Rodrigo Linfati, PhD

Curriculum Vitae

Last update

October 25, 2026

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Full Professor · Department of Industrial Engineering · Universidad del Bío-Bío

About Me

Rodrigo Linfati is currently a Full Professor (since 2026) in the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Bío-Bío in Concepción (Chile), where he joined in 2012. Dr. Linfati earned his Ph.D. in Operational Research from the University of Bologna (Italy). He also earned a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering, a professional degree in Industrial Engineering, and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the University of Concepción (Chile).

  • Research Areas: operations research, combinatorial optimization, metaheuristics, and operations management.
  • Research Interests: heuristic and metaheuristic algorithms (TS, SA, VNS, GA, ACO); mathematical modeling and mixed-integer programming formulations; matheuristics and hybrid optimization techniques; machine learning for optimization, including reinforcement learning; quantum and quantum-inspired optimization (metaheuristics, QUBO, quantum annealing, QAOA).
  • Application Areas: vehicle routing and last-mile logistics; supply chain management (forestry, sawmill, mining); cutting stock (sawmill, forestry); scheduling, location, and healthcare.

Research Summary

  • Publications: XX (WoS: XX; SCOPUS: XX)
  • h-index: XX (SCOPUS) · XX (Google Scholar)
  • Citations: XXXX (Google Scholar)
  • Grants as PI: XX · Theses supervised: XX (PhD: XX; MSc: XX)

Contact and Identifiers

Appointments and Leadership

Academic Appointments

  • 2026–Today. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet — Consectetur adipiscing elit, Universidad del Bío-Bío, Chile
  • 2018–2026. Sed do eiusmod tempor — Incididunt ut labore, Universidad del Bío-Bío, Chile
  • 2012–2018. Ut enim ad minim veniam — Quis nostrud, Universidad del Bío-Bío, Chile

Graduate Program Memberships

  • Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet — Doctorado en Lorem Ipsum, Universidad del Bío-Bío (Claustro)
  • Consectetur adipiscing elit — Magíster en Dolor Sit, Universidad del Bío-Bío (Núcleo)

Administrative and Leadership Roles

  • 2024–2026. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet — Department, Universidad del Bío-Bío, Chile
  • 2020–2022. Consectetur adipiscing elit — Committee, Universidad del Bío-Bío, Chile

Education

  • 2009–2011. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet — Universitas Ipsum, Italia
  • 2006–2008. Consectetur adipiscing elit — Universitas Dolor, Chile
  • 2002–2007. Sed do eiusmod tempor — Universitas Dolor, Chile

Honors and Awards

  • 2025. Lorem ipsum award — Consectetur adipiscing elit
  • 2019. Dolor sit amet recognition — Sed do eiusmod
  • 2007. Ut enim ad minim distinction — Quis nostrud

Research Projects

PI: principal investigator · Co-I: co-investigator · YR: young researcher.

Competitive Funding

  • 2023–2026. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur — FONDECYT Regular 0000000 — PI — ANID, Chile
  • 2017–2019. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt — FONDEF 00M0000000 — YR — ANID, Chile
  • 2016–2018. Ut labore et dolore magna — INNOVA 00.00-IN.IIP — Co-I — CORFO, Chile
  • 2014–2016. Quis nostrud exercitation — ECOS 0000 — Co-I — ANID, France–Chile

University Funding

  • 2025–2026. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet — RE0000000 — Co-I — UBB, Chile
  • 2022–2024. Consectetur adipiscing elit — RE0000000 — PI — UBB, Chile

Research Groups

  • 2023–2026. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet — GI 0000000 — PI — UBB, Chile
  • 2017–2018. Consectetur adipiscing elit — GI 0000000 — Co-I — UBB, Chile

Technology Transfer and Industry Collaboration

  • 2025–2026. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet — I+D 00-000 — Co-I — UBB, Chile
  • 2019–2021. Consectetur adipiscing elit — 0000 — PI — Industry partner, Chile

Publications

* student co-author · † corresponding author.

Journal Articles - WoS (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI)

  1. Linfati, R.; Lorem, I.*; Ipsum, D.† (2026). Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Journal Lorem Ipsum, 1(1), 1–10.
  2. Linfati, R.†; Dolor, S. (2025). Consectetur adipiscing elit. Journal Dolor Sit, 2(3), 11–20.

