Manuel Diaz

Manuel Diaz, PhD, currently serves as the Deputy Director of Quant Research and Data Systems at the Superintendencia de Bancos de la República Dominicana, where responsibilities include producing industry intelligence to enhance regulatory efficiency. Previous roles include Chief Technology Officer at PiTech SRL, leading the development of digital solutions, and Assistant Professor at Universidad Iberoamericana, teaching engineering in a dual program. Manuel also held positions as Computational Engineering Manager at EPSA-LABCO, where computational models for geotechnical and structural engineering were developed, and as a Research Associate at Duke University and Graduate Research Assistant at Cornell University, both focused on developing algorithms for nondestructive material characterization in biomedical imaging. Educational credentials include a PhD in Computational Mechanics from Cornell University and a BS in Civil Engineering/Mathematics from Utah State University.