Present and Past Relevant Duties


Member of (International) Scientific Committee/Program:

  • XI Congreso Internacional de Matemática Aplicada y Computacional (CIMAC XI) (August 01 - 04, 2023), Universidad Peruana Unión, Ñaña - Perú.

  • X Congreso Internacional de Matemática Aplicada y Computacional (CIMAC X) (August 19 - 28, 2021), Universidad Nacional Agraria de la Selva, Tingo María - Perú

  • XXXIII Jornadas de Matemática de la Zona Sur, (April 19 - 24, 2021), Departamento de Matemática y Estadística, Universidad de la Frontera, Temuco - Chile

  • IX Congreso Internacional de Matemática Aplicada y Computacional (CIMAC IX), (August 06 - 09, 2019), Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina (UNALM), Lima - Perú.

  • XXVII Congreso de Matemática Capricornio (COMCA), (July 25 - 27, 2018), Campus Coloso, Universidad de Antofagasta, Antofagasta - Chile.

  • XI Fast Workshop on Applied and Computational Mathematics (January 04 - 06, 2018), Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, Escuela de Postgrado, Departamento de Matemáticas, Trujillo - Perú.

  • XII International Symposium of Generalized Convexity and Monotonicity (August 27 - September 02, 2017), Institute of Mathematics, University of Debrecen, Hajdúszoboszló - Hungary.

  • XXX Jornadas de Matemática de la Zona Sur, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Concepción-Chile, April 26 - 28, 2017.

  • X Fast Workshop on Applied and Computational Mathematics (January 06 - 07, 2017), Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, Departamento de Matemáticas, Trujillo - Perú.

  • Third International Conference on Set-Valued Variational Analysis and Set Optimization with Applications to Economics, Finance, Statistics and Game Theory (16-19 September, 2016), Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna - Austria.

  • VIII Congreso Internacional de Matemática Aplicada y Computacional (CIMAC VIII) (August 23 - 26, 2016), Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Matemáticas, Lima - Perú.

  • IX Fast Workshop on Applied and Computational Mathematics (January 06- 07, 2016), Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, Departamento de Matemáticas, Trujillo - Perú.

  • Modelling, Computation and Optimization in Information Systems and Management Sciences (MCO 2015) (May 11 - 13, 2015), Lorraine University, Metz - France.

  • VI Congreso Internacional de Matemática Aplicada y Computacional (CIMAC VII) (October 13 - 17, 2014), Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, Departamento de Matemáticas, Trujillo - Perú.

  • XI International Symposium of Generalized Convexity and Monotonicity (August 25 - 30, 2014), IMPA, Río de Janeiro. Brazil.

  • 2nd International Conference on Variational Analysis and Optimization, (07-10 January, 2014), CMM, UChile, Santiago - Chile.

  • Italian - Latin American Conference on Applied and Industrial Mathematics (ITLA 2012) (17-21 December, 2012), Departamento de Matemática, FCE, Universidad Austral, Rosario - Argentina.

  • VI Congreso Internacional de Matemática Aplicada y Computacional(CIMAC VI) (August 27-29, 2012), Universidad Nacional Jorge Basadre Grohmann de Tacna - UNJBG, Departamento de Matemáticas y Estadística, Tacna - Perú

  • International Mini-Conference on Set-Valued Variational Analysis and Optimization with Applications in Finance (16-19 August, 2012), Lutherstadt Wittenberg - German, Lutherstadt Wittenberg - Germanyy

  • XXV Jornadas de Matemática de la Zona Sur, Concepción-Chile, April 18-20, 2012

  • X International Symposium of Generalized Convexity and Monotonicity (August 22 - 27, 2011), Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca. Romania.

  • V Congreso Internacional de Matemática Aplicada y Computacional (CIMAC V) (August 02 - 06, 2010), Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cuzco, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Físicas y Matemáticas, Cuzco - Perú

  • Co-Chair of The 2009 International Symposium on Optimization, Theory and Applications (April 24 - 26, 2009), Sanya, Hainan - China.

  • IV Congreso Internacional de Matemática Aplicada y Computacional (CIMAC IV) (September 15 - 19, 2008), Universidad Nacional Pedro Ruiz Gallo, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemática, Lambayeque - Perú.

  • IX International Symposium of Generalized Convexity and Monotonicity (July 21 - 25, 2008), Department of Applied Mathematics, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaoshiung - Taiwan.

