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Marcos David Zúñiga Barraza

Assistant Professor

UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARIA

Valparaíso, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Main research field: Computer Vision, in subjects as segmentation, tracking, object modelling, event learning, applied machine learning, real-time computing, and optimiZation, with strong focus on real contexts, robotics and IoT.

Educación

  •  Computer Science, Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis - INRIA. Francia, 2008
  •  Ciencias de la Ingeniería Informática, UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARIA. Chile, 2004
  •  Ciencias de la Ingeniería Informática, UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARIA. Chile, 2001
  •  Ingeniero Civil en Informática, UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARIA. Chile, 2004

Experiencia Académica

  •   Academic - Faculty Member - Assistant Professor Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARIA

    Valparaíso, Chile

    2009 - A la fecha

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Faculty Member Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARÍA

    Valparaíso, Chile

    2009 - A la fecha

  •   CTO Other

    Wildsense Technologies & Innovation

    Valparaíso, Chile

    2020 - A la fecha

Formación de Capital Humano


- Directed Theses:
Undergraduate: 50 (5 more in process)
Master: 4 (1 more in process)

-Courses Lectured:
- Programming
- Advanced Programming Seminar
- Programming Languages
- Digital Image Processing
- Computer Vision
- Digital Media Transmission


Difusión y Transferencia


- Academic Coordinator of drone race: USM Race 2015.
- Organizer and chairman of CongresoTIC 2015, UTFSM.
- Organizer and chairman of CongresoTIC 2011, UTFSM.
- Local Chair of LACNEM 2017
- 2 patents applications
- 1 patent granted
- Co-founder of technological start-up Wildsense Technologies & Innovation
- Formed two joint ventures.
- Two active validation pilots with salmon industry.


Premios y Distinciones

  •   Mejor Titulado - Colegio de Ingenieros

    COLEGIO DE INGENIEROS DE CHILE A.G.

    Chile, 2004

    Premio a Mejor Titulado de Ingeniería en Informática, Promoción 2004, otorgado por el Colegio de Ingenieros de Chile.

  •   BECA DOCTORADO CONICYT-INRIA

    CONICYT INRIA

    Chile, 2004

    Beca de Doctorado para ser realizada en INRIA Sophia Antipolis (equipo PULSAR)


 

Article (13)

Robust automatic net damage detection and tracking on real aquaculture environment using computer vision
LoRa Based IoT Platform for Remote Monitoring of Large-Scale Agriculture Farms in Chile
Automatic Registration of Footsteps in Contact Regions for Reactive Agility Training in Sports
Applying graphs and complex networks to football metric interpretation
Electrical tree growth and partial discharges analyzed by fractal and correlation dimensions
Enhancing creativity for development of automation solutions using OTSM-TRIZ: A systematic case study in agronomic industry
Classifying Agricultural Terrain for Machinery Traversability Purposes**This work was supported by the Chilean National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research under grant CONICYT-PCHA/Doctorado Nacional/2015-21150694, FONDECYT Grant 1140575, FB0008, DGIIP-UTFSM Chile and University of Lleida, Spain.
Soccer as a Study Case for Analytic Trends in Collective Sports Training: A Survey
Hierarchical and incremental event learning approach based on concept formation models
Three-dimensional immersive mixed-reality interface for structural design
Real-time reliability measure-driven multi-hypothesis tracking using 2D and 3D features
A graph-based immune-inspired constraint satisfaction search
Video-understanding framework for automatic behavior recognition

BookSection (1)

Uncertainty Control for Reliable Video Understanding on Complex Environments

ConferencePaper (11)

A Computer Application for Drone Parametrization: Developing Solution for Drone Manufacturing
Accurate fire detection through fully convolutional network
Bullet-proof robust real-time ball tracking
Object tracking guided by segmentation reliability measures and local features
Robust Real-Time Tracking Guided by Reliable Local Features
Quantifying shape descriptors for aesthetic concepts
A new tool for immersive 3d free-form surface modelling and refining
Incremental Video Event Learning
NAIS: A Calibrated Immune Inspired Algorithm to solve Binary Constraint Satisfaction Problems
Towards an immune system that solves CSP
Fast and Reliable Object Classification in Video Based on a 3D Generic Model

Proyecto (7)

Smart submarine robotic system for automatic biomass and salmon breeding process characterization for the aquaculture industry
Integral telehealth solution for elderly care, integrating videoconferencing and automatic detection of vital signs through artificial vision
Sistema IoT de robótica submarina inteligente para acuicultura de alta mar
Multimodal sensing IoT system integrated with robotics and computer vision for smart sensing in the agropecuary industry.
Cooperative drones and multimodal vision system for automatic monitoring of wildland fire
The development of a new CAD tool to assist Designers on the process of shape development.
Methodology and Applications for Incremental Behaviour Learning in Video guided by Information Reliability
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Marcos Zúñiga

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UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARIA

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2
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Elizabeth Montero

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Pablo Aguirre

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