Ultima Esperanza Sound, Chile

Pablo Valdes Donoso, DVM MPVM MS PhD

Pablo Valdes Donoso, DVM MPVM MS PhD

Assistant Professor of AI in Veterinary Medicine

Université de Montréal

About me

I am an assistant professor at l’UdeM in charge of accelerating AI research in Veterinary Medicine. I am passionate about working with data to optimize the use of natural resources while promoting animal, human and environmental health. My research focuses on understanding how economic incentives of production can affect animal, human, and environmental health. I routinely use statistical tools, including machine learning, time series, network analysis, system dynamics, and regression models.

I have participated in national and international conferences, led quantitative workshops, taught university courses, collaborated with researchers from various countries, and written several peer-reviewed publications and outreach articles.

I currently co-direct PIAAS, a group hosted at the Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, that develops AI research on agrifood and animal health. As a faculty, I am also part of IVADO and actively collaborate with the Consortium Santé Numérique.

In my free time, I love doing outdoor activities, including sports and traveling.

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Interests
  • Animal Health Economics
  • One Health
  • Food Sustainability
  • Data Science
  • Artificial Intelligence
Education
  • PhD in Epidemiology, 2017

    University of California, Davis

  • MS in Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2017

    University of California, Davis

  • Master’s in Preventive Veterinary Medicine (MPVM), 2012

    University of California, Davis

  • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM), 2007

    Universidad de Chile

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sampling procedure. ISA Control Program, 2008. Puerto Natales, Chile

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Assistant Professor
Mar 2022 – Present Saint-Hyacinthe, QC
 
 
 
 
 
Data Scientist
Jul 2019 – Dec 2021 Atlanta, GA
 
 
 
 
 
Postdoctoral Scholar
Jul 2017 – Jun 2019 Davis, CA
 
 
 
 
 
Graduate Researcher
Sep 2016 – Mar 2017 Davis, CA
 
 
 
 
 
Teaching Assistant
Sep 2015 – Mar 2017 Davis, CA
 
 
 
 
 
Research Specialist
Sep 2014 – Aug 2015 St. Paul, MN
 
 
 
 
 
Graduate Student
Sep 2010 – Sep 2014 Davis, CA
 
 
 
 
 
Veterinary Officer
Jan 2008 – Jun 2010 Valparaiso, Chile
 
 
 
 
 
Field Veterinarian
Apr 2007 – Dec 2007 Chiloe, Chile

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Talk at the MSD Animal Health High Quality Pork European Meeting, 2018. Baveno, Italy

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