Projects
UD-Viz
A JavaScript framework for creating web applications for visualizing and interacting with geospatial 3D urban data.
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UD-Graph
A set of python tools for generating urban data knowledge graphs using model and schema-driven transformations.
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LiteGlass
A mirror with a UI that displays time, date, and weather information.
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[6] John Samuel Samuel, Vincent Jaillot, Clément Colin, Diego Vinasco-Alvarez, Eric Boix, et al.. UD-SV : Urban data services and visualization framework for sharing multidisciplinary research . Transactions in GIS, 2023, ⟨10.1111/tgis.13049⟩. ⟨hal-04071150⟩
Read article[5] Clément Colin, Corentin Gautier, Diego Vinasco-Alvarez, Johanna Delanoy, Gilles Gesquière, et al.. UD-SV : Plateforme d'exploration de données urbaines à n-dimensions — Espace, Temps, Thématiques . Mappe Monde, 2023, 135, ⟨10.4000/mappemonde.8265⟩. ⟨hal-04071143⟩
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[4] Diego Vinasco-Alvarez. Standards in Model-Centric Geospatial Knowledge Graph Creation. ESWC 2022 Ph.D. Symposium, May 2022, Hersonissos, Greece. ⟨hal-03693607⟩
Read article[3] Diego Vinasco-Alvarez, John Samuel Samuel, Sylvie Servigne, Gilles Gesquière. Towards Limiting Semantic Data Loss In 4D Urban Data Semantic Graph Generation. ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2021, VIII-4/W2-2021, pp.37-44. ⟨10.5194/isprs-annals-VIII-4-W2-2021-37-2021⟩. ⟨hal-03375084⟩
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[2] Diego Vinasco-Alvarez, John Samuel Samuel, Sylvie Servigne, Gilles Gesquière. "Towards a semantic web representation from a 3D geospatial urban data model". SAGEO 2021, 16ème Conférence Internationale de la Géomatique, de l'Analyse Spatiale et des Sciences de l'Information Géographique., May 2021, La Rochelle [Online Event], France. pp.227-238. ⟨hal-03240567⟩
Read article[1] Diego Vinasco-Alvarez, John Samuel Samuel, Sylvie Servigne, Gilles Gesquière. "From CityGML to OWL". [Technical Report] LIRIS UMR 5205. 2020. ⟨hal-02948955⟩
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Experience
Ph.D. Candidate - L'Université Lumière, Lyon 2, Lyon France
October 2020 - Today
- Realization of a state of the art study in the domain of data integration for creating 3D semantic city models using model-driven urban data transformations and semantic web technologies.
- Proposal of a methodology for the integration of 4D urban data. Methodology was validated by oral presentations, and publications like [2], one of which received an "Outstanding Paper" award ([3]).
- Active participation in the CityGML 3.0 GML encoding sub working group of the Open Geospatial Consortium. Provided editorial assistance in in creation of normative and informative documentation in addition to the creation of a exemplary datasets and research presentations.
Masters Internship (M2) - LIRIS CNRS UMR 5205, Lyon France
March 2020 - August 2020
- Realization of a state of the art study in the domain of data format conversion between 3D urban data and semantic web technologies.
- Implementation of a transformation tool to convert 3D urban data into interoperable knowledge graphs [1].
IT Systems Analyst - Virgin Pulse, Minneapolis, MN, USA
August 2018 - July 2019
- Provided support to Cisco Unified Communications VOIP call center agents and infrastructure.
- Performed hardware and software support on Windows and MacOS operating systems onsite and through management tools such as SCCM and JAMF.
- Managed several integration projects during the merger of RedBrick Health Corporation with Virgin Pulse.
IT Service Desk Supervisor - Donaldson Company Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA
October 2017 - July 2018
- Coordinated a team of 5 multilingual agents to provide international support for both north American and latin American users.
- Organized one-on-one meetings with support agents to teach skills and evaluate performance.
- Oversaw projects to integrate the legacy USA service desk to an international 24/7 service desk.
- Manage ticket triage responses and Service Now knowledge base documentation.
IT Service Desk Specialist - Donaldson Company Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA
October 2016 - October 2017
- Managed System Center Configuration Manager collections for deploying software and patching.
- Maintained Active Directory groups, users, and pc objects across multiple internal and external domains.
- Supported enterprise applications including Office 365, Microsoft Exchange Online, and Cisco Telephony.
- Helped users via Service Now, phone, chat, and walk-up support in both hardware and software environments.
- Configured and setup new PCs, monitors, speakers, and other peripherals for Windows computers.
Student Web Developer - University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
May 2015 - May 2016
- Developed internal web applications using Ruby on Rails, HTML, Javascript, and JQuery.
- Managed and manipulated multiple code repositories and databases with Github and MySQL.
- Designed and implemented dynamic, physics-based, infographics with D3.js and Node.js.
- Implemented a Bootstrap and Sass+CSS powered framework for responsive and lightweight applications.
IT End User Desktop Support - University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
September 2013 - September 2016
- Carried out hardware and software support and pc configuration/setup with both Windows and Apple computers.
- Performed desktop reimaging through Task Sequence over PXEBoot and Ghost clients.
- Managed computer objects in Active Directory Operational Units.
- Assisted faculty and staff via Service Now, over the phone, in-person, and remotely through Bomgar.