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Alvaro Peña Fritz

Profesor Titular - Consejero Superior - Director Doctorado en Industria Inteligente

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

Valparaíso, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Interacción suelo estructura, Geomecánica, Geotecnia, Minería Inteligente, Proyectos de Infraestructuras, Industria Inteligente

Educación

  •  Ingeniería Civil, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid. España, 2004
  •  Mecanica de Suelos e Ingenieria de Cimentaciones, CEDEX. España, 2000
  •  Ingeniero Constructor, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE VALPARAISO. Chile, 1999
  •  Ingeniero Civil en Construcción, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE VALPARAISO. Chile, 2023

Experiencia Académica

  •   Profesor Titular Full Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE VALPARAISO

    Ingeniería

    Valparaíso, Chile

    2016 - A la fecha

  •   Profesor Adjunto Full Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE VALPARAISO

    Ingeniería

    Valparaíso, Chile

    1999 - 2015

Formación de Capital Humano


Miembro Centro Minería PUCV y Director del Programa Doctorado en Industria Inteligente de la PUCV


Difusión y Transferencia


Consejero Superior de la PUCV



 

Article (47)

Bioinspired Optimization for Feature Selection in Post-Compliance Risk Prediction

Paz Becerra, Alex; Crawford Labrin, Broderick; Yanez, Andres; José Barrera-García; Felipe Cisternas-Caneo

Article
BIOMIMETICS  (2026)

Designing Accessible and Comfortable Bus Interiors for Sustainable and Smart Urban Mobility: A Pilot Experimental Ordinal Regression Study

Fukushi, Mitsuyoshi; Seriani, Sebastian; Aprigliano, Vicente; Pena, Alvaro; Bustos, Emilio

Article ISI
SUSTAINABILITY  (2026)

From lab forces to field lifespans: How rock and operating parameters govern TBM disc cutter wear

Mohtarami, Ehsan; Hekmatnejad, Amin; Erharter, Georg H.; Pena, Alvaro

Article ISI
ROCK MECHANICS BULLETIN  (2026)

Interpretable Binary Classification Under Constraints for Financial Compliance Modeling

Paz, Alex; Crawford, Broderick; Monfroy, Eric; Rodriguez-Tello, Eduardo; Barrera-Garcia, Jose; Cisternas-Caneo, Felipe; Cortes, Benjamin Lopez; Lazo, Yoslandy; Yanez, Andres; Pena Fritz, Alvaro; et al.

Article ISI
MATHEMATICS  (2026)

A Systematic Review of Copper Heap Leaching: Key Operational Variables, Green Reagents, and Sustainable Engineering Strategies

Leon F.; Rojas L.; Bazán, V; Martinez Y.; Pena A.; Garcia J.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Processes  (2025)

Accessibility Dilemma in Metro Stations: An Experimental Pilot Study Based on Passengers' Emotional Experiences

Vega, Daniel; Seriani, Sebastian; Pena, Alvaro; Minatogawa, Vinicius; Aprigliano, Vicente; Arredondo, Bernardo; Bastias, Ivan; Rodriguez-Rodriguez, Fernando; Munoz, Cristian; Soto, Rodrigo

Article ISI SCOPUS
Sustainability (Switzerland)  (2025)

An Experimental Pilot Approach to Evaluate the Infrastructure Accessibility and Level of Service at Metro Station Platforms

Seriani, Sebastian; Aprigliano, Vicente; Pena, Alvaro; Gonzalez, Shirley; Arredondo, Bernardo; Bastias, Ivan; Bustos, Emilio; Requesens, Jose; Lopez, Ariel; Fujiyama, Taku

Article ISI SCOPUS
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)  (2025)

Analyzing Public Transport Wait Times and Identifying the Most Affected Users in the Metropolitan Area of Valparaíso, Chile

González F.; Aprigliano V.; Seriani S.; Pena A.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)  (2025)

Beyond Physical Barriers: The Perception of Accessibility as the Main Driver of User Satisfaction in the Valparaíso Railway System

Vega D.; Seriani S.; Tello J.A.; Aprigliano V.; Pena A.; Bastias, I; Muñoz, CA

Article ISI SCOPUS
Systems  (2025)

Binary Pufferfish Optimization Algorithm for Combinatorial Problems

Crawford, Broderick; Paz, Alex; Soto, Ricardo; Pena Fritz, Alvaro; Astorga, Gino; Cisternas-Caneo, Felipe; Toledo Mac-lean, Claudio Patricio; Solis-Pinones, Fabian; Arce, Jose Lara; Giachetti, Giovanni

