Principal Investigator

María Rodríguez-Fernández, Ph.D.
marodriguezf@uc.cl
CV
Postdoctoral Researchers
Javiera Alejandra Cortés Ríos, Ph.D.
PhD Students
Valeria Páez, Ph.D. Student
Thesis topic: Prediction of Psychophysiological Performance under Hypoxic Conditions: Integrating Autonomic, Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Cognitive Components
Rayen Valdivia, Ph.D. Student
Thesis topic: Design and Optimization of Novel Nanosystems for Transdermal Immunization
Andrea Paz Marimán Marchant, Ph.D. Student
Thesis topic: Data-driven Identification and Metabolic Modelling of Gut Microbial Consortium to Inhibit Multidrug-resistant Escherichia Coli
Sebastián Gabriel Pérez González, Ph.D. Student
Thesis topic: Neurophysiological Optimization of Attentional Networks in Flow State: A Multivariate Entropy and Oscillatory Approach
Rodrigo Alejandro Fuentes Kloss, Ph.D. Student
Thesis topic: Development of predictive models of cardiometabolic risk associated with chronodisruption caused by shift work in healthcare workers
Diego Ayala Blas, Ph.D. Student
Thesis topic: Development of AI-Driven Multisensor Models for the Control of Active Transfemoral Prostheses
M.Sc. Students
Rafael Kaempfer, M.Sc. Student
Thesis topic: Modeling Cardiorespiratory Dynamics During Physical Exercise at Different Geographical Altitudes
Nicolás San Martín, M.Sc. Student
Thesis topic: Characterization and Prediction of the Cognitive Response to Normobaric Hypoxia Using fNIRS and EEG Signals
Alumni
Carlos Valle, Ph.D. Student
Thesis topic: "Improving Brain-to-Text Models Utilizing Recurrent
Neural Networks and Transfer Learning for Neuroprosthetic Speech"
Gabriela Adriana Vargas, Ph.D. Student
Thesis topic: "Brain-self regulation learning in the neurocomputational framework of Active Inference"
Javiera Alejandra Cortés Ríos, Ph.D.
Thesis topic: "Inclusion of the Circadian Rhythm in the Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Modeling of Antihypertensive Drugs"
Martín Alexis Miranda Hurtado, Ph.D.
Thesis topic: "Non-linear analysis for the assessment of physiological oscillators interaction during orthostatic stress in healthy and reflex syncope history subjects"

Ishani Thakkar, Ph.D.
Thesis topic: "Cross Cerebro-Cerebellar Language Lateralization in Lesioned and Unlesioned Brains: a Functional and Structural
Neuroimaging Study"
Diego de la Vega Pérez, M.Sc.
Thesis topic: "Personalized glucose prediction in healthy subjects and T1DM patients using deep learning methods"

Axel Nicolás Sepúlveda Olivares, M.Sc.
Thesis topic: "Emotion Recognition System Based on Wavelet Scattering of ECG and Design of Embedded Hardware for ECG Measurement"
Alexis Adrián Suárez Pinto, M.Sc.
Thesis topic: "Circadian Phase Prediction from Non-Intrusive and Ambulatory Physiological Data"
María Emilia Frésard Petit-Laurent, M.Sc.
Thesis topic: "Multi-Objective Optimization for Personalized Prediction of Venous Thromboembolism in Ovarian Cancer Patients"
Open Positions
We are currently offering research opportunities at the undergraduate, master, PhD and postdoctoral level. To learn more about the specifics of our research, please choose an area of interest or contact us at marodriguezf@uc.cl