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Claudio Villegas


Claudio Villegas

Specialist in massive data analysis and collective dynamics, with emphasis on evolutionary strategic behavior and social conflict. He has worked as an academic researcher, consultant and strategic advisor for multiple institutions, supporting the analysis of behavioral dynamics in digital social networks; self-organized and sustainable management of common resources; and relations between institutions and urban, rural, indigenous and island communities.


He has collaborated with institutions such as WWF, UNDP, FAO, PRODESAL, GIA, COP25, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Housing and the Ministry of Social Development, as well as various companies and trade union organizations. His most notable work includes the development of models of collective behavior analysis within the independent academic laboratory CHuepeLabs (Chicago, USA) and within the Laboratorio de Social Listening SoL-UC, part of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.


He teaches courses at the Universidad Academia de Humanismo Cristiano, School of Anthropology, and has been invited professor of the Master in Political Communication at the Universidad Católica de Chile. In both instances, he emphasizes the use of complex systems theory and computational methodologies to address socio-anthropological and strategic communication issues. He has also presented in several national and international conferences such as NetSciX (Network Science Society, USA) and SASE-Rise (Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica).


He is considered to be a pioneer in the introduction of complex computational modeling tools, artificial intelligence and dynamic networks in consulting and social advising.


He is a Social Anthropologist from the Universidad Academia de Humanismo Cristiano and Diploma in Software Analysis.