College of Business
Florida International University
Modesto A. Maidique Campus
11200 S.W. 8th St, MANGO 425
Miami, FL 33199
Phone: (305) 348-4521
Email: alcastil@fiu.edu
Alfred Castillo
Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of International Business
College of Business
Florida International University
Modesto A. Maidique Campus
11200 S.W. 8th St, MANGO 425
Miami, FL 33199
Phone: (305) 348-4521
Email: alcastil@fiu.edu
Education
Ph.D. in Management Information Systems
Chapman Graduate School of Business, College of Business Administration, Florida International University, Miami, Florida
Master of Science in Management Information Systems
Florida International University, Miami, Florida
Areas of Expertise
- Blockchain
- Fintech
- Healthcare
Professional Activities
Dr. Castillo, Alfred did his undergraduate studies in Computer Science, and received his Masters and Ph.D. in Information Systems at Florida International University. He was an Assistant Professor at California Polytechnic State University (CalPoly) until recently moving back to Miami, FL to join the faculty at Florida International University. He primarily mentors doctoral students, but has taught courses in Blockchain, Data Management, Data Mining and Business Analytics, Business Application Development. His research focuses in these areas and have been published in outlets such as Journal of Medical Internet Research, Decisions Support Systems Journal, International Conference on Conceptual Modeling, International Conference on Information Systems, SIG Systems Analysis and Design, and many others. Prior to academia he worked for over a decade with the DoD in Quantico, VA as a U.S. Marine and managing critical infrastructure for Miami-Dade County.Courses Taught
- Advanced Management Research
- Business Analytics Applications
- Business Application Development
- Business Data Visualization and Reporting
- Business Statistics and Analysis I
- Database Management
- DBA Dissertation
- Dissertation Preparation
- Doc Res In Bus Admin
- Introduction to Information Systems Management
- Summer Research Project and Qualifying Examination
- Theory Development
Publications
Castellanos Bueso A., Jiang H., Gomes P., VanderMeer D. E., & Castillo A.
(2025).
Large Language Models for Thematic Summarization in Qualitative Health Care Research: Comparative Analysis of Model and Human Performance<br><br><span style="font-size:medium;"></span>.
JMIR AI
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Storey V. C., Parsons J., Bueso A. C., Tremblay M. C., Lukyanenko R., Castillo A., & Maass W.
(2025).
Domain Knowledge in Artificial Intelligence: Using Conceptual Modeling to Increase Machine Learning Accuracy and Explainability.
Data & Knowledge Engineering
.
Jiang H., Gomes P., VanderMeer D. E., Castillo A., & Castellanos Bueso A.
(2023).
<a href="https://nursing.jmir.org/2023/1/e40676">Nurses’ Work Concerns and Disenchantment During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Machine Learning Analysis of Web-Based Discussions</a>.
JMIR Nursing
, 6(6:e40676)
.
Jiang H., Gomes P., VanderMeer D. E., Castillo A., & Castellanos Bueso A.
(2023).
Nurses’ Work Concerns and Disenchantment During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Machine Learning Analysis of Web-Based Discussions..
Journal of Medical Internet Research Nursing
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Lukyanenko R., Castellanos A., Storey V. C., Castillo A., Tremblay M. C., & Parsons J.
(2020).
Superimposition: Augmenting Machine Learning Outputs with Conceptual Models for Explainable AI.
ADVANCES IN CONCEPTUAL MODELING, ER 2020
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Castillo A., Vander M. D., & Castellanos A.
(2018).
ExUP recommendations: Inferring user's product metadata preferences from single-criterion rating systems.
DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS
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Castellanos A., Castillo A., Lukyanenko R., & Tremblay M. C.
(2017).
Understanding Benefits and Limitations of Unstructured Data Collection for Repurposing Organizational Data.
INFORMATION SYSTEMS: RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, APPLICATIONS, EDUCATION
, 300()
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