Hi there, I’m Luz Angélica.

Welcome! I’m a seasoned computational scientist and community builder. I’m passionate about driving innovation and developing cutting-edge Geo AI and simulation technology while building collaborative, diverse, and inclusive communities.

Currently, at MDA Space, I lead AI/ML R&D projects and cross-functional teams to incubate novel Geointelligence solutions. I apply techniques in Gen AI, sensor fusion, deep learning, hidden Markov models, and geospatial data analysis for maritime and land monitoring applications.

During my PhD and Industrial Mitacs Elevate Postdoc at the University of British Columbia, I worked with Eldad Haber’s and the Geophysical Inversion Facility research groups, which operate as Industry-Academia consortiums. These experiences exposed me to a wide variety of geophysical electromagnetic applications and provided me with a vibrant multidisciplinary environment to grow as an applied scientist. There I developed expertise in 3D electromagnetic geophysics forward and inverse modeling, particularly in multiscale and upscaling methods for natural resource exploration. In the last year of my postdoc, I explored the applicability of deep learning methods for aquifer resource prospectivity, which motivated me to continue as an industrial researcher in Geo AI.

As a community builder, I’ve led initiatives, events, and programs ranging from local to international scales. My efforts have focused on catalyzing the use of AI in Latin America, bridging scientific research with real-world applications, contributing to provide leadership and management skills for scientist, sharing knowledge and sparking innovative thinking for tech development, and promoting a more inclusive environment for female and Latin American computational and data scientists.

My education spanned top labs across Canada, Mexico, Spain, and the USA, including 7 research internships, at institutions like Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the Polytechnic University of Valencia, the Complutense University of Madrid, the University of Texas at Dallas, the Mathematics Research Center, and Computational Geosciences, Inc.

Feel free to explore my site to learn more about me and how I can help you. I am available by email, and welcome collaborations or other opportunities!