Summary
José Tapia is a multidisciplinary educator and practitioner with nine years focused on interaction design, AI-driven UX and physical computing, currently teaching at Universidad del Desarrollo in courses spanning HCI, mobile apps (Flutter) and interface design. He bridges arts-medial research and applied technology—publishing on AI models for UI evaluation and developing end-to-end ML pipelines for audio using PyTorch and Google Cloud—bringing research-grade methods into classroom and product settings. Experienced in curriculum design and industry training, he has led UX system design workshops for enterprises like Ripley and shaped academic programs across Chilean universities. José pairs a background in media arts and music with formal studies in AI and a doctorate in communication industries, an uncommon blend that informs his focus on attention-maps, transformer models and pedagogies for design. Colleagues value him as a perpetual explorer who translates experimental media practices into practical tools and evaluative models for interface design.
9 years of coding experience
Especialización en vídeo y tecnologías digitales online/offline, Diseño, Especialización en vídeo y tecnologías digitales online/offline, Diseño at Escola Superior de Disseny ESDi
Profesor de música, Music, Profesor de música, Music at Universidad Mayor
Magíster, Artes mediales, Magíster, Artes mediales at Universidad de Chile
Diplomado en Inteligencia Artificial, Computer Science, Diplomado en Inteligencia Artificial, Computer Science at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Universitat Politècnica de València
Ingeniero ejecución informática mención desarrollo de sistemas, COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES, Ingeniero ejecución informática mención desarrollo de sistemas, COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES at AIEP
Diplomado arquitectura información y experiencia de usuario, Comunicaciones, Diplomado arquitectura información y experiencia de usuario, Comunicaciones at Universidad Central (CL)
Spanish, English