It was a moment to get out of my world, where I was worried and stressed by personal problems, besides I love programming, this was really a great opportunity for me since I don't have many resources. I freed myself and enjoyed the classes very much", says Catalina Astorga during the graduation ceremony....
We want humans to be in charge," says Ricardo Baeza-Yates, research director at the Institute for Experiential AI Northeastern University, DCC U. Chile academic and IMFD researcher, at the beginning of the talk Responsible Artificial Intelligence, challenges and recommendations. "We don't want the job of humans to be somewhere, checking on...
The work will be presented at ECAI 2023, to be held in the Polish city of Krakow. The research addresses some of the complex facets of peer review to which scientific studies are subjected.
August, 2023 - Knowing more tools than are used in a specific research area and combining resources to advance research and learning: interdisciplinary work is becoming increasingly key to the ongoing development of knowledge in all areas. The Summer Institutes in Computational Social Science (SICSS) is a...
With an eye on the future of the interdisciplinary research being conducted at the Millennium Institute Foundational Research on Data (IMFD), the 2023 Winter Workshop of this research center was held at the Manuel Montt campus of the Universidad Mayor. Throughout the event, almost 100...
Plos Global Public Health is an open access journal for public health research that crosses disciplines and regional boundaries to address the major health challenges and inequities facing society. The UC professor and IMFD researcher also recently joined the FONDECYT inter-transdisciplinary evaluation group.
The Summer Institutes in Computational Social Science (SICSS) is an international event that seeks to broaden knowledge in computational social science, promoting interdisciplinary participation between computer science and social science. This year SICSS will be held for the first time in Chile, at the San Joaquín Campus of the University of Chile.
June 2023.- That People understand the data: this is the goal of C80, the innovative project created by IMFD student Ricardo Vega, academic of the UC School of Design, PhD student of the Department of Computer Science PUC. This initiative was born in 2015 with the aim of bringing the Constitution closer to...
In merit of his outstanding scientific career, the academic of the DCC U. Chile and senior researcher of the Millennium Institute Foundational Research on Data, Ricardo Baeza-Yates was incorporated as a Full Member of the Chilean Academy of Sciences, an entity that groups the most outstanding scientists of the country. "It means being one of the 36 scientists and...
Every year, the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)-founded in 1947 as the first scientific and educational society in the field of computing-organizes the SIGMOD/PODS Conference. Today, the event is considered one of the most important international forums in the area of data management, whose researchers congregate to explore new and innovative...
May, 2023 - With the attendance of representatives of the Executive, Legislative and academic world, the Vincula project made its official presentation on May 26th at the Central House of the Catholic University, with the aim of strengthening the legislative task through collaborative work, data intelligence and improved access to evidence...
June, 2023 - Niñas Pro together with the Millennium Institute Foundational Research on Data open registrations for a new version of the Arduino Quest, in which participants can learn to program in Arduino and make a project with electronic components. This is a completely free and online workshop, and those who participate and are perseverant will be able to...
The Meeting Communication and Human Rights: Communicating from responsibility and respect, organized by VioDemos together with the Center for Justice and Society Studies UC and the Millennium Institute Fundamento de los Datos, was held on Thursday, June 8 at the San Joaquin Campus. Daniela Fernández, a journalist from the UC's Justice and Society Studies Center, participated in the...
The Nobel Prize Summit, a summit that brings together Nobel Laureates, scientists, policymakers, business leaders and youth leaders, was held in Washington D.C. on May 24-26 to explore the question: How can we build trust in truth, facts and scientific evidence to improve the quality of life of our...
The Chilean Informatics Olympiad invites to participate in the first friendly session of Competitive Programming to be held between June 24 and July 1, 2023. The objective of this activity is to promote interest in competitive programming and that the students who participate, get to know how to...