Germán Omar Barrionuevo is currently associate professor  in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ.

He obtained his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechatronics and CAD/CAM, respectively, at the Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE and his Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences by the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile.

Prior to joining the USFQ, Omar was adjunct professor at Universidad Catolica del Uruguay, assistant professor at ESPE, and research assistant at University of Alberta.

 His current research is focused on the applicability of machine learning to anticipate mechanical properties of materials fabricated by additive manufacturing, composites, as well as sustainable materials.