – 2007

“System to Identify Profitable Credits for Banco del Desarrollo Microempresas

Banco del Desarrollo Microempresas

2005 – 2006

“Improved System to Grant and Administer Credits”

INDAP – Instituto de Desarrollo Agropecuario 

2004 – 2005

“Development of Predictive Models for an Airline”

LAN Chile

2003 –2004

“Development of a System to Detect Fraudulent Importations”

SUNAT (Peruvian Tax Department; Superintendencia nacional de Administración Tributaria), Lima, Perú; Contract TC-00-05-00-8-RG CN°0116.

2003-2005

“Development of Mathematical Models to Assign Operators at the Points-of-Sale at Metro S.A.”

Metro S.A.

2002 –2003

“Development of Churn Prediction Models using Advanced Data Analysis Techniques”

Banco de Crédito e Inversiones

2001 –2003

“Prediction of local intensity of events triggered by Rock Instabilities using Data Mining Techniques”

IM2, Codelco

1993 – 1998

Consultant at the consulting firm MIT GmbH

Aachen, Germany

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