Mario Bañuelos

Researcher • Educator • Creator

Committed to advancing applied data science and mathematics, empowering students through research and teaching, and generating knowledge and creative work that serves and uplift people and their narratives.

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Research

"Un gran poder computacional conlleva una gran responsabilidad a la sociedad"

Genomic Anomaly Detection & Clustering

Developing optimization and recommender system approaches to identify genomic variation and quantify non-additive effects of groups of mutations.

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Environmental Predictors & Public Health

Combining environmental data and machine learning, this work models Valley Fever to understand how the climate impacts community health.

Planning Multi-institutional
Person Name

Dillon Allen

Master's Student in Mathematics

Predictive Modeling with LSTMs

Recent Alumni

Helena Card

Helena Card

Undergraduate Researcher (Spring 2025)

Now: Completing B.S. (Fall 2025)

Malee Her

Malee Her

Undergraduate Researcher (Spring 2025)

Now: Ph.D. Student at UC Merced

Bethany Hernandez-Torres

Bethany Hernandez-Torres

Former Undergraduate Researcher (Spring 2025)

Now: M.S. Student at Fresno State

Raul Reynoso

Raul Reynoso

M.S. Student Researcher
(2024 - 2025)

Now: Exploring opportunities

Santiago Segura

Santiago Segura

Former Undergraduate Researcher (Spring 2025)

Now: Mathematics Associate Professional Staff at Johns Hopkins APL

Hassoon Sarwar

Hassoon Sarwar

Former Undergraduate Researcher (2023 - 2025)

Now: Medical Student at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science

Past Alumni

Graduate Researchers

Undergraduate Researchers

Teaching & Outreach

As an educator, I use culturally-sustaining pedagogy and research-based assessment methods. Through teaching and outreach, I strive to empower future leaders to share their own stories.

Community Impact

Students participate in UChicago's DSSI summer program, applying skills to projects with impact.
Professional development for educators, centering Black and Indigenous epistemologies.

Partner Organizations

Current advisor for the Fresno State SIAM Student Chapter, where we focus on building a welcoming space for all mathematicians.

Contact

Reach out.

I'm always interested in discussing new opportunities, collaborations, or compartiendo un café.

mbanuelos22@csufresno.edu
Fresno, California