I am a Ph.D. candidate in Public Policy at the School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, USA). My major is Economic Development. My research interests are related to industry, technological innovation, and the role of entrepreneurs.

My doctoral dissertation looks at innovation inducement prizes and their potential as innovation policy tools. My research looks at how prize entrants respond to prize incentives, perform R&D activities, and come up with innovations (see the complete description of the project here). My work on prizes is funded in part by grants of the U.S. National Science Foundation and the IBM Center for The Business of Government.

I am also a research assistant with the Georgia Tech Program in Science, Technology and Innovation Policy. My current work is related to nanotechnology corporate research and commercialization activities. I work on other industry/innovation-related projects as well (see my projects).

I have developed skills in research methods, database development, bibliometric and patent analysis, datamining analysis and programming (VantagePoint software), network analysis and visualization (primarily with Pajek), GIS mapping, survey research and analysis, qualitative and case study research, technology assessment, and policy analysis in general.

I also worked as a research assistant with the Research Value Mapping Program (RVM) at the School of Public Policy. My research was related to university-industry relationships involving small and medium enterprises.

I obtained the degree of Licenciado en Administración from Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Santa Fe, Argentina. Previously, I obtained the degree of Técnico especialidad Mecánica-Eléctrica from Escuela Industrial Superior, also in Santa Fe.

I was born and raised in Santa Fe, Argentina.

 

 

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