We are a scientific center that conducts interdisciplinary research on fundamental data issues, ranging from its origin to its use and social impact.
We bring together academics from the fields of computer science, statistics, political science, and communications from the Pontifical Catholic University and the University of Chile, as well as the Federico Santa María, Concepción, Talca, Adolfo Ibáñez, and U. Mayor universities.
IMFD INNOVATION
DIRECTORATE OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER Our goal is to apply the most effective techniques, based on cutting-edge science and technology, to extract value from data, promoting the development of Chile and the region, providing data solutions for industry, the public sector, and society. What sets us apart is our ability to link scientific knowledge with engineering ...
GRADES-NDA Workshop: IMFD Team Honored for Strategy That Speeds Up Queries in Graph Databases
Researchers Diego Arroyuelo (DCC UC) and Gonzalo Navarro (DCC UChile), along with UTFSM doctoral student José M. Cazorla—whose research is co-supervised by Arroyuelo—received the Best Paper Award at GRADES-NDA …
A milestone for Latin American science: Three IMFD researchers win the Alonzo Church Award
Juan , Pablo Barceló, and Domagoj Vrgoč are among the seven winners of the Alonzo Church Prize, one of the most prestigious awards in logic and computer science worldwide …
IMFD directors are recognized for their work as reviewers at the SIGMOD and PODS 2026 conferences
The directors of Millennium Institute Foundational Research on Data, Juan and Aidan Hogan, were recognized by members of the evaluation committee of two leading international research forums …