  • III Congreso Internacional de Matemática Aplicada y Computacional (CIMAC III) (January 30 - February 04, 2006), Universidad Nacional del Callao, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Matemática, Callao - Perú.

  • 1st Euro-Latin American Workshop on Engineering Systems (SELASI2005) (26-30 April, 2005), Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, Trujillo - Perú.

  • Italian - Latin American Conference on Applied and Industrial Mathematics (ITLA 2004) (15-18 December, 2004), Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, Trujillo - Perú.

  • LXXVI Encuentro Nacional de la Sociedad de Matemática de Chile (28-30 October, 2004), Olmu'e - Chile.

  • LXXV Encuentro Nacional de la Sociedad de Matemática de Chile (30-31 October and 1st November, 2003), Vicuña - Chile.

  • VI Simposio Internacional de Matemática, Sociedad de Matemática de Chile (November 12-16, 2002), Universidad de Magallanes, Punta Arenas - Chile.

  • XI Congreso Latino-Iberoamericano de Investigación de Operaciones (XI CLAIO) (October 27-31, 2002), Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción - Chile.

  • 5to Seminario Internacional en Optimización y Ciencias Afines (October 01-05, 2001), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería (UNI) and Instituto de Matemática y Ciencias Afines (IMCA), Lima - Perú.

  • XV Jornadas de Matemática de la Zona Sur, Concepción-Chile, April 26-28, 2001.

  • 4to Seminario Internacional en Matemática Aplicada y Optimización (October 04-08, 1999), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería (UNI), Lima - Perú.

  • 1er Encuentro Latino Iberoamericano de Optimización (I ELIO) - 2do Congreso Chileno de Investigación Operativa (OPTIMA 97) (November 06-08, 1997), Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción - Chile.

  • 3er Seminario Internacional en Matemática Aplicada y Optimización (October 06-10, 1997), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería (UNI), Lima - Perú.

Member of (International) Organizing Committee/Sessions:

  • Main Organizer and Chairman of the Miniworkshop “Optimización Matemática: nuevas herramientas y algoritmos” at XXXIII Jornadas de Matemática de la Zona Sur, (April 19 - 24,2021), Departamento de Matemática y Estadística, Universidad de la Frontera, Temuco - Chile

  • Main Organizer and Chairman of the Miniworkshop “Optimización: herramientas teóricas y algoritmos” at IX International Congress of Computational and Applied Mathematics, (CIMAC IX) (August 06 - 09, 2019), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina (UNALM), Lima-Perú.

  • Organizer and Chairman of Special Session “Optimization” within the XXVII Congreso de Matemática Capricornio (COMCA), Campus Coloso, Universidad de Antofagasta, Antofagasta-Chile, July 25 - 27, 2018.

  • XIII International Seminar on Optimization and Related Areas, (October 09-13, 2017), Instituto de Matemática y Ciencias Afines, UNI, Lima - Perú.

  • XXX Jornadas de Matemática de la Zona Sur, (April 26-28, 2017), Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Concepción - Chile.

  • 2nd International Conference on Variational Analysis and Optimization, (07-10 January, 2014), CMM, UChile, Santiago - Chile.

  • (Co-Chair) One-day Workshop, "Optimization", Departamento de Ingeniería Matemática, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Concepción, 29 November, 2013.

  • Organizer and Chairman of the Sesion "Efficiency and vector optimization with applications" within the Mainstream "Vector and set-valued optimization and applications" at 26th European Conference on Operational Research (EURO XXVI 2013), University La Sapienza Tor Vergata, Rome-Italy, 01 - 04 July, 2013.

  • Third Focus-Seminar, "Optimization: Asymptotic analysis, strong duality and relaxation", CI2MA, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Concepción, 17 April, 2012.

  • The International Conference on Continuous Optimization (ICOOPT2010), (26-29 July, 2010) Santiago - Chile.

  • VI Italian - Latin American Conference on Applied and Industrial Mathematics (ITLA 2009) (14-18 September, 2009), Facultad de Ciencias, Escuela Politécnica Nacional (EPN), Quito - Ecuador.

  • One of the organizers of the Thematic Session Optimization and Control Theory within the III Congreso Latino Americano de Matemáticos (III CLAM 2009) (31 August - 04 September, 2009), Santiago - Chile.

  • Chair of the Special Sesion on Optimization to the LXXVI Encuentro Nacional de la Sociedad de Matemática de Chile (28-30 October, 2004), Olmu'e - Chile.

