The digitization of all data produced by humankind through technology (from the earliest record-keeping systems to the present day) has taken less than 30 years: while in the mid-1980s less than 1% of information was in digital format, today that figure reaches 99%. Its magnitude is such that digital information today is comparable to that…
Representatives from the most diverse disciplines were convened on January 4 to a lunch at the Palacio de La Moneda, with President Sebastián Piñera; the Minister of Science, Andrés Couve, and Undersecretary Carolina Torrealba. The meeting, which brought together nine Chilean scientists, aimed to generate a dialogue on how to strengthen science, technology, and innovation…
With the word “gato” (cat) in different languages and images of felines, Jorge Pérez, Computer Science academic at Universidad de Chile and researcher at the Millennium Institute for Foundational Research on Data (IMFD), kicked off his presentation at the VI International Conference on Scientific Culture at Universidad Andrés Bello, an event open to the general…
A panel of experts to address the digital skills required in the era of Open Science was formed in 2018 by the OECD’s Global Science Forum. Marcelo Arenas, director of the IMFD and Full Professor at the Department of Computer Science of Universidad Católica, was invited to be part of this project’s Expert Group (EG),…
From innovations simulating human movement to robots conducting retail audits, these were some of the technologies presented by international and national computer scientists at the 14th edition of the Fundación COPEC UC International Seminar, which this year was dedicated to Artificial Intelligence and drew 1,250 attendees on November 22. “Chile has a pending debt when…
“Programming gives me a great sense of freedom, because it requires understanding what you are asked to do, expressing it or translating it into code, and using that code to solve a problem. What is fun is that there are many different paths that can lead you to the same correct result,” says Tomás Castillo…
As part of the Chilean Computer Science Conference (Jornadas Chilenas de Ciencia de la Computación) 2018, to be held from November 5 to 9 in Santiago, the Millennium Institute for Foundational Research on Data (IMFD) will dedicate a full day to closely examining all the research lines being developed in such a complex and emerging…
One of the great scientific and technological challenges in computer science today is maintaining the security, correctness, and stability of the large digital information systems that society depends on more and more each day, which range from services to social networks, among many others. These systems generate and process gigantic volumes of data, making it…
The talks series of the Millennium Institute for Foundational Research on Data (IMFD) brings together researchers from the Social Sciences and the Exact Sciences to study the large amounts of data produced by the different institutions, companies, and organizations of contemporary society. In this context, the interdisciplinary talks series begins by presenting research whose issues…
“Equivalences for Free: Univalent Parametricity for Effective Transport” is the title of the work by Éric Tanter, faculty member of the Department of Computer Science at Universidad de Chile and associate researcher at the Millennium Institute for Foundational Research on Data (IMFD), which -carried out together with researchers Nicolas Tabareau and Matthieu Sozeau, from the…
After two days of individual competition, two of the four students who traveled to Tsukuba, Japan, representing Chile at the International Olympiad in Informatics, won two bronze medals at this UNESCO-sponsored global event, which they attended with the support of the Millennium Institute for Foundational Research on Data (IMFD). The country’s four representatives –Willem Stuijt,…
Based in the United States and recognized as one of the most influential Chilean scientists today, physicist and expert in artificial intelligence, economics, and big data, César Hidalgo, will visit our country and give a talk that explores cross-cutting themes aimed at strengthening citizenship and democracy, as well as improving public sector management. The talk…
Experts from the fields of computing, statistics, political science, and communications gathered at the I Workshop of the Millennium Institute for Foundational Research on Data (IMFD), held in Machalí in August 2018. The meeting was attended by nearly 70 undergraduate and graduate students from the diverse areas of knowledge that make up the institute, who—together…
The Web is the most powerful medium of communication and an amplifying mirror of ourselves, which is why it is essential to approach it with an awareness of information biases and the tools to assess data quality. Without a doubt, one of the most relevant is gender bias, a topic that brought together prominent figures…
Nerd Nights or Nerd Nite SCL is the monthly event where those passionate about cutting-edge topics in science and technology can learn about the latest advances in these fields. It has become one of the most interesting weekday plans in Santiago for keeping up with the latest trends in a relaxed atmosphere where science meets…