This line of research focuses on the analysis, development, and application of mathematical models, statistical methods, advanced algorithms, simulation tools, artificial-intelligence techniques, and business analytics. Its primary goal is to optimize and enhance decision-making at the strategic, tactical, and operational levels in manufacturing and service enterprises.
Operations Management is indispensable for addressing the challenges posed by large-scale, highly complex real-world systems, enabling not only their optimization but also the design of innovative solutions that improve performance and competitiveness.
This line investigates the physico-chemical and biological phenomena involved in the abatement of contaminants from gaseous and liquid phases, as well as the conversion of gases and other renewable substrates into value-added products.
It integrates principles of reactor engineering, separation processes, simulation, and process optimization across multiple scales—from reactions on heterogeneous catalysts and microbial metabolism (and its modification) to plant-scale operations, including the macroscopic scale of reactors. Within the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Universidad de los Andes, the emphasis lies on generating knowledge that improves the operation and design of chemical and biological reactors for the production of value-added compounds and for the treatment of gaseous and aqueous effluents.
The Information and Energy Engineering line arises from the interdisciplinary convergence of electrical-engineering areas that underpin cutting-edge electrical and information systems. Key topics include renewable-energy conversion, electronics applied to signal and power systems, automatic control, information transmission and processing systems, and artificial intelligence.
Its objective is to advance globally relevant scientific and technological knowledge with a strong focus on applied science and experimental work.
Civil Engineering examines the entire life-cycle of planning, analysis, design, maintenance, construction, and operation of infrastructure works such as buildings, hydraulic structures, roadways, and transport facilities. It also encompasses the integrated management of these infrastructure systems, addressing issues such as disaster prevention, water-resource management, traffic control, and all works essential for economic development.
Pasantías de Investigación
2025
Paola Guevara | University of Southern Denmark
Francisco España Chavez | Universidad de Waterloo, Canadá
Paolo Latorre | Universidad KU leuven, Bélgica.
2024
Carlos Pirela | University of Padova
Luis Ascencio | University of Twente
Julia Pilatasig | Scuola Universitaria Superiore IUSS Pavia
Brian Cagua | Scuola Universitaria Superiore IUSS Pavia
Klever Gastón Parra | University of New Hampshire
Armando Meza | Universidad de La Laguna (Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Islas Canarias)
2023
Sebastián Sepúlveda | University of California, Davis
Matías Birrell | University of Alberta
2020
Felipe Carreño | Universidad de Valladolid, España
Cotutela de Tesis Doctoral
2024
Pedro Cruz Vásquez
Nombre de Tesis: Uso de Biorreactores en la producción de metabolitos extracelulares mediante fermentación de CO2/H2/O2 utilizando Cupriavidus necator H16: la influencia de la transferencia y el esfuerzo cortante.
Universidad: Universidad de Valladolid, España
Tutores: Universidad de los Andes: Dr. Alberto Vergara / Tutor Universidad de Valladolid: Dr. Raúl Muñoz
2020
Luz Yáñez
Nombre de Tesis: “Nuevas estrategias de producción de polhidroxialcanoatos y sus menómeros mediante fermentación: mejoras operacionales y metabólicas a través de la simulación y su validación experimentaI”
Universidad: Universidad de Valladolid, España
Tutores: Universidad de los Andes: Dr. Felipe Scott / Tutor Universidad de Valladolid: Dr. Raúl Muñoz
Convenios
| Universidad | Ciudad | Idiomas | Página Web |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universität Bayreuth | Bayreuth, Alemania | Alemán – Inglés | www.uni-bayreuth.de |
| University of Münster | Münster, Alemania | Alemán | www.austral.edu.ar |
| Deakin University | Victoria, Australia | Inglés | www.deakin.edu.au |
| Macquarie University | Sydney, Australia | Inglés | www.mq.edu.au |
| Universidad del Rosario | Bogotá, Colombia | Español | www.urosario.edu.co |
| Florida International University | Miami, Estados Unidos | Inglés | www.fiu.edu |
| University of Texas San Antonio | Texas, Estados Unidos | Inglés | http://utsa.edu/ |
| TECNUN – Universidad de Navarra | San Sebastián, España | Español – Inglés | www.tecnun.es |
| Universidad Católica de Valencia “San Vicente Martir” | Valencia, España | Español | www.ucv.es |
| Universidad de Oviedo | Oviedo, España | Español | www.uniovi.es |
| Universidad de Salamanca | Salamanca, España | Español | www.usal.es |
| Universidad de Santiago de Compostela | Santiago de Compostela, España | Español – Gallego | www.usc.es |
| Universidad de Vigo | Vigo, España | Español | www.uvigo.es |
| Universidad de Zaragoza | Zaragoza, España | Español | www.unizar.es |
| Universidad Rey Juan Carlos | Madrid, España | Español – Inglés | http://www.urjc.es/ |
| Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata | Roma, Italia | Italiano – Inglés | web.uniroma2.it/home.php |
| Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey | Monterrey -México | Español | www.itesm.edu |
| Universidad de Piura | Piura, Perú | Español | www.udep.edu.pe |
| Universität Koblenz – Landau | Mainz, Alemania | Alemán – Inglés | https://www.uni-koblenz-landau.de/de |
| George Mason University | Virginia, Estados Unidos | Inglés | https://www2.gmu.edu/ |
| Universidad de Valladolid | Valladolid, España | Español – Inglés | http://www.uva.es |
| Universidad Nacional del Litoral | Santa Fe, Argentina | Español | https://www.unl.edu.ar/ |






