  • Chair of the Special Sesion on Optimization and Calculus of Variations to the VI Simposio Internacional de Matemática, Sociedad de Matemática de Chile (November 12-16, 2002), Universidad de Magallanes, Punta Arenas - Chile.

  • Chair of the Special Session on Optimization and Calculus of Variations, at XV Jornadas de Matemática de la Zona Sur, Concepción-Chile, April 26-28, 2001.

  • President and Director of the Summer School 2001, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Concepción, January 08-19, 2001.

  • VI Encuentro de Matemáticas y sus Aplicaciones and Cuarta Escuela Andina de Ecuaciones Diferenciales (July 06-10, 1998), Facultad de Ciencias, Escuela Politécnica Nacional (EPN), Quito - Ecuador.

  • President of Seminario en Optimización Matemática (July 05-09, 1993), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería (UNI), Lima - Perú.

Membership of International Scientific Societies:

  • Member of the International Scientific Committee Working Group on Generalized Convexity (WGGC), 2006 - 2009; 2009 - 2012; 2012 - 2015; 2015 - 2018; 2018 - 2021

  • Member of the Scientific Committee of the Sociedad de Matemática de Chile, January 2000 -- December 2005.

Referee of International Journals:

Mathematics of Operations Research; Mathematical Programming, Section A: Section B; SIAM, J. on Control and Optimization; SIAM, J. on Optimization; Journal of Differential Equations; Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications; Journal of Global Optimization; Optimization; Positivity; Mathematical Methods of Operations Research; Journal of Convex Analysis; European Journal of Operational Research; Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications; Journal of Nonlinear and Convex Analysis; RAIRO-Operations Research; Operations Research Letter; Mathematical and Computer Modelling; Computers and Mathematics with Applications; Information Sciences; The Australian and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics Journal; Annales des Sciences Mathematiques du Quebec; Journal of Inequalities and Applications; Fixed Point Theory and Applications.

External Examiner of PhD theses:

  • Sorin-Mihai Grad (Habilitation thesis) Fakultät für Mathematik, Technischen Universität Chemnitz, Germany, September 2013

  • Department of Mathematical Engineering (Universidad de Chile, Chile), May 2000, December 2004, May 2007, Julio López (July 2009); Emilio Vilches (July 2017); Bao Tran Nguyen (November 2017); Anton Svensson (January 2020)

  • Mohd Ishtyak, Department of Mathematics (Aligarh Muslim University, India), June 2018.

  • Ruchi Arora, Department of Mathematics (University of Delhi, India), May 2010.

  • Shiva Kapoor, Department of Mathematics (University of Delhi, India), April 2022.

  • A. Satyanarayana Murthy, Department of Mathematics (National Institute of Technology, Warangal - India), July, 2010.

External Evaluator/Referee for Scientific Agencies:

  • Member of the Mathematics Adviser Committee (Grupo de Estudio de Matemática) at FONDECYT, National Comission for Scientific and Technological Research (CONICYT - Chile), May 2006 - June 2010

  • Member of the Evaluation Committee for Grants from "Programa de Capital Humano Avanzado", CONICYT - Chile, November 2008 - February 2011.

  • Member of the Evaluation Committee for Grants from \"Línea de Inserción a la Academia\", CONICYT - Chile, June - August 2013.

  • South Africa National Research Foundation (NRF), to evaluate and rating NRF researchers: July 2011

  • National Commission for Science and Technology (CONICYT-Chile): FONDECYT (National Fund for Scientific and Techonological Development) Regular projects; FONDECYT Posdoct projects; ECOS-CONICYT; INRIA-CONICYT.

  • National Agency of Evaluation and Prospecting (ANEP-Spain); ACSUCYL-Spain.

  • Research projects from Argentina, Venezuela.

  • Member of the Evaluation Committee for Grants from Programa de Capital Humano Avanzado, CONICYT - Chile, November 2008 - to present.

Rewiever:

  • Mathematical Reviews, American Mathematical Society, since 1995.

  • Zentralblatt MATH, since 2003.

Administrative Duties:

  • Member of the Council of Departmento de Ingeniería Matemática, Universidad de Concepción, Chile. May - July 2005; July 2006 - July 2012.

  • Member of the Graduate Committee of the PhD Program in Applied Sciences with major in Mathematical Engineering, Departamento de Ingeniería Matemática, Universidad de Concepción, Chile. 1995 - 2002; July 2012 - to present.

  • Director of Research and Posgraduate Sections, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Concepción, March 1999 - July 2001.