DIINF Students Present Thesis Works at U. de Chile SPEL Lab

May 29, 2025·
Dr. Carlos Gonzalez-Cortes
Dr. Carlos Gonzalez-Cortes
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On 29 May, Josue Quileñan and Felipe Solís, students of Ingeniería en Ejecución en Informática at DIINF-USACH, presented their bachelor thesis work at the Space and Planetary Exploration Laboratory (SPEL) of the University of Chile. The session took place within an inter-institutional collaboration with academics from DIINF and from the Electrical Engineering Department of the same university. Presenting undergraduate work in a laboratory that builds and operates nanosatellites is part of the joint training path that links USACH students with the SUCHAI missions.

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Dr. Carlos Gonzalez-Cortes
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Professor in the Computer Engineering Department at the University of Santiago of Chile (USACH). He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Chile and has extensive experience in embedded systems, nanosatellites, and flight software. Previously, he developed the SUCHAI family and PlantSat nanosatellites at SPEL, and worked at the Flight Software Department of the German Aerospace Center (DLR). Carlos is passionate about pushing the boundaries of distributed space systems and satellite flight software architectures.