Sus principales áreas de investigación son: 

• Diseño e implementación de efectivos algoritmos exactos y heurísticos para problemas de optimización combinatoria y sus aplicaciones en problemas reales, en particular, programación de actividades, ruteo de vehículos, logística, planificación y programación de la producción y cadena de suministro forestal.

Proyectos

1. Consolidación de capacidades científicas en logística resiliente y viabilidad de cadenas de suministro ante el cambio climático. Fomento a la Vinculación Internacional, FOVI No. FOVI250059. Ejecución 2025-2026. Investigador responsable.
2. MiPlanAgro: Herramienta de planificación agrícola sustentable para PYMES. Transferencia Tecnológica No. I+D 25-11 Ejecución desde 2025. Coinvestigador.
3. Startups de un billón de dólares: ¿De dónde vienen los unicornios?. DICREA – Regular No. RE2528904. Ejecución 2025-2027. Coinvestigador.
4. Enfoques de inteligencia artificial para resolver problemas de optimización combinatoria. DICREA – Regular No. RE2360219. Ejecución 2023-2025. Coinvestigador.
5. Gestión de Operaciones, Sustentabilidad y Data Science (GEOSDSC). Grupo de Investigación en Vías de Consolidación No. GI2380142. Ejecución 2023-2026. Director.
6. Trajectory-Based Metaheuristic Algorithms for New Variants of the VRP. FONDECYT Regular No. 1230125. Ejecución 2023-2027. Investigador principal.
7. Gestión sustentable de la logística en la cadena de suministros. DICREA – Regular No. 2260222 IF/R. Ejecución 2022-2024. Investigador principal.
8. Herramienta de gestión integrada del proceso de toma de decisiones para mejorar la competitividad en empresas de remanufactura. INES, Proyectos de Innovación en la Educación Superior No. INES I+D 22-17. Ejecución 2022-2023. Coinvestigador.
9. Gestión de Operaciones, Sustentabilidad y Data Science. Grupo de Investigación en Formación No. 2160277 GI/EF. Ejecución 2021-2023. Director.

Publicaciones (2022 - Actualidad)

