Eduards A. Chipatecua

I am not merely interested in research; I am interested in important research. My work begins with a simple premise: What problems are worth solving?

I was mentored by Professor Fabio González, who taught me that good research requires both technical depth and a clear sense of purpose. This led me to a critical observation at MindLab: a powerful computing lab was sitting idle, locking away potential. I did not just note the problem; I solved it. I took charge of its reopening, managing its GPU cluster and provisioning access for the entire research group. This was not an administrative task—it was a multiplier of research capacity.

Now, I collaborate with Professor Juan Galvis and Professor Francisco Gómez. We are not just writing papers; we are building the foundation for the next generation of scientific computing by creating a new high-performance lab at DataLab. Concurrently, I mentor first-year students because building a strong community is not an aside—it is a prerequisite for doing great work.

My motivation is fundamental: I solve hard problems. This is as true for my research as it is for the puzzles I tackle on Project Euler. The question that drives me is the one Hamming posed:

“What are the important problems in your field, and why aren’t you working on them?”