Marisol Grisanti

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.

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."

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.

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.

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.

The academic from the School of Business and Economics, David Kimber, will discuss consumer behavior and its impact on the industry.

This research seeks to contribute to the design of public policies that generate greater resilience for smaller companies, promote job creation and reduce the digital divide, among others.

Research by the academic Marcela Mello, from the School of Economics and Business Studies, shows that this public policy improves the quality of life of families, promotes gender equality and has positive effects both economically and socially.

An interdisciplinary team, led by researcher from the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, José Manuel Saavedra, is developing generative models that allow reconstructing CT images with less than 50% of radiation, without losing diagnostic quality.

Patrick Horn, dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, highlights the development of high-level academic and scientific projects among universities, industry, and government to offer real solutions to Chile's challenges.