Prospective students
Students who wish to work with me are offered a challenging thesis or dissertation project, with expert supervision and the possibility of conducting experimental work using cutting-edge scientific equipment. There are also opportunities to participate in funded projects. If you are interested, please contact me via the Contact form using the ☰ button or email me with your degree report card and a brief summary of your research interests.
Details on currently proposed topics for prospective students can be found in the following file:
The following resources are available to assist with thesis and dissertation writing:
- State-of-the-Art Literature Review Guide [in Spanish]
- Dissertation Formatting Template [in Spanish]
- Assignment Submission Formatting Guidelines [in Spanish]
- IEEE Citation and Reference Guide – Universidad de O'Higgins [in Spanish]
- Degree Project Submission Guidelines – Universidad de O'Higgins [in Spanish]
Research Funding for Students
For early-stage undergraduate students, there is an institutional fund for research activities which typically opens for applications at the end of each academic year. This provides funding for students to undertake a short research project during the summer (January–March). Official information is available at https://www.uoh.cl/investigacion/convocatorias-internas/. I have prepared a summarised guide, which is available here: Guide to the Research Fund for Undergraduate Students [in Spanish].Undergraduate supervision
- Matías Donoso Muñoz. “Control distribuido en tiempo finito para micro-redes”. Professional Degree in Electrical Engineering (Ingeniería Civil Eléctrica), Universidad de O’Higgins [Ongoing].
- José Gómez Astete. “Estudio sobre el impacto de problemas de comunicación en control distribuido de microredes eléctricas”. Professional Degree in Electrical Engineering (Ingeniería Civil Eléctrica), Universidad de O’Higgins [Ongoing].
- Luis David Villegas Pavez. “Control secundario distribuido adaptativo mediante Super-Twisting Sliding Mode para microrredes AC con capa primaria basada en Droop”. Professional Degree in Electrical Engineering (Ingeniería Civil Eléctrica), Universidad de O’Higgins, 2025.
- Felipe Figueroa Romero. “Análisis comparativo de técnicas de control distribuido primario”. Professional Degree in Electrical Engineering (Ingeniería Civil Eléctrica), Universidad de O’Higgins, 2025.
MSc supervision
- Felipe Paredes Cavieres. “TBD”. MSc in Engineering Sciences, Universidad de O’Higgins [Ongoing] [Co-supervised with Prof. Claudio Burgos Mellado].
- Rodrigo Zuloaga Martínez. “Estrategias de Control Distribuido del Tipo Event-Triggered y Self-Triggered para el Control Intracluster del Convertidor Modular Multinivel”. MSc in Engineering Sciences, Universidad de O’Higgins, 2025 [Co-supervised with Prof. Claudio Burgos Mellado].
Graduate teaching
- Tópicos en Ingeniería Eléctrica I: “Técnicas avanzadas de diseño y control inteligente en sistemas de ingeniería” (2026-1). Doctorado en Ciencias de la Ingeniería, Universidad de O'Higgins.
- Electrónica de Potencia y Accionamientos (2019-1). Universidad de Chile [Teaching Assistant].
Undergraduate teaching
- Electromagnetismo Aplicado (2025-2, 2026-1, 2026-2). Universidad de O'Higgins.
- Sistemas de Energía Renovable (2022-1, 2023-1). Universidad de O'Higgins [Teaching Assistant].
- Control Automático (2016-1). Universidad de Magallanes.
- Circuitos y Máquinas Eléctricas (2015-2). Universidad de Magallanes.
- Distribución y Protecciones (2015-2). Universidad de Magallanes.
- Instrumentación y Control (2014-1, 2015-1, 2016-1). Escuela Tecnológica de la Universidad de Magallanes.
- Control Asistido por Computadora (2014-2, 2015-2, 2016-2). Escuela Tecnológica de la Universidad de Magallanes.
- Laboratorios de Física (2011-2, 2012-1, 2012-2, 2013-1, 2013-2, 2014-1, 2014-2, 2015-1, 2015-2). Universidad de Magallanes [Teaching Assistant].