Two new young researchers at IMFD: Matías Toro and Sebastián Ferrada

Data privacy and knowledge graphs: the two new IMFD researchers, both from the Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences at the University of Chile, will strengthen the main areas of work in the Millennium Institute's lines of research. Millennium Institute Foundational Research on Data

Sebastián Ferrada is an academic at the Data and Artificial Intelligence Initiative (IDIA) of the Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (FCFM) at the University of Chile. His research focuses on knowledge graphs and includes their construction, modeling, and generation; their management, consultation, and interoperability; and their applications in the field of artificial intelligence and data science. "Joining the IMFD as a Young Researcher represents a deeply motivating stage in my career, as I have been associated with the Institute since I was doing my doctorate. I am interested in contributing to the development of graph similarity search and query technologies, particularly in multimodal and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) contexts," Ferrada points out. "I firmly believe that the algorithms and systems we develop in our research should have an impact beyond our articles, which is why I have worked on applications of these technologies in domains such as art, politics, and social sciences. The IMFD is an excellent platform for promoting this type of technology transfer. Within the Institute, I hope to contribute not only to scientific advancement, but also to the training of new generations of researchers committed to the country's development, "he adds.

Matías Toro is an academic in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Chile, and his research focuses on data privacy and programming languages. "My focus is on programming using differential privacy, gradual type systems, and their application to both relational and graph databases," he explains.

"The new generations bring strength and a different perspective, which enriches the work of the institute's researchers," says Juan , director of Millennium Institute Foundational Research on Data. "Sebastián and Matías, in particular, can give us knowledge that they have acquired in their careers and that we did not have: a way of seeing the world and problems with data that enhances the work of the IMFD." The IMFD is committed to training advanced human capital and supporting the careers of young researchers, which is why it actively seeks to incorporate new generations into its team.