Sebastian Vazquez-Gasty

Academic Degrees

• Postgraduate Diploma in Artificial Intelligence, University of Chile, Chile, 2021
• Profesional Degree in Civil Engineering, Major in Hydrology, University of Chile, Chile, 2018
• Bachelor in Civil Engineering, University of Chile, Chile, 2016

Employment History

• University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Graduate Research Assistant, jan/2023-present
• Vai Grounwater Solutions, Project Engineer (Modeler Engineer), jun/2021-oct/2022
• AUSENCO, Water Resources Engineer, apr/2021-jun/2021
• SQM, Modeler Engineer (Hydrologyst and Hydrogeologyst), jun/2019-mar/2021
• HIDRICA Consultores, Project Engineer, jul/2018-may/2019
• ARCADIS, Project Engineer, jan/2017-mar/2017 and from aug/2017-nov/2017

Area of Research and Professional Interest

• Artificial Intelligence and its use in water resources
• Water Resources Management
• Hydrological and hydrogeological numerical models

Research Experience

• Harmful microalgae detection using low-cost microscopy photographs (Computer Vision), University of Chile, sep/2020-dec/2020
• Analysis of the water contributions from the Quebrada de Tarapacá basin to the Pampa del Tamarugal through the implementation of the distributed hydrological model GSSHA, University of Chile, sep/2017-may/2018

Publications and Presentations

• Sebastian Vazquez-Gasty, Análisis de los aportes hídricos de la cuenca de la Quebrada de Tarapacá a la Pampa del Tamarugal mediante la implementación del modelo hidrológico distribuido GSSHA, URL: https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/159595

Service

• President, Engineering Students Association at Bachillerato Program (University of Chile), feb/2012-nov/2012

Honors and Awards

• Best graduate of the artificial intelligence diploma (2021)