Personal profile
Research Interests
Across a diverse set of applications, the researcher advances AI-enhanced decision support for environmental health and renewable energy, integrates intelligent control with sustainable farming, and contributes to power systems education and safety. The work combines hybrid machine learning (Random Forest, CatBoost, Gradient Boosting, and 1D CNN) with real-time chatbot interfaces to predict solar irradiance and issue personalized health-environment alerts, aiming to strengthen sustainable energy integration and user accessibility. In agriculture, the research evaluates organic hydroponic systems with intelligent monitoring to optimize romaine lettuce growth under variable recirculation, linking process variables to physiological plant responses and demonstrating potential for water- and energy-efficient food production under climate change. In power engineering, the studies address electrical breakdown in oil-filled medium-voltage switches through mathematical simulation and experimental validation, and examine grounding mesh configurations for touch and step voltages per IEEE-80 standards to enhance safety. Additional work includes AI-based object detection on production lines using YOLOv8 on embedded hardware, and educational tooling like portable PLC-based didactic systems to improve practical engineering training. Collectively, the profile highlights a methodological emphasis on data-driven modeling, sensor-informed control, and safety-critical evaluation within energy, environment, and education domains, with demonstrable impact for sustainability, reliability, and knowledge transfer.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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SDG 13 Climate Action
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SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Predictive control strategies for industrial processes
Parra Rosero, P. G. (PI), Vega Ureta, N. T. (Col) & Martiillo Ayala, D. H. (External)
19/05/15 → 23/03/18
Project: Research and Development
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AI-Based Virtual Assistant for Solar Radiation Prediction and Improvement of Sustainable Energy Systems
Gavilánez, T., Zamora, N., Navarrete, J., Vega, N. & Vergara, G., Oct 2025, In: Sustainability (Switzerland). 17, 19, 8909.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Experimental Evaluation of Oxygen and Dissolved Solids Levels in Hydroponic Crops Using Organic Nutrients as a Function of the Number of Daily Recirculations
Vega, N., Zamora, N., Tigse, A., Chacón, J. & Vega, A., Aug 2025, In: Sustainability (Switzerland). 17, 16, 7484.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Application of a Neural Network to Feed Bag Tag Detection Systems
Loaiza, L., Villota, W., Penaranda, V., Cardenas, M. & Vega, N., 2024, 2024 IEEE International Conference on Automation/26th Congress of the Chilean Association of Automatic Control, ICA-ACCA 2024. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., (2024 IEEE International Conference on Automation/26th Congress of the Chilean Association of Automatic Control, ICA-ACCA 2024).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Experimentation of Electrical Disruption in Medium Voltage Switchgear
Vega, N., Zamora, N., Cardenas, D., Villagomez, G., Penaranda, V. & Parra, P., 2024, 2024 IEEE International Conference on Automation/26th Congress of the Chilean Association of Automatic Control, ICA-ACCA 2024. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., (2024 IEEE International Conference on Automation/26th Congress of the Chilean Association of Automatic Control, ICA-ACCA 2024).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Analysis of the energy production of photovoltaic facades integrated in BIPV buildings
Vera, K., Salvatierra, J., Lata-García, J. & Vega, N., 2023, In: Proceedings of the LACCEI international Multi-conference for Engineering, Education and Technology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
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