My research focuses on advancing the understanding and practical application of hydrological and hydrometeorological processes through the integration of data, models, and open-source tools. My main research interests include:

• hydrometeorological modelling and forecasting based on large-scale and gridded datasets;

• development of open-source, data-driven tools for the operational monitoring of droughts, floods, and other extreme events;

• global optimisation, uncertainty quantification, and sensitivity analysis of hydrological models; and

• assessment of catchment-scale responses to extreme precipitation under climate variability and change.

These research activities have supported the establishment of a novel network of in situ precipitation and soil-moisture monitoring sites across five experimental catchments in Chile. The catchments span a wide range of hydrometeorological and geomorphological conditions, from the Mediterranean climate of Valparaíso to the humid environments of the Araucanía region. Within these experimental basins, I test hypotheses on hydrological behaviour using multiple data sources and complementary modelling approaches.

Across all projects, my overarching goal is to deliver reliable estimates of the impacts of global change and extreme events at the catchment scale, generating actionable knowledge to support robust water management and environmental decision-making.

International projects

• 2025-2026: NASA 23-HMA23-0014. TH2A-Perm: Assessing Permafrost Condition In High Mountain Asia And High Andes. Collaborator. Funding agency: NASA, USA.

• 2020-2023: PCI CONICYT Chile - NSFC China NSFC190018. Management of global change impacts on hydrological extremes by coupling remote sensing data and an interdisciplinary modelling approach. Principal investigator. Funding agency: CONICYT-NSFC, Chile and China.

• 2010-2013: Project IES-2010-301010 Improved calibration of flood simulation models and case study research in pilot river basins. Postdoctoral Researcher. Water Resources Unit, Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission, Ispra, Italy.

• 2007-2010: Project 505428 (GOCE) Workpackage COMPUTE, EU RTD FP6 Aquaterra project. Research Assistant. Università degli Studi di Trento, Trento, Italy.

Chilean projects

• 2025-2029: ANID-TA25I10030. “SICA: Integrated Climate and Water System in Chile. Co-I. Funding agency: ANID, Chile. Concurso IDeA I+D Tecnologías Avanzadas 2025.

• 2021-2024: Fondecyt Regular 1212071. The catchment’s memory: understanding how hydrological extremes are modulated by antecedent soil moisture conditions in a warmer climate. Principal investigator. Funding agency: ANID, Chile.

• 2021-2024: Fondecyt Regular 1210932. Improving forest water yield and productivity quantification at the catchment scale by mapping root depth and eco-physiological thresholds with remote sensing and water transfer modeling. Co-I. Funding agency: ANID, Chile.

• 2023-2026: Fondecyt Regular 1230792. Triggers of Rainfall-Induced Landslides in volcanic soils EXperiment: towards a fully understating of the water role in slope instability in the Southern Andes (TRILEX). Co-I. Funding agency: ANID, Chile.

• 2022-2023: ANID-Sequía FSEQ210001. Drought and water security platform for catchment planning: historical evolution and future trajectories under global change. Co-I. Funding agency: ANID, Chile. Concurso Fondo de Investigación Estratégica en Sequía (Asignación Rápida) año 2021.

• 2017-2020: Fondecyt Regular 1171560. Assessing spatio-temporal impacts of global change on water and biomass production processes at catchment scale: a synergistic approach based on remote sensing and coupled hydrological models to improve sustainable management of forest ecosystems. Co-I. Funding agency: CONICYT, Chile.

• 2016-2018: Fondecyt Iniciación 11150861. Understanding the relationship between the spatio-temporal characteristics of meteorological drought and the availability of water resources, by using satellite-based rainfall and snow-cover data. A case study in a data-scarce Andean Chilean catchment. Principal investigator. Funding agency: CONICYT, Chile.

• 2016-2018: Fondecyt Regular 1160656. Hillslope water storage and runoff processes: linking climate variability and interannual storage. Co-I. Funding agency: CONICYT, Chile.

• 2016: 14ENI2-26866. Prototipo de una arquitectura de big data para encontrar asociaciones espacio-temporales entre las variables hidrometeorológicas de una cuenca del sur de Chile, Región de La Araucanía.. Co-I. Funding agency: CORFO, Chile.