Jair is a research associate at the University of Galway. He obtained a PhD in Computer Science, a master’s degree in system dynamics and a bachelor’s degree in systems engineering. Professionally, he worked in the Colombian public sector for over two years and has been a researcher at the University of Galway for five years. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he supported the World Health Organisation (GOARN programme) and the Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group (IEMAG) with quantitative analyses. His research interests focus on the application of statistical inference to public health.