Research Projects

  • 2024-2026 FONDEF IDeA project ID24I10010 «Design and Implementation of an IoT/Renewable Technology Prototype with an Intercultural Approach for Indigenous Rural Schools», Director.
  • 2023-2026 Project ATE230035 «Sea Harbour Operation with Renewable Energies (SHORE)», Main researcher.
  • 2022-2025 ANID PIA AFB230002, «Instituto Sistemas Complejos de Ingeniería», Principal Investigator.
  • 2022-2025 FONDECYT project 1220507 «Distributed Predictive Control Strategies based on Evolving Prediction Intervals for Energy-Water Microgrids», Principal Investigator.
  • 2022-2025 FONDECYT project 1221392 «Enhanced Control Flexibility of Modular Multilevel Converters through Continuous Set Model Predictive Control», Co-Investigator.
  • 2021-2024 FONDECYT project 1210031 «A Hidden-Markov-Model-based Failure Prognostic Framework for Real-time Prognostic Decision Making», Co-Investigator.
  • 2021 FONDART project 576104 «Participatory Design for the Creation of a University Cultivation System» Warriache, Co-Investigator.
  • 2020-2021. FONDEF ID19I10363 «Open Expert System for Supporting the Water Resources Management through Low-cost Real-time Monitoring of Surface and Groundwater», Co-Investigator.
  • 2017-2020 Project FONDECYT 1170683 «Robust Distributed Predictive Control Strategies for the Coordination of Hybrid AC and DC Microgrids», Principal Investigator.
  • 2017-2020 Project FONDECYT 1170044 «Prognostics Performance Metrics based on Bayesian Cràmer-Rao Lower Bounds», Co-Investigator.
  • 2017-2019 Project FONDECYT (Postdoct Diego Muñoz Carpintero) 3170040, «Robust and Stochastic Predictive Control: Theory and Applications Approaching», Coinvestigator.
  • 2016-2017 Project FONDEQUIP EQM160122 «Equipment for the Emulation and Testing of Energy Storage Systems», Co-Investigator.
  • 2016-2017 Project REDES 150083 «Control Strategies and Hardware Topologies for the Operation of Energy Storage System in Microgrids», Academic link AC3E UTFSM-U. of Waterloo, Co-Investigator.
  • 2015-2016 Project FONDEF IDeA 14I10063 «Design and Implementation of an Experimental Prototype of Microgrid for Mapuche Communities», Director.
  • 2015-2016 Project from Ministry of Energy, Chile «Solar-Wind Energy Supply ‘Nehuen Kurruf Ka Antu’ for Community meeting place José Painecura», Director.
  • 2015-2016 Project FONDEF VIU14E075 «Development of a Real-time Estimator for the Energy Available of Battery Banks in Volcanic Monitoring Stations», Sub-Director.
  • 2014-2016 Project FONDECYT 1140775 «Design of Robust Predictive Control Strategies for the Operation of Microgrids with High Penetration of Renewable Energy», Principal Investigator.
  • 2013-2023 Project FONDAP 15110019 «Solar Energy Research Center (SERC)», Associated Researcher.
  • 2013-2014 Project FONDEQUIP EQM130058 «Microgrid Emulator for the Design and Validation of Novel Control Strategies», Director.
  • 2013-2014 Project Conicyt REDES130053 «Control Strategies for Micro-grids with High Penetration of Renewable Energy», U. Nottingham – CE, U. Chile, Principal Investigator.
  • 2013-2014 Project Conicyt REDES130029 «Control and Management of Energy Storage Systems for Traction and Distributed Generation», U. Waterloo – CE, U. Chile, Co-Investigator.
  • 2012-2013 Project FONDEQUIP EQM120111 «Programable power source and loads», Co-Investigator.
  • 2012-2013 Project Conicyt REDENERG-0003 «Sustainability for Intelligent Micro-grids», U.Waterloo – CE, U. Chile, Principal Investigator.
  • 2012-2013 Project Conicyt REDENERG-0002 «Efficient Applications of Lithium Batteries to Traction, Renewable Energies and Energy Storage», U. Nottingham-CE, U. Chile, Co-Investigator.
  • 2011-2021 Project Conicyt FBO16, ICM: P-05-004-F, «Instituto Sistemas Complejos de Ingeniería», Young Researcher.
  • 2011-2013 Project FONDECYT 1110047 «Hybrid Fuzzy Predictive Control For Renewable Energy Plants», Principal Investigator.
  • 2010-2013 Project FONDECYT 1100239 «Advanced Modelling and Optimization of Dynamic Transport Systems», Coinvestigator.
  • 2007-2009 Project ACT32 Bicentennial Program in Science and Technology  «Real Time Intelligent Control for Integrated Transit Systems», Associate Researcher.
  • 2006-2007 Project FONDECYT 1061156 «Design of Predictive Control Strategies based on Fuzzy Hybrid Modeling», Principal Researcher.
  • 2006 International Cooperation FONDECYT Project 7070293 «Design of Predictive Control Strategies Based on Fuzzy Hybrid Modeling», Principal Investigator.
  • 2005 International Cooperation FONDECYT Project 7040146 «Hybrid Predictive Control Systems with Continuous and Discrete Variables», Principal Investigator.
  • 2004-2006 Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Chile «Design of Supervisory Optimal Control strategies for Multivariable Non Linear Systems», Principal Researcher.
  • 2004-2005 Project FONDECYT 1040698 «Predictive Hybrid Control Systems with Continuous and Quantized Variables», Principal Researcher.
  • 2004-2005 Project DI N°I2-03/14-2 Department of Research and Development, Universidad de Chile «Supervisory Control Strategies Design for Multivariable Non Linear Systems and its Application to Thermoelectric Plants», Principal Investigator.
  • 2003-2004 International Project EPSRC «Towards Multiple-model based Learning Control Paradigms for Complex Systems», Researcher.
  • 2000-2001 Project FONDECYT 4000026 «Stability for Optimizing Supervisory Control Systems with Defined Regulatory Structure», Principal Researcher.
  • 1998-2000 Project FONDECYT 2980029 «Design of Predictive Control Strategies based on Non Linear Models and its Application to the Control of Thermal Power Plants», Principal Researcher.