Newsletter IMFD – July 2021
July, 2021.- Check out the most recent IMFD news here.
AI and content classification: the challenge that the Judiciary and IMFD are working on
A team of IMFD researchers and students is working with documentation and database specialists from the Judiciary to establish an intelligent search system for judicial rulings.
Plataforma Telar: data-based research at the service of citizens
A new initiative, representing the interdisciplinary spirit of IMFD, has been developed by this research center. This is Plataforma Telar, which brings together researchers, professionals, and students from the social sciences, computer science, and technology transfer.
IMFD and DCC UC research team takes first place in international medical imaging competition
The IALab / HAIvis UC team, made up of DCC UC academics and IMFD researchers Hans Lobel and Denis Parra, together with undergraduate and graduate students from DCC UC, took first place in the international Medical ImageCLEF competition, in the Image Captioning – Caption Prediction category, organized by ImageCLEF.
Test KOR is awarded at the 2021 UC Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Day
In recognition of the development of science, technology, and innovation, in the Covid-19 Technology category, Test KOR was awarded by the UC Technology Transfer and Development Office in a virtual ceremony led by the rector of Universidad Católica, Ignacio Sánchez, and the vice president for Research, Pedro Bouchon, as part of the 2021 UC Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Day.
An election is not won with Facebook alone
IMFD researchers analyzed the 2017 electoral campaigns on social platforms. They found that these are an extension of the traditional ways of mobilizing voters in Chile, which are determined mainly by the socioeconomic level of the district where the campaign takes place.
Bárbara Poblete receives the «Test of Time Award» for pioneering research on the spread of rumors on social media
Pioneering research considered a fundamental piece in the study of the “fake news” problem.
Tutorial: Querying in the age of Graph Databases and Knowledge Graphs
Check out the tutorial Querying in the age of Graph Databases and Knowledge Graphs, presented by our director, Marcelo Arenas (DCC UC), together with Claudio Gutierrez (DCC U. Chile) and Juan Sequeda (data.world), at SIGMOD 2021.