Claudio Lobos is a distinguished professional in the field of computer science, holding the position of Director of the Computer Science Department at the Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María (USM). He completed his Ph.D. in Models, Methods, and Algorithms in Biology, Health, and Environment from the Université Joseph Fourier, France, in 2009. Prior to that, he earned a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the Universidad de Chile in 2005 and a Civil Engineering degree in Computer Science from the same university in 2004.

Dr. Lobos has made significant contributions to the areas of geometric meshing, bio-mechanical modeling and simulation, finite element and volume methods, and computer graphics. His research has been recognized through numerous citations, and he has authored several impactful publications.

As an academic leader, Dr. Lobos oversees the Computer Science Department at USM, where he actively engages in teaching and research. His dedication to advancing the field is evident in his work on patient-specific finite element mesh registration techniques and the quantification of discretization errors for soft tissue simulation. Dr. Lobos continues to drive innovation and excellence in the realm of computer science, contributing to the academic and research community in Chile and beyond.