Article ISI
BIOMIMETICS  (2025)

Crowd Management at Turnstiles in Metro Stations: A Pilot Study Based on Observation and Microsimulation

Seriani, Sebastian; Aprigliano, Vicente; Pena, Alvaro; Garrido, Alexis; Arredondo, Bernardo; Minatogawa, Vinicius; Falavigna, Claudio; Fujiyama, Taku

Article ISI SCOPUS
Systems  (2025)

Enhancing production rates at El Teniente's black cave mine through optimizing HF hole distribution using discrete fracture network modeling and geostatistical simulation methods

Hekmatnejad A.; Manscilla, F; Schachter P.; Pan P.z.; Mohtarami E.; Pena A.; Taheri, A; Crespin B.; Moreno F.; Gonzales R.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Rock Mechanics Bulletin  (2025)

Evaluating the Accessibility of Pedestrian Sidewalks to Connect Public Transport: A Pilot Study in Valparaíso, Chile

Seriani, Sebastian; Aprigliano, Vicente; Pena, Alvaro; Briones, Hector; Arredondo, Bernardo; Requesens, Jose; Fujiyama, Taku

Article ISI SCOPUS
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)  (2025)

FR3 Path Loss in Outdoor Corridors: Physics-Guided Two-Ray Residual Learning

Celades-Martinez, Jorge; Rojas-Vivanco, Jorge; Diago-Mosquera, Melissa; Pena, Alvaro; Garcia, Jose

Article ISI SCOPUS
Mathematics  (2025)

Genetic and in silico functional characterization of a novel structural variant in the PAH gene by long-reads sequencing and structural modeling

Gallardo V.; Gaete A.; Maldonado J.; Morales P.; Pena A.; Hamilton V.; Faundes V.; Santa Maria L.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Frontiers in Genetics  (2025)

Infrastructure Typology of Metro Stations: A Passenger Simulation Approach Based on Efficiency and Capacity

Lopez, Ariel; Seriani, Sebastian; Pena, Alvaro; Aprigliano, Vicente; Arredondo, Bernardo

Article ISI SCOPUS
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)  (2025)

Posture Detection of Passengers' Movement When Boarding and Alighting an Urban Bus: A Pilot Study in Valparaíso, Chile

Ramirez H.; Seriani S.; Aprigliano V.; Pena A.; Arredondo, B; Bastias, I; Farias G.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)  (2025)

Quantitative Semantic Models in Digital Twin Representations of Rock Masses Using Universal Discontinuity Index (UDi)

Hekmatnejad A.; Cortes N.; Pan P.z.; Taheri, A; Mohtarami E.; Shareisahafani, H; Pena A.; Bakhshi, E; Crespin B.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering  (2025)

The Potential Use of Electric Bicycles in the Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso, Chile, Through Participatory Mapping and Focus Groups Supported by AI Data Processing

Aprigliano V.; Toro C.; Rojas G.; Fukushi M.; Bastias, I; Seriani S.; da Silva, WR; Pena A.; López-Quijada, L

Article ISI SCOPUS
ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information  (2025)

Time-Space Analysis of Transport Infrastructures: A Pilot Study of Shibuya-Type Crossings for Signalized Intersections in Developing Cities

Seriani, Sebastian; Lopez, Ariel; Ogalde, Nicolas; Dureo, Gerardo; Arredondo, Bernardo; Aprigliano, Vicente; Pena, Alvaro; Fujiyama, Taku

Article ISI SCOPUS
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)  (2025)

Toward intelligent tunnel construction: The universal discontinuity index for rapid probabilistic prediction of progressive batch rock-block failure-A theoretical, numerical, and experimental validation framework

Hekmatnejad A.; Bajolvand, M; Pan P.z.; Emery X.; Pena A.; Prado J.; Taheri, A

Article ISI SCOPUS
Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology  (2025)

Anomaly Detection on Bridges Using Deep Learning With Partial Training

Santos-Vila, Ivan; Soto, Ricardo; Vega, Emanuel; Pena Fritz, Alvaro; Crawford, Broderick

Article ISI SCOPUS
IEEE Access  (2024)

Chaotic Binarization Schemes for Solving Combinatorial Optimization Problems Using Continuous Metaheuristics

Cisternas-Caneo, Felipe; Crawford, Broderick; Soto, Ricardo; Giachetti, Giovanni; Paz, Alex; Pena Fritz, Alvaro

Article ISI SCOPUS
Mathematics  (2024)

Incident Analysis in Micromobility Spaces at Metro Stations: A Case Study in Valparaíso, Chile

