ChileWiC 2022, the most important event for women in computing, returns to an in-person format Making the work of women in computer science and computing visible, and thus helping to reduce the gender gap in the field, is the main goal of the Chile Women in Computing (ChileWiC) gathering, which this year returns to an…
We invite you to take part in the Machine Learning panel at Awesome Fest 2022, a free virtual event celebrating Latin America’s IT talent. Taking part in it is the Director of Innovation and Technology Transfer at the Millennium Institute for Foundational Research on Data (IMFD), Jazmine Maldonado. The activity is online and will take…
The Millennium Institute for Foundational Research on Data (IMFD) invites all interested people to the talk “Difference in participation of female/non-binary researchers in STEM: Immovable structure or surmountable challenge?”, which will address the differences in participation rates of female/non-binary researchers in the field of scientific research, along with the stereotypes associated with gender identities and…
SUMMARY The Millennium Institute for Foundational Research on Data (IMFD) invites students, academics, and researchers from all interested fields to attend the Fifth Foundations of Data School. The IMFD School takes place during the Chilean Computer Science Conference (Jornadas Chilenas de Ciencia de la Computación) and consists of a day of keynote lectures, Q&A sessions,…
The Millennium Institute for Foundational Research on Data (IMFD) invites you to the fifth edition of the School of Foundations of Data, to be held as part of the 2022 Chilean Computing Conference (Jornadas Chilenas de Computación), at Universidad San Sebastián (Bellavista Campus, Santiago). Over the course of one day, through talks and hands-on workshops,…
Who controls whom? Myths and ethics of algorithm training on social media. Speakers: – Denis Parra: Faculty member of the Department of Computer Science UC and IMFD researcher. – Gabriela Arriagada: Associate collaborator at CENIA and assistant professor at the Institute of Applied Ethics UC. When: Monday, November 21, 13:10 hrs. Where: Sala Raúl Devés…
SUMMARY Organized by Continuing Education and its Professional Development programs of the Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences of Universidad de Chile. “Digital technologies have shaped a new vital space, reflected in new knowledge, devices, and ways of coexisting. It has its roots in well-known recording, communication, processing, and calculation technologies. What is essentially new…
The activity aims to discuss the great challenges that artificial intelligence faces around the world in creating a fairer and more inclusive society. The conversation will address international trends in responsible artificial intelligence and disruptive technologies to combat discrimination. Distinguished international and national panelists will take part as speakers. Registration at: https://welcu.com/centroinnovauc/inteligencia-artificial-responsable Master of Ceremonies:…
1st Workshop on Collaboration between Computing, Archaeology and Anthropology, is a gathering that seeks to address research and innovations developed through interdisciplinary collaboration among experts from the fields of anthropology, archaeology and computer science, which will make it possible to tackle the challenges in the study of heritage objects with new methodologies. WHEN: Wednesday, November…
SPIRE 2022 is the 29th edition of the annual Symposium on String Processing and Information Retrieval. SPIRE has its origins in the South American Workshop on String Processing, which was first held in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in 1993. Since 1998, the focus of the workshop has also included information retrieval due to its increasing relevance…
SUMMARY Campus Creativo UNAB and the School of Journalism invite you to the seminar First panel on incivility and hate speech in Chile. PRESENTERS Andrés Rosenberg, Ph.D., faculty member at the UNAB School of Journalism: “Incivility, disagreement, and deliberation in polarizing news in Chile.” Magdalena Saldaña, Ph.D., faculty member at the Universidad Católica School of…
SUMMARY Chilean universities invite reflection on the challenges faced by higher education institutions regarding open science and their implementation strategies. PRESENTED BY Claudio Gutiérrez, Full Professor at the Department of Computer Science of the Universidad de Chile. WHERE AND WHEN Wednesday, October 26 at 11:20 am. Aula Magna, Facultad de Derecho. Universidad de Chile. Pio…
SUMMARY Chilean universities invite reflection on the challenges faced by higher education institutions regarding open science and their implementation strategies. PRESENTED BY PANEL: Patricia Muñoz, Deputy Director of Networks, Strategies and Knowledge at ANID. Jorge Gironás, Director of the Department of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering at UC. Natalie Meyers, Operations Director of the Lucy Family…
SUMMARY As part of Expo Futuro Novato/a, the TED Talk “The world needs more data science” will take place, presented by Juan Reutter, academic at DCC-Escuela de Ingeniería/IMC and alternate director of IMFD. On October 11, 12, and 13, Universidad Católica de Chile will once again open its doors to welcome the hundreds of visitors…
SUMMARY This panel is organized by the National Center for Artificial Intelligence — CENIA. Its goal is to present some applications of Artificial Intelligence in engineering problems based on the experience of SimpliRoute: a company that collaborates with CENIA and whose focus is optimizing logistics routes for different multinationals and local businesses. SPEAKERS Felipe Guerrero,…