§ Author · Director and founder, aGo lab

Sixto Valdés Elizalde

Director and founder of aGo lab. Industrial Engineer and Computer Engineer, MBA. Joint doctoral candidate between University of Málaga (Spain) and University of Bío Bío (Chile). Master in Software Development at University of Granada. Lead author of indexed publication in CLADEA / Emerald (2025) applying LightGBM and SHAP to cultural consumption in Chile.

§ Peer-reviewed publications

Valdés-Elizalde, S., Mendoza-Llanos, R., Molinillo, S., & Campos, P. G. (2025). Unveiling economic barriers to cultural consumption in Chile: insights from SHAP analysis and predictive modeling. Academia Revista Latinoamericana de Administración, 38(1), 53.

DOI: 10.1108/ARLA-07-2024-0147 · Scopus Q2 · Web of Science Q3 · CLADEA / Emerald · Open Access

§ Academic background

Joint PhD, Economics and Business / Economics and Information Management University of Málaga (Spain) + University of Bío Bío (Chile) in progress
Master in Software Development University of Granada (Spain) in progress
MBA Executive program completed
Computer Engineer Chilean university completed
Industrial Engineer Chilean university completed

§ Active research lines

Algorithmic inclusivity in optimization systems
Vertical RAG and AI agents for regulatory compliance
Open statistical analysis with differential privacy
Predictive modeling and contextual recommendation
Model interpretability with SHAP (validated in our Emerald paper)

§ Blog posts · 11

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