Seriani, Sebastian; Aprigliano, Vicente; Toro, Catalina; Rojas, Gonzalo; Gonzalez, Felipe; Pena, Alvaro; Achuthan, Kamalasudhan

Article ISI SCOPUS
Sustainability (Switzerland)  (2024)

Integrating 1D and 3D geomechanical modeling to ensure safe hydrogen storage in bedded salt caverns: A comprehensive case study in canning salt, Western Australia

Naderi, Hamed; Hekmatnejad, Amin; Aftab, Adnan; Sarmadivaleh, Mohammad; Pena, Alvaro

Article ISI SCOPUS
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy  (2024)

Mesostructural Model for the Fatigue Analysis of Open-Cell Metal Foams

Pinto, Hernan; Sepulveda, Alexander; Moraga, Paola; Galvez, Hector A.; Pena, Alvaro; Gornall, Jose; Garcia, Jose

Article ISI SCOPUS
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)  (2024)

The Potential Carrying of Bicycles Inside the Train Carriage: An Experimental Pilot Study Based on Valparaíso Metro, Chile

Seriani, Sebastian; Aprigliano, Vicente; Pena, Alvaro; Rubio, Milenka; Arredondo, Bernardo; Bustos, Emilio; Bastias, Ivan; Gonzalez, Felipe; Fujiyama, Taku

Article ISI SCOPUS
Sustainability (Switzerland)  (2024)

Analyzing the Effect of Yellow Safety Line Designs at the Platform Edge in Metro Stations: An Experimental Approach

Belmar, Carla; Blanche, Vicente; "Valencia, Alejandra"; Luza, David

Article ISI SCOPUS
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)  (2023)

B-PSA: A Binary Pendulum Search Algorithm for the Feature Selection Problem

Crawford, Broderick; Cisternas-Caneo, Felipe; Sepulveda, Katherine; Soto, Ricardo; Paz, Alex; Pena, Alvaro; Leon de la Barra, Claudio; Rodriguez-Tello, Eduardo; Astorga, Gino; Castro, Carlos; et al.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Computers  (2023)

Analyzing the Effect of Crowds on Passenger Behavior Inside Urban Trains through Laboratory Experiments—A Pilot Study

Barriga, Jose Miguel; "Valencia, Alejandra"; Aprigliano, Vicente; Jorquera, Lorena

Article ISI SCOPUS
Sustainability (Switzerland)  (2022)

A Binary Machine Learning Cuckoo Search Algorithm Improved by a Local Search Operator for the Set-Union Knapsack Problem

Altimiras, Francisco; Crawford, Broderick; Soto, Ricardo; Paz Becerra, Alex

Article ISI SCOPUS
Mathematics  (2021)

Investigating the Efficiency of Swarm Algorithms for Bridge Strengthening by Conversion to Tied-Arch: A Numerical Case Study on San Luis Bridge

Crawford B.; Soto R.; Lemus-Romani J.; Astorga G.; Matus de la Parra S.; Peña-Fritz A.; Valenzuela M.; García J.; de la Fuente-Mella H.; Castro C.; et al.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Iranian Journal of Science and Technology - Transactions of Civil Engineering  (2021)

A Db-Scan Binarization Algorithm Applied to Matrix Covering Problems



Article ISI SCOPUS
COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND NEUROSCIENCE  (2019)

A quantitative analysis of the identification of personality traits in engineering students and their relation to academic performance

Cárdenas Moren C.; Crawford Augant K.; Crawford Labrin B.; Soto de Giorgis R.; Valenzuela Saavedra M.; Hermosilla Monckton P.; Álvarez Castelli L.

Article ISI SCOPUS
STUDIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION  (2019)

The state of damage on South American road bridges due to degradation and extreme events: a proposal for performance indicators

Valenzuela M.A.

Article ISI SCOPUS
STRUCTURE AND INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING  (2019)

A Binary Cuckoo Search Big Data Algorithm Applied to Large-Scale Crew Scheduling Problems

Altimiras F.; Peredo, O

Article ISI
COMPLEXITY  (2018)

Fatigue and damage accumulation in open cell aluminium foams

Amini, A; Valenzuela M.

