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Valparaíso Region commits to electromobility by reactivating the Intersectoral Roundtable at AC3E

The Electromobility Board of Valparaíso Region was reactivated at the Advanced Center for Electrical and Electronic Engineering (AC3E). The Board provides a space for coordination between electromobility stakeholders in the region. Regional energy secretary Arife Mansur led the meeting, in which representatives of Movelex, INACAP Valparaíso, Duoc UC, Chilquinta, AC3E, Reborn Electric Motors, Urban Lab […]

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USM signs microelectronics agreement promoted by AC3E

With the aim of collaborating in education and research and contributing to cultural development and scientific progress, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María signed an agreement with Chilean software company Synopsys, reaffirming an established relationship related to microelectronics projects. The agreement was promoted by the Advanced Center for Electrical and Electronic Engineering (AC3E) and is based […]

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AC3E inaugurates boardroom in honor of electrical engineering pioneer Edith Clarke

On June 20, the Edith Clarke boardroom of the Advanced Center for Electrical and Electronic Engineering (AC3E) was inaugurated in honor of this outstanding person in the field of electrical engineering. Participants of the event included USM General Director of Planning Irene Ortega, the Director of the inES Gender Project Valeria Del Campo, Outreach Director […]

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Academic from Seville visits AC3E to advance power equipment maintenance research

During June, Dr. José I. León of Universidad de Sevilla, and an IEEE Fellow, visited the Advanced Center of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (AC3E) as part of a collaboration with Dr. Samir Kouro and Dr. Christian Rojas, who are researchers at the Renewable Energies and Power Conversion line. The collaboration is focused on critical components […]

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Students present more than 50 research papers at AC3E 2023 Technical Seminar

On June 16, the Technical Conference of the Advanced Center for Electrical and Electronic Engineering (AC3E) was held at the USM’s main campus, in Valparaíso. Among the Center’s most important activities, this year’s conference brought together over 130 researchers, staff, and students, who talked about their areas of impact, major projects, and received an update […]

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Engineering Day: Responsibility, gender gap and technological change

During Engineering Day hosted by Universidad Austral de Chile in Valdivia on May 26, the director of the Advanced Center for Electrical and Electronic Engineering (AC3E), Dr. Matías Zañartu, addressed current challenges. Dr. Zañartu talked about the role of engineering in development agency ANID’s basal centers of excellence. “The basal centers seek to link academia, […]

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International funding for study of voice pathologies led by Chilean researcher renewed

Study NIH P50, in which the Director of the Advanced Center for Electrical and Electronic Engineering (AC3E), Dr. Matías Zañartu, participates will continue over the next five years, thanks to the renewal of funding over US$13 million, after its first stage successfully concluded. The study receives input from research conducted at Universidad Técnica Federico Santa […]

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Forest authority meets with AC3E researchers to develop anti-wildfire technologies

Christian Little, the head of the National Forestry Corporation (CONAF) met with researchers from the Advanced Center for Electrical and Electronic Engineering (AC3E) of Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María to analyze technological solutions to contribute to the prevention and early detection of forest fires. Last summer, a series of fires with multiple focal points occurred […]

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USM and EFE Valparaíso develop technological tool for passenger flow simulation

Analyzing passenger flow behavior is a key factor for the design of rail service operational plans. The analysis establishes the operating model and defines train frequency and configuration, among other aspects. To advance this analysis and project passenger flows, EFE Valparaíso and Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María’s Advanced Center for Electrical and Electronic Engineering (AC3E) […]

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AC3E team won “Code-a-Chip” competition and traveled to microelectronics conference in Japan

Postdoctoral researcher Dr. Jorge Marín and students Vicente Osorio and Alfonso Cortés, led by research associate Dr. Christian Rojas, all working in the Renewable Energies and Power Conversion line, won the IEEE SSCS “Code-a-Chip” integrated circuit competition, organized by the IEEE Solid-State Circuit Society (SSCS). The competition was launched to encourage the design of reproducible […]