Research
Research
Astrostatistics, cosmology, transient events, and scientific software.
My research combines statistical learning, large astronomical datasets, open science, and software development.
Publication Profiles
ORCID
Persistent author identity and publication record.
Google Scholar
Citations, h-index, and publication discovery.
NASA ADS
Astronomy-focused publication index.
NASA ADS Metrics
Citation metrics in the NASA Astrophysics Data System.
Scopus
Indexed publication and citation profile.
ResearchGate
Research network and publication visibility.
Publons
Reviewer and research profile.
Recent Publications
The VVV near-IR galaxy catalogue of the southern Galactic disc. Astronomy & Astrophysics 700, A33, 2025.
The PAU survey: Enhancing photometric redshift estimation using DEEPz. Astronomy & Astrophysics 693, A102, 2025.
The VISTA Variables in the Vía Láctea extended (VVVX) ESO public survey: Completion of the observations and legacy. Astronomy & Astrophysics 689, A148, 2024.
Galaxies in the zone of avoidance: Misclassifications using machine learning tools. Astronomy & Astrophysics 686, A18, 2024.
The VVV near-IR galaxy catalogue in a Northern part of the Galactic disc. MNRAS 524(1), 678–694, 2023.
Automated classification of eclipsing binary systems in the VVV Survey. MNRAS 520(1), 828–838, 2023.
The cosmic shallows I: Interaction of CMB photons in extended galaxy haloes. MNRAS 518(4), 5643–5652, 2023.
Spin alignment around TNG300-1 voids. MNRAS 518(2), 3095–3105, 2023.
Improved two-point correlation function estimates using glass-like distributions as a reference sample. MNRAS, 2021.
Drifting Features: Detection and evaluation in the context of automatic RRLs identification in VVV. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2021.
GriSPy: A Python package for fixed-radius nearest neighbors search. Astronomy and Computing 34, 2021.
Books
La búsqueda de vida extraterrestre inteligente. Un enfoque interdisciplinario. With José G. Funes, Ximena Abrevaya, Lucio Fiorio, and Mariano Asla. EDUCC, 2023. ISBN 978-987-626-513-3.
La naturaleza de la luz y astronomía multibanda. Chapter in La astronomía y su enseñanza en la Educación Secundaria, Editorial UNC, 2012.
Talks
IATE, 2020: Probability of causal contacts between intelligent civilizations in the Galaxy. Slides and video
CONAE, 2020: Herramientas para el soporte de decisiones frente a la pandemia de COVID19. Slides
IATE, 2019: t-SNE. Slides
OTHER, 2019: Estimacion Monte Carlo de la probabilidad del primer contacto. Slides
Selected earlier talks: AAA, CosmoSur III, and invited research meetings on cosmic voids, galaxy environments, stellar associations, and Bayesian statistics.
Research Training and Networks
Postdoctoral work
CONICET postdoctoral fellowship, 2009–2011, on characterization of the large-scale structure of the Universe.
Research visits
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in 2006 and 2009; Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in 2005.
Networks
Member of the IAU and AAA, and contributor to the international TOROS collaboration and interdisciplinary OTHER network.
Research Areas
Software
HEARSAY
Statistical simulation and SETI-related modeling.
AEGIS
Scientific software project.
PINNACLE
Publication analytics and institutional research metrics.
CORRAL
Data-intensive astronomical pipeline framework.
PROPERIMAGE
Image coaddition and subtraction for transient detection.
GriSPy
Python package for fixed-radius nearest-neighbor search.
Posters
A formal approach to compute density profiles and isochrone fitting in stellar associations
Tecnicas de deteccion automatica de eventos transitorios en Galaxias
The largest structures in the Universe
The luminosity function of galaxies in halos
An algorithm to traverse N-dimensional grids with one loop
Propiedades de galaxias en las futuras estructuras mas grandes del Universo