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Jorge Acuña

Profesor Asistente

Universidad Adolfo Ibánez

Viña del Mar, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Operations Research for Health Care; Optimization; Game theory; Stochastic programming; Analytics; Health Policy and Planning

Educación

  •  Ph.D. Industrial Engineering, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA. Estados Unidos, 2021
  •  Msc Industrial Engineering, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA. Estados Unidos, 2018
  •  Ingeniero Civil Industrial, Mención Mecánica, UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA. Chile, 2015
  •  Licenciatura en Ciencias de La Ingeniería, UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA. Chile, 2014
  •  Diplomado en Aprendizaje y Enseñanza en Educación Superior, UNIVERSIDAD ADOLFO IBANEZ. Chile, 2024

Experiencia Académica

  •   Courtesy Assistant Professor Other

    UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA

    College of Engineering

    Tampa, Estados Unidos

    2023 - At present

  •   Profesor Asistente Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD ADOLFO IBANEZ

    Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias

    Viña del Mar, Chile

    2023 - At present

  •   Postdoctoral Scholar Full Time

    UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA

    College of Engineering

    Tampa, Estados Unidos

    2021 - 2023

  •   Adjunct Faculty Part Time

    UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA

    College of Engineering

    Tampa, Estados Unidos

    2022 - 2023

  •   Instructor Part Time

    UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA

    College of Engineering

    Tampa, Estados Unidos

    2020 - 2020

  •   Profesor Visitante Part Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA

    Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias

    Temuco, Chile

    2021 - 2021

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Ingeniero de Proyectos Full Time

    Universidad de La Frontera

    Temuco, Chile

    2015 - 2016


 

Article (9)

Balancing equity and efficiency in kidney allocation: An online adaptive stochastic bi-objective approach

Cantarino, Daniela; Acuna, Jorge A.; Stevens, Monica; Heide, Mckenzi; Zayas-Castro, Jose L.

Article ISI
EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS  (2026)

Minimizing food waste and costs in hospital environments through a chance-constrained stochastic programming model

Arriz-Jorquiera, Mariana; Acuna, Jorge A.; Zayas-Castro, Jose L.

Article ISI
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING  (2026)

Machine Learning Models for Predicting Surgical Case Times in Breast Cancer Procedures

Bravo-Parra, Josefa; Acuna, Jorge A.; Moreno, Sebastian; Villablanca, Nicolas; IEEE

Article ISI
2025 15TH IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PATTERN RECOGNITION SYSTEMS, ICPRS  (2025)

A two-stage stochastic game model for elective surgical capacity planning and investment

Cantarino, Daniela; Martinez, Rodrigo

Article ISI SCOPUS
Socio-Economic Planning Sciences  (2024)

Hospital food management: a multi-objective approach to reduce waste and costs

Arriz-Jorquiera, M; Acuna J.A.; Rodriguez-Carb, M; Zayas-Castro J.L.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Waste Management  (2024)

Building inclusive excellence in STEM: a 15-year analysis and Lessons Learned of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Minority Ph.D. Program at the University of South Florida

Diaz-Elsayed; N.; Acuna; J.A.; Henderson; M.; Isaacs; W.; Cantarino; D.; Bosson; J.K.; Polk; T.; Robinson; P.; Batson; B.; Zayas-Castro; et al.

Article SCOPUS
Frontiers in Education  (2023)

A bilevel Nash-in-Nash model for hospital mergers: A key to affordable care



Article ISI SCOPUS
Socio-Economic Planning Sciences  (2022)

The Waiting Game - How Cooperation Between Public and Private Hospitals Can Help Reduce Waiting Lists

Acuna, Jorge A.; Martinez, Rodrigo

Article ISI SCOPUS
Health Care Management Science  (2022)

Ambulance allocation optimization model for the overcrowding problem in US emergency departments: A case study in Florida

Acuna, Jorge A.; Zayas-Castro, Jose L.; Charkhgard, Hadi

Article ISI
SOCIO-ECONOMIC PLANNING SCIENCES  (2020)

2
Felipe Feijoo

associate professor

Escuela de Ingenieria Industrial

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso

Valparaíso, Chile

2
Héctor Martínez

Jefe

Subdirección Médica de Calidad

Clínica Universidad de los Andes

Las Condes, Chile

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Jorge Acuña

Profesor Asistente

Ingeniería Industrial

Universidad Adolfo Ibánez

Viña del Mar, Chile