SUMMARY Emmy Noether, Ada Lovelace, Sophie Germain, and Sofia Kovalevskaya are some of the most famous women mathematicians in history. But how much do we really know about them? Do we know today’s women mathematicians? What space do they occupy in science, society, or academia these days? We talked about all of this as part…
PRESENTS Fernando Rosenblatt, Political Science, Universidad Diego Portales WHEN AND WHERE Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at 6:30 PM Campus San Joaquín, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
SUMMARY American University, the Millennium Institute for Foundational Research on Data (IMFD) and the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC Chile) invite you to the virtual event “A look at the relations between Chile and the United States in the 21st century,” to be held on January 18 at 4:00 PM (UTC-3). The event will…
SUMMARY Due to the Pandemic and various social changes, Internet connection has become an essential service. Today many people wonder what the Internet will look like decades from now, as well as how the challenges currently facing this field will be resolved: security, privacy, data protection, democratic and fair access to the Internet, among other…
SUMMARY Can exposure to fact-checks reverse the discredit affecting journalism, or does it generate greater doubts about what is true in public discourse? In the panel discussion “The impact of disinformation and fact-checking on trust in journalism,” IMFD researcher and Facultad de Comunicaciones UC academic Sebastián Valenzuela will discuss information disorders as well as the…
We invite all our students to take part in a get-together organized by the institute. The idea of this gathering is simply to chat and get to know each other better. We will also take the opportunity to tell you about some initiatives we have prepared for you. We look forward to seeing you! Register…
ABSTRACT Human-Centered AI (HCAI) is an emerging discipline that aims to create AI systems that amplify and augment human abilities and preserve human control in order to make AI partnerships more productive, enjoyable, and fair. Our workshop aims to bring together researchers and practitioners from the NeurIPS and HCI communities and others with convergent interests…
SUMMARY One of the goals of the new Constitution is to strengthen and create institutions suited to the 21st century, ones that represent a more diverse and inclusive Chilean society. To what extent should public opinion influence the debate? This premise will be examined at a new forum, “Public Deliberation and Freedom of Expression in…
PRESENTED BY Pablo Barceló, IMC UC. WHEN AND WHERE Wednesday, December 1 at 6:30 p.m., at the San Joaquín campus of P. Universidad Católica de Chile.
**SUMMARY** From the Office of Studies and Statistics of the Ministry of Science, we would like to invite you to a workshop on the use of data and information on Chile’s production and capabilities in R&D and innovation, based on the content available on the Observa platform, the National Observatory of Science, Technology, Knowledge and…
SUMMARY Voices without the right to vote: What do women deprived of liberty think about the constitutional process? PRESENTED BY María Jesús Fernández, Executive Director of Red de Acción Carcelaria Juan Pablo Luna, academic director of Plataforma Telar. Hosted by: Mónica Rincón, journalist at CNN Chile. WHEN AND WHERE Thursday, November 18 at 11:00 am…
SUMMARY In “AI as a tool for political analysis,” part of the informational talk series of the Master’s in Artificial Intelligence (MIA UC), Ivania Donoso will present examples from Plataforma Telar, the IMFD initiative that uses data to study the constitutional process. PRESENTED BY Ivania Donoso, IMFD Researcher, Academic at P. Universidad Católica de Chile….
The Millennium Institute for Foundational Research on Data (IMFD) will hold, for the fourth consecutive year, the School of Foundations of Data, under the umbrella of the 2021 Chilean Conference on Computer Science. This year, our school will have a central focus: showcasing the research carried out by our faculty members with their students, whose…
SUMMARY The choice of system of government is of fundamental importance when rewriting a Constitution. Like the rest of Latin America, Chile has a long tradition of presidentialism, and the 1980 Constitution created a powerful presidency. However, there is growing evidence that “hyperpresidentialism” can destabilize democracies. In Chile today there is near consensus on the…
SUMMARY In science month, the Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (FCFM) of the Universidad de Chile will hold the second edition of “A Journey Through Science and Engineering.” The activity, held online and free of charge, is aimed at the general public and students from all over the country. Experts in Earth Sciences and…