Facility Location; Operations Research, Telecommunications

PhD Theses supervised
Carlos Obreque “Optimal Solution Methods for the Hierarchical Network Design Problem” 2007
Gabriel Gutiérrez “Solving the Vehicle Routing Problem with Delivery and Optional Collection” 2009
Armin Lüer "Hub location problems under competition" 2015
Germán Paredes "Models for milk collection from producers" 2016
Andrés Bronfman "HAZMAT transportation in Urban zones" 2016
Arturo Basaure "Regulation for Dynamic Spectrum Management" 2016
Guillermo Latorre "Efficient programming of operation rooms" 2018

Master's Theses supervised
Paulina Taborga "Location models for public health facilities" 1996
Marcelo Blechman “Facility location under congestion and competition” 2001
Ignacio Vargas “Critical elements of the telephone access network dissagreggation” 2002
Manuel José Icaza “Multiple facilities location under congestion and competition, considering user choice” 2004
Francisco José Barros “Resource assignment in a congested, elastic demand, network” 2004
Nicolás Anastasiadis “New method for the assignment of drivers to interurban buses” 2007
Felipe Tapia “Optimal capacity expansion of a sub-transmission power network” 2007
Alejandro Lamas “An asymptotical analysis for an approximation of the local improvement in a 2-p-opt method for a probabilistic TSP” 2007
Felipe Aros-Vera “Park-and-Ride facilities location using a hub approach” 2011

Selected studies, consultancies.

1981 - Consultancies in Telecommunications and Logistics.
1988-1989 U.S. Navy grant - The Johns Hopkins University: Optimal location of replenishment ships in combat fleets
1990 Assessment of a project of a wideband digital communications systems for the Santiago and Valparaiso regions - ENERSIS.
1990 - 1991 Organization of a electrical equipment quality analysis laboratory. Electrical engineering - DICTUC.
1991 Telecommunications market forecast in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay y Uruguay – ASCOM WARREN/Energo Control.
1992 Technical expert: Local companies entering the long distance market in Chile. Compañía de Teléfonos de Chile (CTC)/Fiscalía Nacional Económica
1994 Study of a planning and implementation of a nationwide communications system for the Chilean Post Company
1995 Development of the standards and regulation for the Mobile Satellite Communications Service in Chile - IRIDIUM SUDAMERICA, S.A. and Subsecretaría de Telecomunicaciones
1997 Optimal electrical substation location-Chilectra.
1998 Study on shared optical fiber by several companies – Chilean Telephone Company.
1999 Technical Expert for the Fiscalía Nacional Económica (the antitrust agency) – Competition in mobile public telephone services
1999 Methodology for service quality assessment for mobile telephone companies
2000 Startel S.A. Technical analysis of spectrum requirements for mobile telephone companies
2000 - 2001 Optimal location, districting and sizing of prisons in Chile – Gendarmería de Chile
2001 Technical expert: fees for the use of spectrum for a direct satellite broadcasting company
2002 - 2004 Design and application of an efficient company model, for the access fees regulation in the mobile communications market. Subsecretaría de Telecomunicaciones.
2004 Report on the technical and economic effects of the merging between BellSouth S.A. and Telefónica Móvil S.A.. Telefónica Móviles España S.A.
2005 Report on the negative effects of a 25MHz reduction of the spectrum Iin the 800 MHz band. Movistar.
2005-2006 Technical expert: Controversy on IP telephony over ADSL Telefónica CTC-Chile vs VOISSNET. Telefónica CTC – Chile.
2006 Report on standards and technologies for Terrestrial Digital TV. Subsecretaría de Telecomunicaciones.
2007 Study on effects of the use of devices that redirect mobile calls – MOVISTAR
2007 Analysis of the results of the test transmissions of terrestrial digital TV. Subsecretaría de Telecomunicaciones.
2008 Design and application of an efficient company model, for the access fees regulation in the mobile communications market. Telefónica CTC Chile.
2008 Study of the possible demand subsidies to wideband communications. SUBTEL.
2009 Member of the consultive committee for implementation of Terrestrial digital TV transmission in Chile- Ministerio de Transporte y Telecomunicaciones.
2009 optimal number, location and districting of rural schools in Chile- Ministerio de Educación.
2011 Protocols for service quality measurements of INTERNET access service. Association of INTERNET providers.
2011 Model for the correct determination of transfer prices between companies of the Telefonica group in Chile.
2012 Statistical treatment of network quality Key Performance Indicators. Entel PCS Telecomunicaciones, S.A.
2012 Some comments to the bid of spectrum for the terrestrial mobile service in Colombia- – América Móvil – Colombia.
2013, 14, 15, 18 Updates and audits- Model for the correct determination of transfer prices between companies of the Telefonica group in Chile.

Boards, technical arbitration and technical tribunals

1996 - 2000 Member of the arbitration tribunal- Chilectra S.A. vs Colbún, S.A. fees for the use of the subtransmission network of Chilectra S.A.
1994 - 1998 Member and Chairman of the Board, DICTUC, S.A. (sales: 10 MMUSD).
1994 - 1999 Member of the Board, SOLEX, S.A.
1995 - 2005 Member of the Board, Natural Response, S.A.
1996 - Member of the Board, Fundación San Agustín Ingeniería UC
1996 - 1998 Member of the Board, Association of Construction Materials Quality Certification Laboratories
1997 - 2005 Member of the Board, SPG, S.A.
1998 - 2005 Member of the Board, Cortázar y Schwartz, S.A.
1998 - 2005 Permanent Advisor to the Board, DICTUC S.A.
1998 - 2007 Member of the Council of the Telecommunications Development Fund – Chilean Government
1999 - 2005 Member of the Board, CAPACITUC S.A.
2000 - 2005 Chairman of the Board, Fundación San Agustín Ingeniería UC. In charge of the fund rising for the School of Engineering of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
2003 Member of the Arbitral Tribunal for the Access Fee setting of BellSouth S.A.
2004 Miembro del Grupo de Trabajo de Ciencia y Tecnología para elaborar acciones en el marco de la Agenda pro Crecimiento II: Ministerio de Educación – Confederación de la Producción y el Comercio CPC.
2004 Member of the Arbitral Tribunal for the Access Fee setting of GTD Telesat.
2006 - Member of the Board, Complex Engineering Systems Institute
2008 Member of the Arbitral Tribunal for the Access Fee setting of Telefónica Móviles Chile S.A.
2009 Member of the Arbitral Tribunal for the Access Fee setting of Telefónica Chile S.A.
2010 Member of the Arbitral Tribunal for the Access Fee setting of Telmex Servicios Empresariales S.A.
2016 - Member of the board, RiskAmerica S.A..

Editorial boards

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