About AC3E

The Advanced Center for Electrical and Electronic Engineering (AC3E) at Federico Santa María Technical University is a research center whose mission is to create knowledge, form advanced human capital and develop scientifically-based technological innovations. The world-class technology developed by the AC3E contributes to raising industry competitiveness, improving efficiency, economy and process quality. In addition, it allows generating value through the creation of products that have an impact on the market and on people’s quality of life.

Héctor Ramírez, Director

What is the AC3E?

The AC3E is a research center in the field of electrical and electronic engineering, where academia, industry and society converge, generating collaborative relationships to address the challenges of the future through the development of various projects.

The Center is part of the tradition of excellence and leadership in engineering, science and technology that has characterized the UTFSM since its founding in 1931.

The AC3E research team is composed of scientists from 8 universities in the country: Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Universidad de Chile, Universidad de Concepción, Pontificia Universidad Católica, Universidad de Talca, Universidad de Valparaíso, Universidad de Los Andes, and Universidad San Sebastián.

Mission

To contribute to the technological development and competitiveness of the Chilean economy by achieving excellence in research, fostering knowledge exchange, educating advanced human capital, and generating technology transfer in areas of societal impact through the field of electrical and electronic engineering.

vision

To be a world-class scientific community that creates innovative and enabling the development of industry and society of the future technologies.

History

The Advanced Center of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, AC3E, born in 2014 with the award of the Third National Contest Basal Financing Research Partnership Program, PIA, the National Research and Development Agency, ANID.

The AC3E is composed of a multi and interdisciplinary research group that seeks to increase the competitiveness of the Chilean economy through scientific and technological innovation.

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Board of Directors

Héctor Ramírez

Representative of Senior Researchers Director AC3E Associate Professor, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María

Blanca Velasco

Representative of the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem<- Founder and former Director of Santiago Innova- Founder and current Director of Plataforma 360 - Former Director of the "Innovative SMEs Program" at CORFO- Collaborator at CHILETEC, CeBiB, Open Beauchef U. Chile, MEVOL, and BioRed SUR

Eduardo Reitz

Representative of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem - Member of the UTFSM Higher Council - CEO of EMELTA and former CEO of the RHONA group - Former Director of the Regional Chamber of Commerce and Production of Valparaíso - Cofounder of the PIENSA Foundation. Former Director, former President of AEXA-Valparaíso

Victor Grimblatt

Representative of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem - Director of the R&D Group General Manager of Synopsys Chile President of the Chilean Association of the Electronics and Electrical Industry (AIE) Professor at the University of Los Andes and the University of Chile

Thierry De Saint Pierre

Representative of the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem President of the Chilean Association of IT Companies. Cofounder of several ventures (North Supply Business, Multinet, Cybernet, Navigo Mining, Calcom). Part of the digital transformation program in several Chilean industries. President of the Board of Directors, AC3E.

José Rodríguez

Representative of the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem National Science and Technology Applied Award in 2014. Eugene Mittelmann Award, 2018. "Highly Cited Researcher" by Thompson Reuters & Clarivate. Former Rector of UTFSM for 8 years and UNAB for 4 years. Founding Director of AC3E and current associated researcher.

Juan Felipe Espinosa

Representative of the Rector of UTFSM Academic, Department of Commercial Engineering, UTFSM. Has been a jury member for doctoral theses in Chile and abroad. Has taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Chile and countries of the European Community.