A team driving the future
The laboratory brings together students, researchers, faculty members, and collaborators involved in robotics, intelligent control, artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, and technology transfer.
Each member contributes from a specific area, strengthening an applied research ecosystem with academic and industrial reach.
Director
Academic leadership, scientific vision, and strategic direction of the laboratory's research lines.
Lab Managers
Coordination, safety, operations, R&D support, and laboratory communication.
Investigadores de Postgrado
Conducting master's research, advanced projects, and scientifically oriented theses.
Investigadores Estudiantes
Undergraduate students involved in projects, prototypes, and emerging lines of research.
Industria y Transferencia Tecnológica
Profiles geared towards applied collaboration, advisory services, technology transfer, and innovation in partnership with the productive sector.
Our team
Laboratory Members
Dr. Mohammadhosein Sabzalian
Laboratory Director
Faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Santiago, Chile. He holds a Ph.D. in Control Science and Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and is a faculty member in master's and doctoral programs.
- Control theory
- AI-based control
- Mechatronics
- Autonomous systems
- Soft computing
Intelligent, non-linear, adaptive, robust, fuzzy, and neural control applied to complex systems.
Faculty member of the Master of Science in Engineering program (specialization in Mechanical Engineering) and the PhD in Engineering Sciences program (specialization in Sustainable Energy Systems). Email: mohammadhosein.sabzalian@usach.cl
Laboratory Coordinators
Aquiles A. González Báez
Partners, Communications, and People CoordinatorGraduate in Mechatronic Civil Engineering. Internship at Antofagasta Minerals S.A.
AI-based anomaly detection and prioritization in data centers; Data Center Infrastructure at Antofagasta Minerals S.A.
Gabriel Esteban Peña Miranda
R&D CoordinatorCivil Engineer in Mechatronics and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
Heading Control for Path-Following in a Biomimetic Wire-Driven Soft Robotic Fish: Design, Identification, and Validation.
Felipe Olivares Hirmas
Security and Operations CoordinatorMechanical-Civil Engineering Student.
Quadcopter drone controller.
Researchers and collaborators
Aaron Miguel Aguilar Cuevas
Civil Engineer in Mechatronics and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
Intelligent solar tracking and advanced sliding-mode MPPT control for photovoltaic systems under environmental disturbances.
Sebastián Ignacio Muñoz Jirón
Civil Engineer in Mechatronics and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
Control of a 6-DOF robotic manipulator using a fuzzy sliding-mode controller.
Dr. Omar Andrés Daud Albasini
Ingeniero Mecánico por la U. de La Serena; magíster en Ingeniería Mecatrónica y doctor en Control Automático por la U. de Trento.
FIU-IAgro: an integrated solution based on nanotechnology, biotechnology, sensor technology, and artificial intelligence for the national agri-food system.
Camilo Rodríguez
Licenciado en Matemáticas, ingeniero mecatrónico y magíster en Biomatemáticas.
Robust control of underwater manipulators using Sliding Mode Control.
María Loreto Canales Silva
Technology transfer and industrial innovation; circular economy, recycling, and material valorization; characterization of materials and photovoltaic processes; techno-economic assessment and business models.
Santiago, Chile.
Thesis students and student researchers
Sebastián Alejandro Cerpa Orellana
Student of Mechatronic Civil Engineering and the Master of Science in Engineering program, specializing in Mechanical Engineering.
Development of a self-balancing experimental robotic platform for the evaluation of advanced control.
Nicolás Ignacio Palavecino Vega
Mechatronic Civil Engineering Student.
Project to be confirmed.
Bastián Alonso Caris Meneses
Mechatronic Civil Engineering Student.
Event-Triggered Optimal Safety-Critical Control for Nonlinear Networked Systems with Application to Underwater Vehicles.
Luis Sepúlveda
Mechatronic Civil Engineering Student.
Digital Twin.
Martín Maturana Zúñiga
Mechatronic Civil Engineering Student.
Design and implementation of an open-architecture CNC platform for the comparative evaluation of PID, FLC, and ANFIS controllers in trajectory tracking.
Sebastián Sepúlveda
Mechatronic Civil Engineering Student.
Physics applied to robotics and control systems.
Joaquín Vidal González
Mechatronic Civil Engineering Student.
Fuzzy logic controller for calculating muscle fatigue.
Edgardo Tabilo Dávila
PhD student in Mechanical Engineering.
Proyecto por confirmar
Simón Benjamín Cabezas Trincado
Mechanical-Civil Engineering Student.
Proyecto por confirmar
Benjamín Salazar Flores
Mechatronic Civil Engineering Student.
Proyecto por confirmar
Antonia Elizabeth Cortés Rosales
Chemical Civil Engineering Student.
Proyecto por confirmar
Marco Andrés Fribla Cortés
Formación por confirmar
Proyecto por confirmar
Global research network
International research collaborators
Our international research network brings together experts in artificial intelligence, intelligent control, robotics, mechatronics, nonlinear systems, and advanced materials.
Colaboradores internacionales
Prof. Oscar Castillo López
International Research Collaborator · Mexico
National Technological Institute of Mexico, Tijuana Institute of Technology
Artificial intelligence, type-2 and type-3 fuzzy logic, intelligent systems and fuzzy control.
Prof. Ardashir Mohammadzadeh
International Research Collaborator · Türkiye
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Sakarya University
Intelligent and adaptive control, artificial intelligence, neural networks, and type-2 and type-3 fuzzy systems.
Prof. Maíra Martins da Silva
International Research Collaborator · Brazil
Department of Mechanical Engineering, São Carlos School of Engineering, University of São Paulo
Design and control of robotic systems, mechatronics, sensor fusion, and applied optimization.
Prof. Asociado Yazdan Batmani
International Research Collaborator · Iran
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Kurdistan
Nonlinear, optimal, robust, and safety-critical control systems.
Dr. Ashkan Bahadoran
International Research Collaborator · China
Center for Materials Interfaces, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Nanomaterials, semiconductor nanostructures, photocatalysis, green hydrogen, and biosensors.
Interdisciplinary and international collaboration
At CDSC Lab, we are open to building new interdisciplinary and international collaborations that connect knowledge, capabilities, and real-world challenges. We work with researchers, universities, research centers, and companies interested in developing applied research, new technologies, and solutions with academic and industrial impact.
Interdisciplinary
We seek to integrate diverse fields of knowledge to address complex problems from new perspectives, connecting engineering, science, technology, and real-world applications.
Knowledge that connectsInternational
We foster connections with researchers and institutions from various countries to develop joint projects, facilitate knowledge exchange, and build global scientific networks.
Research without bordersNew members
Do you want to be part of the team?
We are looking for students and researchers passionate about robotics, intelligent control, and applied artificial intelligence.