More than 600 people gathered at the MAC, Quinta Normal venue, to take part in this second edition of the event. As part of the National Day of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation, the event invited girls, boys, young people and adults to explore how research is part of everyday life. The Millennium Institute for…
In Singapore, IMFD researcher Magdalena Saldaña, an academic at the School of Communications at Universidad Católica and currently on sabbatical leave, was invited by professor Shangyuan Wu from the National University of Singapore (NUS). At this university she gave the lectures “Latin American Journalism and Public Interest,” for professor Wu’s graduate course “Digital Journalism, Law,…
As part of the commemoration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) honored Gonzalo Navarro, a faculty member at the Department of Computer Science of the Universidad de Chile and Researcher at the Millennium Institute for Foundational Research on Data (IMFD). Earlier this month, the Association for Computing Machinery had already recognized…
As part of the commemoration of Hispanic Heritage Month by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the organization highlighted Marcelo Arenas, an academic at the Department of Computer Science and the Institute of Mathematical and Computational Engineering UC, and researcher at the Millennium Institute for Foundational Research on Data (IMFD). The Association for Computing Machinery…
Bringing the main advances in artificial intelligence closer to the academic engineering community: this is the goal with which the Innovation and Technology Transfer Division of the Millennium Institute for Foundational Research on Data (IMFD) held practical-theoretical training sessions on the fundamentals and tools of AI at the Universidad de Valparaíso, as part of the…
September 18, 2025 marks the centenary of the 1925 Constitution. It is often remembered for its legal architecture -the separation between Church and State, the strengthening of presidentialism-, but the real change occurred at another level: who entered politics. It was not just a new legal framework; it was a hinge that opened the door…
Spreading science-based content created at the institute to localities throughout the country: that is one of the goals of the new podcast and radio program Hablemos de Datos, los fundamentos de la inteligencia artificial, which the Millennium Institute for Foundational Research on Data (IMFD) has just launched, with funding from the Ciencia Pública program of…
Data privacy and knowledge graphs: the two new IMFD researchers, both from the Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas de la Universidad de Chile, join to strengthen the main areas of work within the research lines of the Millennium Institute for Foundational Research on Data (IMFD) Sebastián Ferrada is a faculty member of the Iniciativa…
Putting data science and artificial intelligence tools at the service of the country and historical memory: this is the goal of Nuestra MemorIA, the initiative born under the wing of the IMFD, led by Jocelyn Dunstan Escudero, IMC and DCC UC academic and IMFD and AC3E researcher, who was selected by ANID to receive funding…
The Millennium Institute for Foundational Research on Data (IMFD) had a remarkable participation at the 2025 edition of the prestigious international conference ACM SIGMOD/PODS, one of the world’s leading forums for database research. “The participation of IMFD researchers strengthens the institute’s positioning in the development of theoretical foundations, computational tools, and applications in data management…
In a joint effort to strengthen the role of scientific knowledge in the formulation of public policy, the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC) and the Universidad del Bío-Bío (UBB) signed a collaboration agreement formalizing the incorporation of the latter into the Vincula project, a digital platform that seeks to connect academics and researchers with…
The Center for Social Conflict and Cohesion Studies (COES) and the Millennium Institute for Foundational Research on Data (IMFD) took the first step toward a new collaborative effort to develop joint research. At this meeting, held at the Facultad de Economía y Negocios of the Universidad de Chile, the main databases developed by both institutions…
The paper “The Missing Link: Identifying Digital Intermediaries in E-Government” was awarded the Edgardo Catterberg Award for the best paper presented at the WAPOR Latinoamérica conference, one of the most important academic gatherings on public opinion studies in the region. The research team includes IMFD researchers Sergio Toro, director of the School of Government at…
Every year, the International Communication Association, ICA, holds the academic conference in which its members participate to share the latest advances in the field of communication. This year, the annual conference is being held in Denver, Colorado, and last Saturday, June 14, after three days of presentations, talks, and academic exchange, a ceremony was held…
Building, understanding and controlling artificial intelligence models without needing programming knowledge: this is the goal of DashAI, the interactive, open-source tool that was selected in the FONDEF IDeA I+D 2025 competition. “These funds aim to boost the development of technologies that generate impacts on the country at a productive, economic, and social level,” explains Felipe…