Francisco Förster is an adjunct professor at the Astronomy Department, University of Chile, Santiago, 7550000, Chile. His research interests are supernovas and astroinformatics, including the early phases of the evolution of supernovas and their implications for progenitor studies. Förster received his Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of Oxford, United Kingdom. He is also a FONDECYT Regular Fellow. Contact him at francisco.forster@gmail.com.