1. Jorge Félix Mena-Reyes; Raúl Soto-Concha; Gustavo Gatica; Rodrigo Linfati. Dynamic Generation of Cutting Patterns in Sawmills for Sustainable Planning. Mathematics 2026. https://doi.org/10.3390/math14010010.
2. Esteban Santana Contreras; John Willmer Escobar; Rodrigo Linfati. A Heuristic Approach for Last-Mile Delivery with Consistent Considerations and Minimum Service for a Supply Chain. Mathematics 2025. https://doi.org/10.3390/math13101553.
3. Fernando J. Olier Herrera; Carlos A. Porto Berrio; Germán Herrera-Vidal; Wilson Adarme; Rodrigo Linfati; Gustavo Gatica; Jairo R. Coronado-Hernández. Allocation of Strategic Positions for Storage of Meat Products Requiring Cold Chain. Foods 2025. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods14061010.
4. Denais Maya-Contreras; Rodrigo Linfati; John Willmer Escobar. A new methodology for generating personalised routes for logistics in music festivals by considering time windows. International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management 2025. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJLSM.2025.149187.
5. Jorge Félix Mena-Reyes; Raúl Soto-Concha; Francisco P. Vergara; Virna Ortiz-Araya; John Willmer Escobar; Rodrigo Linfati. Integrating Social Conflicts into Sustainable Decision-Making of the Forest-to-Lumber Supply Chain. Forests 202 https://doi.org/10.3390/f16111644.
6. Raúl Soto-Concha; Daniel Morillo-Torres; John Willmer Escobar; Jorge Félix Mena-Reyes; Rodrigo Linfati. Mixed-Integer Linear Programming Models for the Vehicle Routing Problem with Release Times and Reloading at Mobile Satellites. Mathematics 2025. https://doi.org/10.3390/math13223638.
7. Jorge Félix Mena-Reyes; Raúl Soto-Concha; Matías Díaz-Palma; Rodrigo Linfati. Optimization of Bucking Rules in the Forestry Industry Considering Taper Functions. In Advanced Research in Technologies, Information, Innovation and Sustainability; Springer Nature Switzerland: Cham, Suiza, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-83207-9_5.
8. Raúl Soto-Concha; John Willmer Escobar; Daniel Morillo-Torres; Rodrigo Linfati. The Vehicle-Routing Problem with Satellites Utilization: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Mathematics 2025. https://doi.org/10.3390/math13071092.
9. Karen García-Vásquez; Rodrigo Linfati; John Willmer Escobar. A Three-Phase Algorithm for the Pollution Traveling Salesman Problem. Heliyon 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29958.
10. Felipe T. Muñoz; Rodrigo Linfati. Bounding the Price of Anarchy of Weighted Shortest Processing Time Policy on Uniform Parallel Machines. Mathematics 2024. https://doi.org/3390/math12142223.
11. Carlos Rozas; Oswaldo Erazo; Virna Ortiz-Araya; Rodrigo Linfati; Claudio Montero. Experimental and Statistical Determination of Convective Heat and Mass Transfer Coefficients for Eucalyptus nitens Sawn Wood Drying. Forests 2024. https://doi.org/10.3390/f15081287.
12. Cristian Cataldo-Díaz; Rodrigo Linfati; John Willmer Escobar. Mathematical Models for the Electric Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows Considering Different Aspects of the Charging Process. Operational Research 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12351-023-00806-5.
13. Jorge Félix Mena-Reyes; Francisco Vergara; Rodrigo Linfati; John Willmer Escobar. Quantitative Techniques for Sustainable Decision Making in Forest-to-Lumber Supply Chain: A Systematic Review. Forests 2024. https://doi.org/10.3390/f15020297.
14. Diego Gasset; Felipe Paillalef; Sebastián Payacán; Gustavo Gatica; Germán Herrera-Vidal; Rodrigo Linfati; Jairo R. Coronado-Hernández. Route Optimization for Open Vehicle Routing Problem (OVRP): A Mathematical and Solution Approach. Applied Sciences 2024. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14166931.
15. Yamil Arturo Chandía-Rodríguez; Rodrigo Linfati; Guillermo Murillo-Vargas; John Willmer Escobar. Valuation of Active Chilean Employment Support Policies Seeking Economic Sustainability through Market Flows. Sustainability 2024. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16020627.
16. Luis Aburto; Rodrigo Romero-Romero; Rodrigo Linfati; John Willmer Escobar. An Approach for a Multi-Period Portfolio Selection Problem by Considering Transaction Costs and Prediction on the Stock Market. Complexity 2023. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/3056411.
17. John Willmer Escobar; Jorge Luis Giraldo; Diego Andrés Londoño; Rodrigo Linfati. Multiobjective Optimization of Public Health Service Delivery Networks. Ciencia e Ingeniería Neogranadina 2023. https://doi.org/10.18359/rcin.6353.
18. Matías Núñez-Muñoz; Rodrigo Linfati; John Willmer Escobar. Two-Stage Optimization Scheme of Routing Scheduling from a Single Distribution Center to Multiple Customers. Operational Research 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12351-023-00747-z.
19. Claudio Rojas; Rodrigo Linfati; Robert F. Scherer; Lorena Pradenas. Using Geopandas for Locating Virtual Stations in a Free-Floating Bike Sharing System. Heliyon 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12749.
20. Federico Corral; Eric Forcael; Rodrigo Linfati. Workforce Scheduling Efficiency Assessment in Construction Projects through a Multi-Objective Optimization Model in the COVID-19 Context. Heliyon 2023. URL: https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)03952-X.
21. Daniela Contreras; Rodrigo Linfati; John Willmer Escobar. A model-based decision framework for the multi-depot multi-traveling salesman problem with split and delivery demand considering different key performance indicators. International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering 2022. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJISE.2010038690.
22. Óscar E. Coronado-Hernández; Dalia M. Bonilla-Correa; Aldo Lovo; Vicente S. Fuertes-Miquel; Gustavo Gatica; Rodrigo Linfati; Jairo R. Coronado-Hernández. An Implicit Formulation for Calculating Final Conditions in Drainage Maneuvers in Pressurized Water Installations. Water 20 https://doi.org/10.3390/w14213364.
23. Yigay He-Astudillo; Marcelo Reyes-Rogget; Felipe A. López; Ignacio N. López-Martínez; Rodrigo Linfati; Daniel Morillo; Gustavo Gatica. Design of a Wearable Assistive System for Visually Impaired People. In Computer Information Systems and Industrial Management; Springer International Publishing: Cham, Suiza, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10539-5_9.
24. Hernando Barreto Riaño; John Willmer Escobar; Rodrigo Linfati; Virna Ortiz-Araya. Disciplinary Categorization of the Cattle Supply Chain—A Review and Bibliometric Analysis. Sustainability 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142114275.
25. César Flores-Fonseca; Rodrigo Linfati; John Willmer Escobar. Exact Algorithms for Production Planning in Mining Considering the Use of Stockpiles and Sequencing of Power Shovels in Open-Pit Mines. Operational Research 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12351-020-00618-x.
26. Bárbara Farías-Barraza; Marcelo Reyes-Rogget; Felipe A. López; Ignacio N. López-Martínez; Carlos Contreras-Bolton; Rodrigo Linfati; Gustavo Gatica. Low-Cost Voice Assistant Design and Testing for Older Adults. In Computer Information Systems and Industrial Management; Springer International Publishing: Cham, Suiza, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10539-5_8.
27. Cristian Cataldo-Díaz; Rodrigo Linfati; John Willmer Escobar. Mathematical Model for the Electric Vehicle Routing Problem Considering the State of Charge of the Batteries. Sustainability 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14031645.
28. Rodrigo Linfati; Fernando Yáñez-Concha; John Willmer Escobar. Mathematical Models for the Vehicle Routing Problem by Considering Balancing Load and Customer Compactness. Sustainability 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/su141912937.
29. Julio José Salgado-Cassiani; Óscar E. Coronado-Hernández; Gustavo Gatica; Rodrigo Linfati; Jairo R. Coronado-Hernández. Probabilistic Approach to Determine the Spatial Distribution of the Antecedent Moisture Conditions for Different Return Periods in the Atlántico Region, Colombia. Water 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14081217.
30. Jamilton Echeverri-Díaz; Óscar E. Coronado-Hernández; Gustavo Gatica; Rodrigo Linfati; Rafael D. Méndez-Anillo; Jairo R. Coronado-Hernández. Sensitivity of Empirical Equation Parameters for the Calculation of Time of Concentration in Urbanized Watersheds. Water 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14182847.
31. Brenda Valenzuela-Fonseca; Rodrigo Linfati; John Willmer Escobar. Strategy for Locating People to Reduce the Transmission of COVID-19 Using Different Interference Measures. Sustainability 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14010529