Article ISI SCOPUS
FATIGUE FRACTURE OF ENGINEERING MATERIALS STRUCTURES  (2018)

Management of risk disasters at local level: Proposal of hyper heuristic approach

Valenzuela M.. A

Article SCOPUS
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Computing, Networking and Informatics, ICCNI 2017  (2017)

Minimum geotechnical requirements for traditional and singular bridges foundations design: Chacao Suspension Bridge

Valenzuela M.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Revista de la Construccion  (2017)

Dynamic Barriers for Protection against Rocks Falls

Javier Moreno Robles; Álvaro Peña; Hernan Pinto

Article ISI SCIELO SCOPUS
REVISTA DE LA CONSTRUCCION  (2016)

Las barreras dinámicas como elemento de protección frente a la caída de rocas



Article ISI
REVISTA DE LA CONSTRUCCION  (2016)

Exponential Model for Damage Accumulation in Closed Cell Aluminum Foams

Hernan Pinto; Álvaro Peña; Ignacio Aravena

Article ISI SCIELO SCOPUS
REVISTA DE LA CONSTRUCCION  (2015)

Exterior Wood-Concrete Slabs, Experimentation and Modeling of Mechanical Behavior: Part 1

Álvaro Peña; Sebastián Fuentes; Eric Fournely; Benjamín Navarrete; Hernan Pinto

Article ISI SCIELO SCOPUS
REVISTA DE LA CONSTRUCCION  (2015)

Exterior Wood-Concrete Slabs, Experimentation and Modeling of Mechanical Behavior: Part 2

Álvaro Peña; Sebastián Fuentes; Eric Fournely; Benjamín Navarrete; Hernan Pinto

Article ISI SCIELO SCOPUS
REVISTA DE LA CONSTRUCCION  (2015)

Analysis of the influence of parasitic effects on piles in soft soils [Análisis de la influencia de los efectos parásitos para estribos pilotados de puentes en suelos blandos]

Peña Fritz A.; Marquez M.; Llorens M.

Article SCOPUS
Revista de la Construccion  (2013)

Recomendaciones para el análisis de muros de sótano, sometidos a cargas verticales originadas por pilares de fachada

Pena A.; Calavera J.; Llorens M.

Article SCIELO
REVISTA DE LA CONSTRUCCION  (2011)

Recommendations for the basement wall analysis, subjected to vertical loads originated by the facade pillars

Pena A.; Calavera J.; Llorens M.

Article ISI
REVISTA DE LA CONSTRUCCION  (2011)

BookSection (4)

Implementation of GRDR methodology on the Quillota Bridge, Chile. A heritage review analysis

Jorquera, Lorena

BookSection
 

Management System for Natural Risk Disaster on Infrastructure: A Regional Approach

Romo, R

BookSection
 

State of the art of the GRDR methodology. Case studies applied in Chile

Jorquera, Lorena

BookSection
 

UAV: First Chilean Proposal of use on Road Bridge Inspections



BookSection
 

BookWhole (2)

Influencia de los efectos parásitos para estribos pilotados de puentes

Paña, Alvaro

BookWhole
 

Las Barreras Dinámicas para el Desprendimiento de Macizos Rocosos

Moreno, Javier

BookWhole
 

ConferencePaper (3)

A K-means Grasshopper Algorithm Applied to the Knapsack Problem

Villavicencio, Gabriel

ConferencePaper
 (2020)

Structural modernization on Chilean bridges Proposal for optimization on strengthening design via Genetic algorithm [Modernización estructural de puentes en Chile Propuesta de optimización en diseño de refuerzos mediante algoritmo genético]

Pena-Fritz A.

ConferencePaper SCOPUS
Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies, CISTI  (2017)

Application of risk management system (GRDR) on Chilean tunnels la Pólvora and Subway Line 3 Santiago

Álvarez, Flavio

ConferencePaper
 

Proyecto (2)

Fomento y mejora del entorno de la investigación al interior de la Escuela de Ingeniería en Construcción

Jorquera, Lorena Veronica

Proyecto
 (2017)

METODOLOGÍA INTEGRAL PARA LA EVALUACIÓN Y REHABILITACIÓN DE OBRAS PATRIMONIALES EN VALPARAÍSO



Proyecto
 (2012)

Review (9)

AI-Driven Predictive Maintenance in Mining: A Systematic Literature Review on Fault Detection, Digital Twins, and Intelligent Asset Management

Rojas, Luis; Pena, Alvaro; Garcia, Jose

Review ISI SCOPUS
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)  (2025)

Artificial Vision Systems for Fruit Inspection and Classification: Systematic Literature Review

Santelices, Ignacio Rojas; Cano, Sandra; Moreira, Fernando; Fritz, Alvaro Pena

Review ISI SCOPUS
Sensors  (2025)

Condition Monitoring and Predictive Maintenance in Industrial Equipment: An NLP-Assisted Review of Signal Processing, Hybrid Models, and Implementation Challenges

Garcia J.; Rios-Colque, L; Pena A.; Rojas L.

