Juan C. Duque

Juan Carlos Duque serves as a Full Professor in the School of Applied Sciences and Engineering at EAFIT University in Medellín, Colombia, where he founded and directs the Research in Spatial Economics (RiSE) group. His academic credentials include a Ph.D. in Business Studies from the University of Barcelona and an MSc in Economics and Business from Pompeu Fabra University. As a world-leading expert in region design and spatiotemporal analysis, he holds an affiliated faculty position at the Center for Geospatial Sciences at the University of California, Riverside. His expertise is recognized through his editorial board memberships at prestigious journals including the International Regional Science Review, Computers Environment and Urban Systems, and Computational Urban Science. His consulting portfolio includes work with major international organizations such as The World Bank, UN-Habitat, Inter-American Development Bank, and the European Commission, demonstrating the practical application of his research in spatial economics and regional development.