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Researchers from the University of Chile and Leiden University explored new opportunities for collaboration in computer science and AI
ByIgnacia Inostroza August 10, 2026August 11, 2026

The meeting was chaired by Aidan Hogan, a faculty member in the Department of Computer Science (DCC) at the University of Chile and deputy director of the IMFD, and brought together researchers from both institutions to explore new avenues for collaboration, student exchanges, and joint doctoral supervision. From July 27 to 31, the Department of Computer Science…

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The University of Chile unveiled dashAI, a Chilean platform that allows users to work without sharing data
ByIgnacia Inostroza August 7, 2026August 7, 2026

The Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences at the University of Chile, through its Data and Artificial Intelligence Initiative (IDIA), has launched free and open-source software that allows users to train artificial intelligence models without needing to know how to program. The tool operates 100% locally on the user’s computer, with no dependencies…

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Research behind maqui.ai will be presented at the Industry Track of ISWC, the world's leading conference on the Semantic Web and knowledge graphs
ByIgnacia Inostroza August 6, 2026August 7, 2026

This paper presents the technological architecture behind maqui.ai, the legal platform developed by the Innovation and Technology Transfer team at the Institute for Financial and Economic Research ( Millennium Institute ,Foundational Research on Data , or IMFD). The team will present the paper during the conference, which will be held in Italy, and it will rank among the most significant applications of 2026 in technologies based on…

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Is your organization truly ready to use artificial intelligence? IMFD invites you to the workshop “Know Your Data: An Essential Step Toward AI”
ByIgnacia Inostroza August 5, 2026August 10, 2026

Companies, universities, public services, and social organizations generate large amounts of data every day. However, many are unsure whether their data is of sufficient quality and well-organized enough to take advantage of artificial intelligence tools. A free workshop hosted by the Millennium Institute Foundational Research on Data (IMFD), to be held in Santiago, Viña del Mar, and Concepción, will aim to…

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Sebastián Ferrada, an IMFD researcher on AI in the classroom: “We need to develop criteria and explore alternative forms of assessment—it can no longer be just about grades.”
ByIgnacia Inostroza August 4, 2026August 5, 2026

Scholars Sebastián Ferrada and John Atkinson analyzed the impact of artificial intelligence on work and education, emphasizing that critical thinking, professional judgment, and interpersonal skills will remain essential in the age of automation. In a recent episode of *A Bordo de La Tercera*, the scholar from the Initiative…

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Study Using CEP Survey Data Tests Surveys Answered by Artificial Intelligence: They Are Less Accurate in Chile Than in the U.S.
ByIgnacia Inostroza July 27, 2026July 27, 2026

The study, published in EPJ Data Science, evaluated the “silicon sampling” technique, which replaces real respondents with responses simulated using artificial intelligence. In Chile, the models showed lower accuracy among women, older adults, People , those with lower levels of education, and lower-income groups. Large language models (LLMs), such as those…

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In an interview with Cooperativa Ciencia, Juan , director of the IMFD, discussed the 2026 Alonzo Church Prize and how AI is transforming programmer training
ByIgnacia Inostroza July 23, 2026July 23, 2026

Juan , director of Millennium Institute Foundational Research on Data IMFD) and a professor at the Catholic University (UC), spoke with Cooperativa Ciencia about the research behind the award presented this month in London and also discussed how artificial intelligence is changing the landscape for students. On July 9…

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IMFD Research to Be Presented at VLDB 2026
ByIgnacia Inostroza July 3, 2026July 3, 2026

A new paper by researchers at Millennium Institute Foundational Research on Data IMFD) was accepted for publication in the 52nd edition of VLDB (Very Large Data Bases), one of the world’s leading international conferences on database research. The paper, titled “Worst-Case Optimal BGPs on Temporal Graphs,” was authored by…

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GRADES-NDA Workshop: IMFD Team Honored for Strategy That Speeds Up Queries in Graph Databases
ByIgnacia Inostroza June 24, 2026June 24, 2026

Researchers Diego Arroyuelo (DCC UC) and Gonzalo Navarro (DCC UChile), along with UTFSM Ph.D. student José M. Cazorla, received the Best Paper Award at GRADES-NDA 2026—a workshop associated with SIGMOD/PODS—for a technique that significantly speeds up Qdags, a graph data structure published by researchers…

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A milestone for Latin American science: Three IMFD researchers win the Alonzo Church Award
ByIgnacia Inostroza June 10, 2026July 10, 2026

Juan , Domagoj Vrgoč, and Pablo Barceló are among the seven winners of the 2026 Alonzo Church Prize, one of the world’s most prestigious awards in logic and computer science, for research that laid the groundwork for new international standards in data querying. Three researchers from Millennium Institute Foundational Research on Data IMFD)…

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IMFD directors are recognized for their work as reviewers at the SIGMOD and PODS 2026 conferences
ByIgnacia Inostroza June 10, 2026

Juan and Aidan Hogan, directors of Millennium Institute Foundational Research on Data, were recognized by members of the review committee of two of the leading international database research forums. Each year, the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) organizes the SIGMOD and PODS conferences to highlight the best research in database management,…

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