Marisol Grisanti
Scientific team discovers that a bacterium can transform carbon dioxide and green hydrogen into aviation fuel
In a collaborative effort, Chilean and international researchers led by GTech (from the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences) are seeking to produce chemical compounds from renewable sources such as green hydrogen and carbon dioxide.
Rector José Antonio Guzmán:
"We must advance in quality higher education, with greater innovation and research."
At the seminar on the financing of higher education, organized by the Human Development Lab of Universidad de los Andes, experts discussed aspects of the FES, the government's new proposal.
Figures on the risk of falling urban trees will help to prevent risks to people, infrastructure and cars
José Delpiano, an academic from the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, uses AI, through Arbocensus, to investigate how to prevent the failure of tree branches, based on information provided by neighbors and images taken with cell phones, and thus avoid possible damage.
Chilean scientists create AI that can work with faulty data
Research develops machine learning methods that automatically identify patterns, even in the presence of noisy or unreliable data.
Chile can achieve greater equity in the health system without losing efficiency
Wei Xiong, an academic at the School of Economics and Business at Universidad de los Andes, proposes the creation of a healthcare system similar to that of Singapore, combining a strong public system - which covers the basic medical needs of all citizens - with a private system, which offers more comfortable options for those who wish to pay for additional service.
Chilean innovation detects dust produced by northern Chile's desert climate and pollution to optimize solar plant performance
Gustavo Funes, an academic from the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, was awarded a Fondef Idea R&D grant to develop the project "Detection of dust deposition over solar panels using single pixel detection."
How to smooth economic cycles, reducing the depth of recessions, to be studied with U.S. Federal Reserve researcher
Cristián Cuevas, an academic from the School of Economics and Business Administration, seeks to understand in his project how emerging countries can move from a procyclical fiscal policy to a countercyclical one, seeking to reduce economic volatility through a coordinated approach of fiscal, monetary, and macroprudential policies.
Project developing a tool to optimize the integration of AI models in devices with low computational power, memory, and space obtains a Fondecyt Initiaton grant.
Jorge Gómez, an academic from the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, leads research that optimizes the integration of artificial intelligence models in devices close to the end user, improving their efficiency and reliability.
Efficient allocation of cargo space seeks to solve logistics problems at port terminals
Rosa González, an academic at the University's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, is developing a system that improves the allocation of space and cargo transfer times for cargo ships.
Consumers to evaluate the quality of content on streaming platforms
The academic from the School of Business and Economics, David Kimber, will discuss consumer behavior and its impact on the industry.