Diego H. STALDER DIAZ

I am a computational scientist bridging astrophysics, high-performance computing, and artificial intelligence to tackle critical challenges in energy, environment, and public health. My research develops cutting-edge algorithms for time series forecasting, image processing, and Bayesian inference—with applications spanning electricity demand prediction, river level forecasting, dengue outbreak modeling, and medical diagnostics.

I currently lead multidisciplinary research as a Full-Time Researcher at the Faculty of Engineering, National University of Asunción (FIUNA), where I direct projects in space weather monitoring, bioengineering testing, and AI applications for disease control. I serve as Academic Coordinator for the Master's Program in Artificial Intelligence Sciences and as an Assistant Professor teaching C/C++ Programming, Artificial Intelligence, and High-Performance Computing.

A key focus of my recent work is vector-borne disease modeling, where I lead projects funded by the Wellcome Trust (WolBloc) and BIO CIVIP, developing data-driven models to understand mosquito population dynamics and predict dengue outbreaks using agent-based simulations and deep learning. I also contribute to particle physics as a member of the DUNE collaboration, working on neutrino interaction reconstruction and detector simulation, and to space weather research through muon detector deployments at the South Atlantic Magnetic Anomaly.

My academic journey began with a Ph.D. at the National Institute for Space Research (INPE), where my research focused on Bayesian Surface Photometry Analysis and environmental effects on galaxies. I completed my Ph.D. in 2017 under the supervision of Reinaldo R. Rosa and Reinaldo R. Carvalho, with a visiting period at the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris (IAP) advised by Dr. Gary Mamon. Prior to my doctoral studies, I obtained a Master's degree in Applied Computing at INPE developing a GPU-accelerated N-Body simulator for Computational Cosmology. I earned my B.S. in Electronic Engineering from the National University of Asunción (UNA) with a thesis on optimal boundary control algorithms for cooling electronic circuits.

In my spare time: I love cooking, riding bicycles, and traveling with my wife Mariam and our son Alex :)