Biography
Franklin Santos is a Plant Sciences scholar at the Austral University of Chile, specializing in the intersection of quantitative genetics and crop physiology.
Affiliated with the GEM (Genotype x Environment x Management) lab, his current research focuses on developing hybrid predictive frameworks that combine APSIM simulation with Genomic Selection models. His objective is to improve the accuracy of phenological predictions under diverse environmental scenarios, providing data-driven insights for breeding programs and climate resilience in modern agriculture.
Education
- Plant Sciences, M.Sc. | 2026
- Austral University of Chile (UACh)
- Agronomist Engineer, B.Sc. | 2017
- El Alto Public University (UPEA)
- Data Science Specialization | 2020
- Johns Hopkins University | Verify
- Statistics with R | 2020
- Duke University | Verify
- Animal Breeding and Genetics | 2020
- Wageningen University & Research | Verify
Experience
- INIAF | Research and Technology Generation Professional | Feb 2023 - Dec 2023
- INIAF | Technical Extensionist | May 2022 - Dec 2022
- INIAF | Research Technician | Jan 2018 - June 2020
- GAM-Licoma | Director of Agricultural Development | June 2016 - Dec 2017
- INE | Municipal Census Chief | Aug 2013 - Nov 2013
Interests
- GxExM Modeling
- Flowering Time Prediction
- Data Science & Machine Learning
- R Programming & Reproducible Research