Alejandro Ortiz-Bernardin, Ph.D., is an accomplished Associate Professor and Lab Head in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Chile. With expertise in structural engineering, computational mechanics, and scientific computing, he has made significant contributions to the field. Dr. Ortiz-Bernardin earned his Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of California, Davis, in 2011, focusing on Structural Engineering & Structural Mechanics with a minor in Scientific Computing.

Currently serving as Associate Professor, he has held key roles in the Chilean Society of Computational Mechanics, including Vice President. Dr. Ortiz-Bernardin combines academia with practical experience, contributing as a consultant in mechanical and structural engineering for prominent entities in the private mining sector.

His research focuses on numerical methods for computational modeling, with notable work in low-order discretization methods, implicit theory of elasticity, and supervised learning for real-time structural health monitoring. As Principal Investigator on research grants, including FONDECYT projects, he continues to lead groundbreaking studies in solid mechanics simulations. Dr. Ortiz-Bernardin’s commitment to advancing knowledge is evident through his teaching, research projects, and extensive publications. Explore more about his work on his website: https://camlab.cl/alejandro/.