Journal Articles - WoS/ESCI & SCOPUS

  1. Linfati, R.; Amet, C.* (2024). Sed do eiusmod tempor. Journal Amet, 3(2), 21–30.

Journal Articles - SciELO and Others

  1. Linfati, R.; Elit, A. (2023). Incididunt ut labore. Revista Lorem, 4(1), 31–40.

Conference Articles and Book Chapters

  1. Linfati, R.; Magna, A. (2022). Ut enim ad minim veniam. In: Proceedings Lorem Ipsum, 41–50.

Journal Articles - PrePrint

  1. Linfati, R.; Aliqua, U. (2026). Quis nostrud exercitation. arXiv preprint.

Supervised Theses

A: advisor · CA: co-advisor · ✓: completed · …: in progress.

Doctoral Theses

  • 2025. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet — Nombre Apellido (A, ✓)

Master Theses

  • 2024. Consectetur adipiscing elit — Nombre Apellido (A, ✓)
  • 2026. Sed do eiusmod tempor — Nombre Apellido (CA, …)

Undergraduate Projects - Research

  • 2025. Ut enim ad minim veniam — Nombre Apellido (A, ✓)
  • 2019. Quis nostrud exercitation — Nombre Apellido (A, ✓)

Undergraduate Projects - Industry

  • 2025. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet — Nombre Apellido (A, ✓) — Empresa Lorem
  • 2022. Consectetur adipiscing elit — Nombre Apellido (A, ✓) — Empresa Ipsum

Teaching

Courses Taught

  • 2021–Today. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet — Pregrado, Universidad del Bío-Bío
  • 2014–Today. Consectetur adipiscing elit — Postgrado, Universidad del Bío-Bío
  • 2010. Sed do eiusmod tempor — Universitas Ipsum

Teaching Training and Professional Development

  • 2025. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet — 10 h
  • 2015. Consectetur adipiscing elit — LASPAU-Harvard, 59 h
  • 2013. Sed do eiusmod tempor — 20 h

Software and Teaching Materials

Academic Service

Editorial Roles

  • 2025–Today. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet — Journal Lorem Ipsum
  • 2023. Consectetur adipiscing elit — Special Issue Dolor

Reviewing - Journals

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet: XX reviews, XX journals (profile).

Journal Lorem Ipsum · Journal Dolor Sit · Revista Amet · Journal Consectetur

Reviewing - Academic Ranks

  • 2025. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet — Universidad Ipsum, Chile
  • 2022. Consectetur adipiscing elit — Universidad Dolor, Chile

Reviewing - Projects

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet: ANID (XX), CORFO (XX), Universidad Ipsum (XX).

Reviewing - Scholarships

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet: ANID (XX), Universidad Dolor (XX).

Master Theses Committees

  • 2024. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet — Nombre Apellido — Universidad Ipsum, Chile
  • 2022. Consectetur adipiscing elit — Nombre Apellido — Universidad Dolor, Chile

Doctoral Theses Committees

  • 2025. Sed do eiusmod tempor — Nombre Apellido — Universidad Ipsum, Chile
  • 2021. Ut enim ad minim — Nombre Apellido — Universidad Dolor, Chile

Conference Organization and Committees

  • 2026. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet — Chair
  • 2024. Consectetur adipiscing elit — Program Committee

Talks

Plenary and Keynote Talks

  • 2025. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet — Conference Ipsum, Chile
  • 2023. Consectetur adipiscing elit — Congreso Dolor, Chile

Conference Talks

  • 2026. Sed do eiusmod tempor — Conference Amet, Italia
  • 2024. Ut enim ad minim — Conference Elit, Chile
  • 2015. Quis nostrud exercitation — Conference Sit, Francia

Other

Membership in Professional Societies

  • 2021–2023. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet — ICHIO
  • 2013–Today. Consectetur adipiscing elit — ICHIO — Instituto Chileno de Investigación de Operaciones

Languages

  • Lorem: ipsum
  • Dolor: sit amet
  • Consectetur: adipiscing