Team 2022-2025
Felipe Otondo
Lead Researcher
Former research associate at the Danish Technical University, Lecturer at Lancaster University in the UK and currently Senior Lecturer at Universidad Austral. His work focusses on soundscape research, spatialized sound, electronic music and new media.
Alejandro Albornoz
Researcher
Composer and performer of electroacoustic music. His research focusses in electroacoustic music composition and analysis in stereo and multi-channel formats. He is currently a lecturer at Universidad Austral where he teaches courses related to electroacoustic music.
Gabriel Morales
Research Collaborator
Diseñador de sonido cinematográfico y productor musical. Actualmente desarrolla una línea de investigación bioacústica en los humedales de Valdivia con redes neuronales artificiales y herramientas de vanguardia en deep learning.
Carlos Knopel
Desarrollador de herramientas y aplicaciones web
Software engineer wih 10-year experience working in various international projects related to health, education, crypto and others.
Victor Cumián
Project Technician
A technician since 1980 at the Acoustics Institute at Universidad Austral de Chile, he has worked extensively with the design and implementation of recording projects, acoustic panels and field work.
Jeanpier Fernández
Tesista periodo 2022-23
Estudiante de sexto año de la carrera de Ingeniería Civil Acústica en la Universidad Austral de Chile. Alumno tesista desarrollando herramienta de especialización de audio inmersivo.
Team 2019-2022
Felipe Otondo
Lead Researcher
Previously a researcher with the Danish Technical University and faculty at Lancaster University. He works with soundscape research, spatialized sound and new media. His compositions have been presented at over 30 countries.
Víctor Poblete
Researcher
Associate Professor at Universidad Austral de Chile working with signal processing, machine learning and auditory models.
Ma. Patricia Möller
Researcher
Has worked with wetlands research from a variety of angles, from its biological composition and processes, conservation, and sustainability. Currently she works with the Centro de Humedales Río Cruces, with wetland awareness and education.
Enrique Suárez
Researcher
Has worked in both academia and the public sector. He is specialized in environmental acoustics, normative legislation, and evaluation of environmental impact. As a researcher, he has worked with noise maps, soundscapes, and urban noise studies.
Carolina Ihle
Researcher
Works with architectural and natural heritage from academic, artistic, and activist perspectives, studying how value is constructed in our societies.
Rodrigo Torres
Researcher
Acoustic engineer, audiophile and educator. Has integrated several research projects related to acoustic research and the arts. Active as a recording and post-production engineer.
André Mestre
Research Collaborator
Composer, sound artist, and academic with Universidad Austral de Chile. Works with installation and augmented acoustic ensembles.
Jorge Tomasevic
Research Collaborator
An ornithologist dedicated to the study and preservation of birds for over 20 years. He specialized in trying to understand the relationship between various species to their environment, particularly in light of urban development.
Pablo Huijse
Research Collaborator
An Associate Professor at the Institute of Informatics at Universidad Austral de Chile. His research interested are related to the analysis of astronomical imaging through the application of informatics theory and machine learning.
Victor Vargas
Research Assistant
Currently conducting his thesis work at the Institute of Informatics at Universidad Austral de Chile, working with digital signal processing and programming of soundlapse applications.
Diego Espejo
Research Assistant
5th-year student of acoustic engineering at Universidad Austral de Chile, working with digital signal processing and programming of soundlapse applications.
Victor Cumián
Project Technician
A technician since 1980 at the Acoustics Institute at Universidad Austral de Chile, he has worked extensively with the design and implementation of recording projects, acoustic panels and field work.