Rodrigo Lara Molina

Research Scientist

Rodrigo holds a 6 year BS/MSc in Mathematical Engineering from Universidad de Chile and a MEng in General Engineering from Ecole Centrale Paris, both obtained through a dual-degree program. He also holds a BS in Applied Economics from Université Paris Dauphine. He has participated in several projects in the Data-Pop Alliance research and training working areas in Colombia, Mexico, and Chile. He is based in Santiago de Chile, where he has also worked as a consultant for the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). Theoretical and applied challenges on the use Machine Learning for international development are the main research interests of Rodrigo.

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  • Blog

Overview of the Technical Workshop “Web Data Collection and Analysis: Web Scraping and API’s Interaction”, held at IBGE Offices in Rio de Janeiro, November 2019

On November 25-27, Data-Pop Alliance, ECLAC and IBGE conducted the first technical workshop in Rio de Janeiro. Moreover, for the first time, Data-Pop Alliance organized a three-day training tailored particularly for the needs of the staff at the Brazilian National...

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El Laboratorio Urbano abre sus puertas en Bogotá. Un proyecto de la Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico, la Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá y Data-Pop Alliance

Data-Pop Alliance, junto con la Alcaldía de Bogotá (en cabeza de la Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico) y la Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá han estado trabajando a lo largo de este año, en la creación de un Laboratorio Urbano para...
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Urban Living Lab in Bogotá Project Launch: A Collaboration between Bogotá’s Economic Development Secretary, Bogotá Chamber of Commerce, & Data-Pop Alliance

This post explains more about the launch of an Urban Living Lab in Bogotá. Bogotá's mayor's office, the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce, and Data-Pop Alliance recently signed an agreement about this project. This post is also available in Spanish....