Medellín, Colombia
Geoscientist · Geohazards · Remote Sensing · UAS
I am a Colombian geoscientist dedicated to understanding and mitigating geological and hydrometeorological hazards in the tropical Andes.
My academic path combines a B.Sc. in Geological Engineering (2017) and an M.Sc. in Water Resources Engineering (2022) from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
From 2017 to 2022 I worked at the same university, producing susceptibility maps, numerical simulations, and satellite-based analyses for landslides, floods, and debris flows across diverse Colombian terrains.
Since 2021 I have been part of Medellín's Sistema de Alerta Temprana (SIATA), where I design real-time algorithms that fuse field instrumentation, remote sensing, and machine learning to issue early warnings for landslide events.
In 2024 I joined Universidad EAFIT as an adjunct professor, leading a postgraduate course on geotechnical instrumentation that blends theory with hands-on interpretation of sensor data from an active slope case study.
I routinely manage interdisciplinary projects, process large geospatial datasets in Python and R, conduct UAS surveys in the field, and translate technical findings into actionable guidance for risk managers.
My work spans four interconnected domains — each informing the others to build a more complete picture of Earth's hazardous processes.
Physically-based modeling of landslides, debris flows, and floods. Real-time early warning algorithm design fusing rainfall thresholds, instrumentation, and ML classifiers.
Multispectral and SAR image processing for land cover mapping and ground deformation monitoring. Change detection and time-series analysis at regional scale.
Field photogrammetric surveys for high-resolution DEM generation, orthomosaic production, and volumetric change analysis in landslide and construction sites.
End-to-end Python and R pipelines for geospatial analysis, machine learning susceptibility mapping, spatial statistics, and interactive visualization.
Academic background highlighting degrees and institutions.
Professional experience and roles I've held.
Most recently updated public code repositories on GitHub, reflecting ongoing work and contributions.
Key publications from my research career. Click to explore the details.