David Contreras Aguilar

E-mail
david.contreras@salle.url.edu
Building
IOTICAT
Address
C. Quatre Camins 30, 08022, Barcelona
Floor
IOT
Section
Department of Engineering
Position
Professor

Professor and Coordinator of the Master’s Degree in Big Data
La Salle Campus Barcelona – Universitat Ramon Llull

Academic Background

  • PhD in Engineering and Advanced Technologies, Universitat de Barcelona (Spain), 2017
  • Master’s Degree in Information Technologies, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María (Chile), 2008
  • Civil Engineer in Computer Science and Informatics, Universidad Católica del Norte (Chile), 1999

Teaching Activity
Professor at Universitat Ramon Llull since 2025, with more than 20 years of academic experience at universities in Chile and Spain. His teaching focuses on programming, artificial intelligence, business intelligence, operating systems, and software project development.

Professional Activity
Co-founder and CEO of Dreamside Ltda. (Chile), he combines professional practice with teaching and the technical application of theoretical concepts in the fields of information technologies and telecommunications.

Research Activity
His research is mainly focused on Artificial Intelligence, specifically on Recommender Systems. He is the author of more than thirty scientific articles in his area of specialization.

Awards and Distinctions
He has received recognition for his academic career, including:

  • President of the Republic of Chile Scholarship
  • PhD Scholarship Abroad, ANID Chile
  • Postdoctoral Scholarship Abroad, ANID Chile