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 ...
IMFD Research to Be Presented at VLDB 2026
A new study conducted by researchers at Millennium Institute Foundational Research on Data IMFD) was accepted for publication in the 52nd issue of VLDB (Very Large Data Bases), one of the …
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 , Domagoj Vrgoč, and Pablo Barceló are among the seven winners of the 2026 Alonzo Church Prize, one of the most prestigious awards in logic and computer science at the …
