First COES–IMFD workshop marks the beginning of collaboration between the two research centers
The Center for Conflict and Social Cohesion Studies (COES) and the Millennium Institute Foundational Research on Data the first step toward a new collaborative effort to develop joint research.
At this meeting held at the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Chile, the main databases developed by both institutions were presented, as well as their methods of collection, disaggregation, and possible uses.
"We want to enhance our work by combining the expertise of both centers and exploring new forms of research," explained Camila Rojas, IMFD data analyst, who presented the data available for joint work on behalf of the institute, highlighting news coverage and information from Congress.
On behalf of COES, associate researcher Daniel Miranda presented the center's databases, which were in a format closer to analog. "I see a lot of potential, on the one hand, in the transfer of knowledge from the social sciences and from what COES has developed, but above all in the expertise that IMFD has in computational research, the role of artificial intelligence, which is of great public relevance today," said the researcher.
The Center for Conflict and Social Cohesion Studies (COES) conducts collaborative research on issues related to social conflict and cohesion (coexistence) in Chile, through a multidisciplinary team from the social sciences and humanities. COES focuses its academic and outreach activities on analyzing the multiple manifestations of social conflict in Chile, its causes, and its cultural and historical context.
"It was a great opportunity to showcase what we have done in terms of data production, but more importantly, to learn about what the Millennium Institute has generated Millennium Institute terms of information. It was very interesting to learn about the different sources, how they are generated, and the wide availability of variables and elements in their databases," said Daniel Miranda.
This collaboration between COES and IMFD is a significant step toward more robust interdisciplinary research, linking social sciences with data science to gain a deeper understanding of the social phenomena that shape Chilean reality.
