ABOUT US
Acústica Marina
We are a global company of Hydroacoustic Technology fused with Artificial Intelligence (AI) led by women, born in the city of Valdivia, Los Ríos region.
Our professional team is transdisciplinary and is united in the challenge of creating R+D+i solutions to respond to global problems that damage the health of the oceans and their biodiversity.
Our Commitment
We work for the achievement of the SDGs, 17 goals to transform our world, of the 2030 Agenda and the Decade of Action for Sustainable Development, decreed by @NacionesUnidas
ODS 5
Gender equality and empowerment of women and girls
ODS 9
Industry, innovation and sustainable infrastructure
ODS 13
Climate Action
ODS 14
Conserve and use the oceans and underwater life sustainably
ODS 17
Partnerships for Sustainable Development
Our team
Marcela Ruiz
Fundadora y Directora Ejecutiva
Founder and Executive Director of Acústica Marina. Valdivian Marine Biologist, Master in Strategic Management and Project Evaluation.
Member of the Chile-United States Council for Science, Technology and Innovation (STIC) @embajadaeeuucl
Vice President of the Asociación State Alumni Chile (SACH), a network of United States Government scholarship recipients in Chile @state.alumni.chile
International Visitor Leadership Program #IVLP2018: Women Leaders: Drivers of Economic and Social Change @stateivlp
Roberto Flores
Fundador y Director Tecnológico
Acoustic Engineer, more than 10 years of experience in Innovation and Development. Founder of the company Absentia SpA in 2007, working in the areas of Noise Control, Architectural Acoustics and Environment.
Product Owner at Capta SpA, a company dedicated to the manufacture of airborne noise monitoring stations.
Founder and Product Developer of Acústica Marina SpA.
Professor of the Acoustic Civil Engineering career at the Austral University of Chile, between 2009 and 2017. He taught classes on sound reinforcement, introduction to professional audio, ultrasound, architectural acoustics projects and sound reinforcement projects.
Sebastián Niklitschek
Fundador y Director de Inteligencia Artificial
Ingeniero Civil Matemático y Magíster en Probabilidades y Modelos Aleatorios, Université Pierre et Marie Curie.
Researcher at the Universidad de Concepción with more than 30 scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals on applied artificial intelligence, quantum computing and information, optimization and modeling.
He has extensive experience in strategic consulting in Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence for companies around the world.
Serial investor and entrepreneur, founding partner and/or technology manager at SurPoint Analytics, AirnCar, iHunt and NCDoing.
Carlos Villagrán
Fundador y Director de Tecnologías de Información
Biomedical Civil Engineer and Master in Industrial Engineering from the University of Concepción.
Since 2014 he has worked on the development of technological solutions based on digital signal processing, machine learning and IoT.
He has experience in the successful deployment of tools based on artificial intelligence, managing to generate value in real operational environments.
Implementation of scalable technological architectures at a national and international level, which supports Artificial Intelligence.
More than 20 scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals on applied artificial intelligence.
Michele Mascaró
Director of Planning and Marketing
Commercial Engineer Diego Portales University Diploma in Art Studies
Responsible for planning, marketing and social networks at Acústica Marina
Member of the Association of Women in Artificial Intelligence supporting communications and marketing
Experience in digital marketing consulting and business strategy in Startup and creation of relevant content complemented with image design
Entrepreneur in the area of content creation for companies in the artistic field.
Carola Martínez
Marine Conservation Coordinator
Degree in Marine Biology at Universidad Austral de Chile.
Porteña, based in Chiloé
Hydrobiology Laboratory Assistant at the Institute of Patagonia, UMAG
Calfuco Coastal Laboratory Assistant, UACH.
Research Assistant at ECIM, PUC.
Coordinator of Chile es Mar Program, PUC.
