August, 2023.- Since 1974, experts in data science, machine learning and natural language processing, among other areas, have gathered at the European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ECAI). The 2023 edition of the event -considered one of the three largest gatherings of its kind in the world- will take place in Krakow (Poland) and includes the…
August, 2023.- Learning about more tools used in a specific research area and combining resources to advance research and learning: interdisciplinary work is becoming increasingly key to the current development of knowledge in all fields. The Summer Institutes in Computational Social Science (SICSS) is an international event that seeks to broaden knowledge in computational social…
July, 2023.- With an eye on the future of the interdisciplinary research carried out at the Millennium Institute for Foundational Research on Data (IMFD), this research center’s 2023 Winter Workshop was held at the Manuel Montt campus of Universidad Mayor. Throughout the event, nearly 100 participants from the various disciplines that converge at IMFD gathered…
July, 2023.- Jocelyn Dunstan Escudero, academic at IMC UC with a joint appointment at the Departamento de Ciencia de la Computación UC, PhD in applied mathematics and theoretical physics, and researcher at the Millennium Institute for Foundational Research on Data (IMFD) and the Millennium Institute for Engineering and Artificial Intelligence in Health (iHEALTH), was appointed…
July, 2023.- The Summer Institutes in Computational Social Science (SICSS) is an international event that seeks to broaden knowledge in computational social science, promoting interdisciplinary participation between computer science and social science. This year SICSS will have a location in Chile for the first time, at the San Joaquín Campus of the P. Universidad Católica…
June 2023.- Getting people to understand data: this is the goal of C80, the innovative project created by IMFD student Ricardo Vega, faculty member at the UC School of Design, PhD student at the PUC Department of Computer Science. This initiative was born in 2015 with the goal of bringing the Constitution closer to people…
June, 2022.- In recognition of his outstanding scientific career, DCC U. Chile academic and senior researcher at the Millennium Institute for Foundational Research on Data (IMFD), Ricardo Baeza-Yates was inducted as a Full Member of the Chilean Academy of Sciences, the entity that brings together the country’s most distinguished scientists. “It means being one of…
June, 2023.- Each year, the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) -founded in 1947 as the first scientific and educational society in the field of computing- organizes the SIGMOD/PODS Conference. Currently, the event is considered one of the most important international forums in the field of data management, where researchers gather to explore new ideas, results,…
May 2023.- With the attendance of representatives from the Executive Branch, Legislative Branch, and academia, the Vincula project held its official launch on May 26 at the Casa Central of the Universidad Católica, with the goal of strengthening legislative work through collaborative efforts, data intelligence, and better access to scientific evidence. The platform facilitates connections…
June, 2023.- Niñas Pro together with the Millennium Institute for Foundational Research on Data (IMFD) are opening registrations for a new version of the Arduino Quest, in which participants can learn to program in Arduino and build a project with electronic components. This is a completely free and online workshop, and those who participate and…
June, 2023.- The Encounter Communication and Human Rights: Communicating from Responsibility and Respect, organized by VioDemos together with the Centro de Estudios Justicia y Sociedad UC and the Millennium Institute for Foundational Research on Data (IMFD), was held on Thursday, June 8, at the San Joaquín Campus. The encounter was attended by Daniela Fernández, journalist…
June, 2023.- In Washington D.C., between May 24 and 26, the Nobel Prize Summit took place, a summit that brings together Nobel Laureates, scientists, public policy makers, business leaders and youth leaders, to explore the question: How can we build trust in truth, facts and scientific evidence in order to have a more hopeful future…
June, 2022.- The Olimpiada Chilena de Informática invites you to take part in the first Friendly Competitive Programming Session, which will take place between June 24 and July 1, 2023. The goal of this activity is to promote interest in competitive programming and to help students who participate get to know the format and tools…
June, 2023.- Cinthia Sánchez, PhD student at the Department of Computer Science of Universidad de Chile and the Millennium Institute for Foundational Research on Data (IMFD), presented the paper “Cross-Lingual and Cross-Domain Crisis Classification for Low-Resource Scenarios” at The Seventeenth International Conference on Web and Social Media, the international conference on web and social media…
June 2023.- With the goal of providing a broad and critical perspective on the development and possibilities of language models, specifically regarding the latest technological advances in the field of artificial intelligence and the major impact generated by ChatGPT, during the month of May, the research group Representations for Learning and Language (ReLeLa), from the…