TEDx Alfonso Bastias

I am anÌýAssistantÌýTeachingÌýProfessor in the Data Science Program in the Department of Computer Science at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ.ÌýI have international teaching, research, and consultant experience. I have been involved in projects with the National Regulatory Research Institute (NRRI), National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), Construction Industry Institute (CII) and National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Recently, I applied for a patent for a Risk Management tool I developed to assess the impact of decisions and strategies in an environment of risk and uncertainty.

I created a Decision Support System (Strategic Decisions Method Comparing Risks, Performance Outcomes, and Scenarios - Patent pending) that offers a tool for creating and evaluating management strategies for business ventures or capital expenditure decisions. More particularly, it relates to decision-making logic using a computer-based platform, data, expert judgment, structure, and simulation analysis to support a strategic decision process.

As a Software Engineer, I created several software, some available for free use and others for commercial purposes. Some of them are:

  • Ìýinteractive dashboard to calculate the Serious Injury and Fatality Exposure in a construction environment.Ìý Technology: C#, Blazor, Syncfusion, .NET Core, Python (ML). See the dashboard here:Ìý
  • The Construction Engineering Challenge: Inspiring Careers Through Artificial Intelligence. PrototypeÌýTechnology C#, Xamarin.Forms, TensorFlow, NoSQL.
  • SPE: Strategy Performance Engine, a risk simulation tool to evaluate strategies, innovation in modeling of strategic decisions, and simulation process.ÌýPatent Pending.ÌýTechnology: C#, Blazor, Syncfusion, .NET Core, MongoDB,ÌýProxmox Environment.
  • :ÌýÌýA group management application for Android and iOS. Technology:ÌýC#, Xamarin.Forms/MAUI, NoSQL Cosmos DB, SignalR, Azure Functions, Python (ML).
  • : Law Enforcement Data Dashboard for Boulder County, Colorado - USA. Technology: C#, Python, Tensorflow, Blazor, .NET Core, MS SQL Server, Proxmox Environment.
  • LEONARDO: Learning Organization Rapid Diagnostic Tool. Technology: ASP.NET, MS SQL Server. , Outstanding Paper Award Emerald LiteratiNetwork - 2008.
  • GPM: General Performance Model, a desktop application with more than 160,000 lines of code. Technology: C++, MFC,ÌýProf-UIS.Ìý.
  • THEÌýPROGRAMMER: Project Control System for Engineering firms to control man-hours used and estimated to complete a project. Technology: ASP, MS SQL Server. After a ten-year cycle, it was migrated to SAP andÌýintegrated into FI/CO Modules.

My multicultural experience and life commitment to education based on innovation, creativity, leadership, and excellence drive my academic and professional development. I have been fortunate to face significant challenges in my professional and academic career, including challenges in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion,Ìýwhile aiming for excellence with my colleagues.

I am proud to be a TEDx curator in two events in Chile. TEDxUDP :

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