
Daniela Opitz
Academica
Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María
Santiago, Chile
data science, urban science, computer vision, astronomy
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Physics, UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES. Australia, 2018
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Astronomy, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2011
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Postdoctoral Researcher Full Time
UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO
Ingeniería
Santiago, Chile
2018 - 2020
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Profesor Asistente Full Time
UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO
Facultad de Ingeniería
Santiago, Chile
2020 - 2024
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Academico Full Time
UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARIA
Santiago, Chile
2025 - A la fecha
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Data Analyst Full Time
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
2017 - 2018
Students
- Sergio Arancibia, Magíster en Data Science 2021
- Roxana Godoy, Magíster en Data Science 2021
- José Vasquez, Ingeniería Civil Industrial 2021
- Alejandro Mendez, Magíster en Data Science 2022
- Sebastian Urrejola, Magíster en Data Science 2022
- Eduardo Inostroza, Magíster en Data Science 2022
- Marcelo Medel, Magíster en Data Science 2022
- Felipe Guzman, Magíster en Data Science 2023
- Effry Vigorena, Magíster en Data Science 2023
- Fabian Nova, Magíster en Data Science 2023
- Wilder Prado, Magíster en Data Science 2023
- Fernando Nachbauer, Magíster en Data Science 2023
- Javier Zacarías, Magíster en Data Science 2023
- Claudio Gaete, Magíster en Data Science 2023
- Camila Soto, Magíster en Data Science 2023
Technological Transfer
- Digital management of mobility for the city: a visualization tool for urban mobility
based on mobile phone records. Metropolitan Regional Government (GORE) 2022-2023.
- Aves: a Python library for Analysis, Visualization, Education, and Support 2022-2023
- Spot Pay Solutions: estimation of potential new payment points using transaction data
and machine learning algorithms. Transbank 2022.
- Metamobility: characterization of users using mobile phone records and machine
learning models. Telefónica Tech 2022.
- AI Readiness, diagnosis of adoption of AI in companies. AmCham Chile, 2019.
- Smart-agro: characterization of agriculture crops using multi-spectral images and
computer vision algorithms, Telefónica Tech 2018.
Talks
- Gestión Digital de la Movilidad para la Ciudad.
Closing event for the FIC-R project 2023, Santiago, Chile.
- Gestión Digital de la Movilidad para la Ciudad.
Metropolitan Regional Council (GORE) 2023, Santiago, Chile.
- PLUMAS: Urban platform of mobility, analysis and simulation.
Barcelona Supercomputing Center 2023, Barcelona, Spain.
- Toward Characterizing Cities with Social Media Images 2020
The Web Conference 2020. Taipei, Taiwan
- From Astronomy to Data Science 2018
Universidad de Chile. Santiago, Chile
- Measuring Distances to the Coolest Stars with Adaptive Optics 2017
Chile Wic, Woman In Computing. Santiago, Chile
- Imaging and Astrometry for the Coolest Stars (Invited) 2017
II Chilean Gemini Users Meeting & Workshop. La Serena, Chile
- Searching for Binary Y dwarfs with GeMS 2015
The 2015 Australian Gemini, Magellan, and Keck Science Symposium. Sydney, Australia
- Lithium Depletion Boundary under Rotation and Spots Coverage 2011
I Annual Meeting Between The Chilean Astronomical Society and The Argentinian.Astronomical Association. San Juan, Argentina
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CONICYT-Becas Chile Fellowship
CONICYT
Chile, 2012
Graduate fellowship, full tuition fees + USD 19,820 per year
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Best Student Poster
THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA
Australia, 2014
Best student poster, The Astronomical Society of Australia, Annual Meeting.
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UNSW Exoplanetary Science PhD Top-Up Scholarship
UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Australia, 2013
PhD top-up scholarship, AUD 6,000 per year
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Best Poster
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
Australia, 2014
Best poster, II Chilean Graduate Student Conference, Australia.
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The Best Psychedelic Image
GEMINI OBSERVATORY
Chile, 2014
The best processed image, AusGO/AAO Observational Techniques Workshop.

Eduardo Graells
Profesor Asistente
Departamento de Ciencias de la Computación
Universidad de Chile
Barcelona, Chile