bio

BIO 

Biologist. Chilean, married, no children. I have 13 years of experience in research, working in the field, in the laboratory, and in the “desk” (computer). Particularly in the last 9 years I’ve studied and worked in the area of complex systems, from the molecular to the socio-economic level; making databases, statistical/computational analyses, and developing mathematical models. I could be defined as a mathematical and computational biologist, as I work studying biological systems (which include social- and economical), using mathematical (including theoretical, e.g., biophysical) and computational (databases, apps) approaches. 

RESEARCH AGENDA 

In broad terms I’m interested in complexity science, and particularly in mathematical and computational modeling, which has the ultimate goal of make predictions to take informed decisions (e.g., for policy of conservation, restoration or rural/urban planning), control/regulate, and design biological systems. This includes at least five objectives: i) To search for statistical patterns that could be theoretically explained by a hypothesis. This include simple patterns that could be described by models such as power laws. ii) To test models iii) To make (deduce) models and show its behavior and/or test it with data iv) To develop and/or integrate databases v) To develop libraries or apps to analyze data