Mauricio Hernandez is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Energy and Environment at Duke University. He holds an M.Sc. in Manufacturing Systems and Automation and a B.Sc. in Electronics. He has engineering experience in the agriculture, automotive, and aviation industries. Recently, his research has focused on the analysis of energy systems in Latin America and the development of human and machine learning methods to improve the performance of energy management system models. He has professional certifications in project management, entrepreneurship, and LEED. His interests lie in energy sustainability, artificial intelligence, and process optimization.
