Between January 13th and 17th, the 14th edition of Congreso Futuro was held at the CEINA Cultural Center, organized by the Chilean Senate through the Future Challenges Commission, the Chamber of Deputies, the Encounters of the Future Foundation, the Chilean Academy of Sciences, and all the universities in the country.

The objective of this event is to create a dissemination platform that brings together experts from around the world to discuss current issues related to science, arts, and knowledge, and to connect them, through a close dialogue, with the general public, under the question “What kind of humanity do we want to be?”.

For the second consecutive year, an AC3E team had the opportunity to showcase their work and share with children, young people, and adults, the research being conducted and the technological developments being produced daily within the Center, as well as some experiences that allowed attendees to interact with science and technology.

Two AC3E researchers had the opportunity to speak at different panels. Dr. Mauricio Araya shared with leading specialists in the panel “Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence,” which took place on January 15th in the Honor Hall of the National Congress.

For her part, Dr. Pamela Guevara participated in the panel “Space Colonization: Science, Technology, and the Future of Humanity,” on January 16th in the Chamber Hall of the CEINA cultural center, which addressed the challenges, from different disciplines, that inhabiting other planets would bring.

“It was a very good and entertaining experience to be part of this panel as part of one of the most important scientific dissemination activities in the country. We discussed the characteristics of planets and all the conditions we would need to inhabit them, from a biological, genetic, and social point of view, to the challenges of surviving on them. At this point, it was interesting to evaluate how the work we do at AC3E, developments based on electrical and electronic engineering, would contribute to making this possible, for example, to produce and store energy, have control systems for water, temperature, behavioral changes, and luminosity; and a communication network that adapts to the conditions of each place, among others,” highlighted Dr. Pamela Guevara.

The panelists concluded that, although we are far from space colonization, our country has great potential for technological development, which has been advancing and is reflected in multiple technologies that we use daily and in the impact of the work that national research centers and universities are carrying out