Review ISI SCOPUS
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)  (2025)

Damage Detection on Real Bridges Using Machine Learning Techniques: A Systematic Review

Santos-Vila, Ivan; Soto, Ricardo; Vega, Emanuel; Crawford, Broderick; Pena, Alvaro

Review ISI SCOPUS
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)  (2025)

Extended Realityin Construction 4.0: A Systematic Review of Applications, Implementation Barriers, and Research Trends

Gornall, Jose; Pena, Alvaro; Pinto, Hernan; Rojas, Jorge; Correa, Fabiano; Garcia, Jose

Review ISI
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL  (2025)

Mathematical Modelling and Optimization Methods in Geomechanically Informed Blast Design: A Systematic Literature Review

Leon F.; Rojas L.; Pena A.; Moraga P.; Robles, P.; Gana, B; Garcia J.

Review ISI SCOPUS
Mathematics  (2025)

Passenger Service Time at the Platform-Train Interface: A Review of Variability, Design Factors, and Crowd Management Implications Based on Laboratory Experiments

Seriani S.; Aprigliano V.; Minatogawa V.; Pena A.; Lopez A.; González F.

Review ISI SCOPUS
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)  (2025)

Physics-Informed Neural Networks for the Structural Analysis and Monitoring of Railway Bridges: A Systematic Review

Martinez Y.; Rojas L.; Pena A.; Valenzuela M.; Garcia J.

Review ISI SCOPUS
Mathematics  (2025)

Empirical approaches for rock burst prediction: A comprehensive review and application to the new level of El Teniente Mine, Chile

Cortes N.; Hekmatnejad A.; Pan P.z.; Mohtarami E.; Pena A.; Taheri, A; Gonzalez, C.

Review ISI SCOPUS
Heliyon  (2024)

4
Broderick Crawford

Secretario Académico

PUCV - ESCUELA ING. INFORMÁTICA

Valparaíso, Chile

1
FERNANDO RODRIGUEZ

Investigador

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE VALPARAISO

Viña del Mar, Chile

2
Ricardo Soto

Director

Escuela de Ingeniería Informática - PUCV

Valparaiso, Chile

1
David Luza

secretario academico

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO

Viña del Mar, Chile

1
Hanns de la Fuente

Associate Professor

Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

Valparaíso, Chile

1
Giovanni Giachetti

Director de Investigación

Departamento de Ciencias de la Ingeniería

Universidad Andrés Bello

Santiago, Chile

1
franklin johnson

Director

Computación e Informática

Universidad de Playa Ancha de Ciencias de la Educación

valparaíso, Chile

68
Alvaro Peña

Profesor Titular - Consejero Superior - Director Doctorado en Industria Inteligente

Escuela Ingeniería de Construcción y Transportes

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

Valparaíso, Chile

4
Hernán Pinto

Secretario Académico

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

Valparaíso, Chile

4
Matias Valenzuela

Profesor Jerarquizado Adjunto

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

Valparaíso, Chile

1
Paola Moraga

Profesor Auxiliar

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

Valparaíso, Chile

1
Jose Gornall

Profesor

Escuela de Ingeneria de Construccion y Transporte

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

Valparaiso, Chile

1
lorena jorquera

associate professor

Construction engineering

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso

valparaiso, Chile

2
Jose Garcia

Asociado

Ingeniería

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

Valparaiso, Chile

2
Emanuel Vega

Académico

Escuela de Ingeniería Informática

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

Valparaíso, Chile

1
Vicente Aprigliano

Profesor Auxiliar

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

Valparaíso, Chile

1
José Lemus

2
Gino Astorga

Jefe Unidad de Sistemas de Gestión Administrativa

Dirección de Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación

Universidad de Valparaíso

Valparaíso, Chile

4
Francisco Altimiras

Associate Professor

Universidad de Las Américas

Santiago, Chile

10
Sebastián Seriani

Profesor Jerarquizado

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

Valparaíso, Chile

2
Felipe Cisternas

1
marcelo marquez

Jefe de Proyecto Plan de Puentes 2020-2030

Ministerio de Oras Públicas

Santiago, Chile

1
Marcelo Becerra

Profesor Asociado

Escuela de Ingeniería Informática

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

Valparaíso, Chile

1
Pamela Hermosilla

Docente

Informática

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

valparaiso, Chile

1
Jorge Prado

Ingeniero de Transferencia

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Jorge Rojas

Profesor e Investigador

Escuela de Ingeniería de Construcción y Transporte

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

VALPARAISO, Chile