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José Solórzano

Lead System Developer

What I do

José Solórzano is a Senior Consultant with the Frederick S. Pardee Center. He is a substantive contributor to the modeling code and graphical user interface of both the online and desktop versions of IFs. José has worked with IFs since March of 2001. He has made countless improvements to the usability of IFs and has created specialized display features such as the Packaged Display, Poverty Display, SAM Display, and Sustainable Development Goals dashboards, among others. Academically, José is interested in Financial Modeling and Financial Crisis Analysis.

Contact José if you have technical questions about the IFs model. He lives and works in San Salvador, El Salvador and can be contacted in English, Spanish or French.

Degree(s)

  • B.S. UCA, El Salvador, Industrial Engineering
  • M.S. University of Denver, Department of Computer Sciences
  • M.S. University of Denver, Department of Finance

Featured Publications

  • Moyer, Jonathan & Verhagen, Willem & Mapes, Brendan & Bohl, David & Xiong, Yutang & Yang, Vivian & McNeil, Kaylin & Solórzano, José & Irfan, Teuku & Carter, Cade & Hughes, Barry. (2022). ¨How many people is the COVID-19 pandemic pushing into poverty? A long-term forecast to 2050 with alternative scenarios¨. PLOS ONE. 17. e0270846. 10.1371/journal.pone.0270846.
  • Scott, Andrew & Solórzano, José & Moyer, Jonathan & Hughes, Barry. (2022). "The Future of Artificial Intelligence. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning". 2. 1. 10.51483/IJAIML.2.1.2022.1-37.
  • Hughes, Barry & Irfan, Teuku & Solórzano, José & Yang, Vivian & Moyer, Jonathan. (2020). "Estimating current values of sustainable development goal indicators using an integrated assessment modeling platform: “Nowcasting” with International Futures". Statistical Journal of the IAOS. 37. 1-15. 10.3233/SJI-200715.
  • Moyer, Jonathan & Bohl, David & Petry, Caleb & Scott, Andrew & Solórzano, José & Kuhn, Randall. (2020). "The persistent global burden of severe acute malnutrition: Cross-country estimates, models and forecasts". Global Transitions. 2. 167-179. 10.1016/j.glt.2020.07.004.
  • Scott, Andrew & Solórzano, José & Moyer, Jonathan & Hughes, Barry. (2017). "Modeling Artificial Intelligence and Exploring its Impact". SSRN Electronic Journal. 10.2139/ssrn.3941377.
  • Hughes, Barry & Bohl, David & Irfan, Teuku & Margolese-Malin, Eli & Solórzano, José. (2016). "ICT/Cyber benefits and costs: Reconciling competing perspectives on the current and future balance. Technological Forecasting and Social Change". 115. 10.1016/j.techfore.2016.09.027.
  • Kuhn, Randall & Rothman, Dale & Turner, Sara & Solórzano, José & Hughes, Barry. (2016). "Beyond Attributable Burden: Estimating the Avoidable Burden of Disease Associated with Household Air Pollution". PLOS ONE. 11. e0149669. 10.1371/journal.pone.0149669.
  • Hughes, Barry & Irfan, Teuku & Khan, Haider & Kumar, Krishna & Rothman, Dale & Solórzano, José. (2015). "Reducing Global Poverty". 10.4324/9781315632445.
  • Hughes, Barry & Kuhn, Randall & Peterson, Cecilia & Rothman, Dale & Solórzano, José. (2015). "Improving Global Health". 10.4324/9781315634012.
  • Hughes, Barry & Kuhn, Randall & Margolese-Malin, Eli & Rothman, Dale & Solórzano, José. (2015). "Opportunities and challenges of a world with negligible senescence. Technological Forecasting and Social Change". 99. 77-91. 10.1016/j.techfore.2015.06.031.
  • Bohl, David & Hughes, Barry & Irfan, Teuku & Margolese-Malin, Eli & Solórzano, José. (2015). "Procurement of Consulting Services for Implementation of a Prospective Module about the Informal Economy in the IFs Model, in order to Adapt it to the Case of Peru". SSRN Electronic Journal. 10.2139/ssrn.3764883.
  • Hughes, Barry & Joshi, D.K. & Moyer, Jonathan & Sisk, T.D. & Solórzano, José. (2015). "Strengthening governance globally: Forecasting the next 50 years: Patterns of potential human progress". 10.4324/9781315631882.
  • Hughes, Barry & Irfan, Teuku & Moyer, Jonathan & Rothman, Dale & Solórzano, José. (2012). "Exploring Future Impacts of Environmental Constraints on Human Development". Sustainability. 4. 10.3390/su4050958.
  • Hughes, Barry & Kuhn, Randall & Peterson, Cecilia & Rothman, Dale & Solórzano, José & Mathers, Colin & Dickson, Janet. (2011). "Projections of global health outcomes from 2005 to 2060 using the International Futures integrated forecasting model. Bulletin of the World Health Organization". 89. 478-86. 10.2471/BLT.10.083766.
  • Gordon, Ted & Hughes, Barry & Solórzano, José & Stelzner, Mark. (2011). "Producing state of the future indexes using the international futures model". Technological Forecasting and Social Change - TECHNOL FORECAST SOC CHANGE. 78. 75-89. 10.1016/j.techfore.2010.10.007.
  • Hughes, Barry & Irfan, Teuku & Moyer, Jonathan & Rothman, Dale & Solórzano, José. (2011). "Forecasting the Impacts of Environmental Constraints on Human Development".

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