{"id":524,"date":"2026-05-25T14:38:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T12:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/analyse-spatiale\/?page_id=524"},"modified":"2026-05-25T15:00:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T13:00:54","slug":"daniela-marino","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/analyse-spatiale\/former-students-profiles\/daniela-marino\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniela Mari\u00f1o"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ydpb5598864MsoNormal\"><b class=\"\"><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN-US\">What is your academic background?<\/span><\/b><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"\"> <img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-519 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/analyse-spatiale\/files\/2019\/03\/foto_yo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"302\" height=\"413\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ydpb5598864MsoNormal\"><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN-US\"> I am an Engineer in Geographic Science with specialization in land use and sustainability from the Catholic University of Ecuador. I have a postgraduate in Geographic Information Systems from the San Francisco University of Quito, a Master in Design and Evaluation of Projects from the Central University of Quito, I am certified in Project Management Professional and PM4R of Inter-American Bank of Development, and I hold the Master in Geography with the specialization in Spatial Analysis and Complex Systems from the University of Lausanne.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ydpb5598864MsoNormal\"><b class=\"\"><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN-US\">What has been your career path so far, and what are your plans? Why did you choose this path?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ydpb5598864MsoNormal\"><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN-US\">After my master&#8217;s studies in Lausanne, I am full time lecturer at the Catholic University of Quito, teaching the courses of Land Planning, Demography, and Remote Sensing in the Faculty of Human Studies. I manage the innovation project about web mining and labor force, and the project of web portals where I manage the academic blog about the Geography curriculum. Also, I coordinate the project for implementing ODS indicators to mainstream within academic planning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ydpb5598864MsoNormal\"><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN-US\">Besides, I manage the international event called &#8220;Encuentro de Ge\u00f3grafos de Am\u00e9rica Latina&#8221; that is the biggest event for geographers in the region with 40 years of history. It is organized by representatives of 5 Universities of Ecuador and a group of more than 32 private and public institutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ydpb5598864MsoNormal\"><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN-US\">My plans for the future are to continue in academia, I want to pursue a PhD, become a principal lecturer, and develop my own network of research, with the aim of creating my own institute of research and online training in the geography of innovation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ydpb5598864MsoNormal\"><b class=\"\"><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN-US\">What challenges did you face during your master\u2019s degree at Unil, and what are its qualities and flaws in your opinion?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ydpb5598864MsoNormal\"><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN-US\">During my master studies I encountered many challenges. Language was the most difficult one because my level of French was basic, also I had to review some concepts and methods in mathematics and physics, because I was developing my career in the industry where theoretical topics are normally not used. I had to remember and learn a lot of topics, in particular my knowledge in programming was insufficient for the master&#8217;s program. Dedication and perseverance were crucial, but the support of my classmates also contributed to my success.<\/span><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ydpb5598864MsoNormal\"><b class=\"\"><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN-US\">In what way does your master training at the Unil, and more specifically the \u201cspatial analysis\u201d specialization, have been useful during your experience in the professional world?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ydpb5598864MsoNormal\"><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN-US\">Training in spatial analysis has provided me with many tools, methods and theoretical concepts, which have been fundamental for the innovation in Geographic Science. <strong>It gave me the opportunity to design and develop high-tech projects that are unique in my country.<\/strong> Now, I can work in multidisciplinary projects with a new vision and capabilities to develop knowledge.\u00a0<span class=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is your academic background? 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