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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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) […]
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 […]
On May 1, Civil Electrical Engineer Constanza Ahumada joined the research team of the Advanced Center for Electrical and Electronic Engineering’s (AC3E) Control and Automation line, which aims to find scientifically based solutions to problems related to the operation, operability, and communication of industrial systems. Researchers are identifying and analyzing processes, instruments, and control-oriented technologies. […]
On April 13 and 14, the Advanced Center for Electrical and Electronic Engineering (AC3E) held its traditional Internal Seminar at the Rosa Agustina Conference Resort in Olmué. The annual seminar brings together staff members and researchers to provide an overview of the work done and establish meeting points between the different units. In April, the […]
As part of the Social Innovation program of the USM’s Office of Technology Transfer and Licensing (OTTL), Tarapacá governor José Miguel Carvajal met with representatives of the university and the AC3E and CCTVal research centers on April 3. Carvajal wanted to learn about the technological capacities and projects under development to find solutions to the […]
On April 4, students from the Héroes de Chile school in Limache, winners of the Explora congress, visited Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María (UTFSM) to learn about science and technology. Creating a link between science and society is essential to disseminate the high-impact work developed in the laboratories and to educate people about the challenges […]