About us - AC3E - Centro Avanzado de Ingeniería Eléctrica y Electrónica

About AC3E

The Advanced Center for Electrical and Electronic Engineering (AC3E) at the Federico Santa María Technical University is a research center whose mission is to create knowledge, train advanced human capital, and develop scientifically-based technological innovations. The world-class technology developed by AC3E contributes to increasing industry competitiveness, improving efficiency, economy, and process quality. Additionally, it enables the generation of 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 leading 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.

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.

International Scientific Committee

Seth Hutchinson

Georgia Tech

Alberto León-García

University of Toronto

Abeer Alwan

UCLA Samueli School of Engineering

National Advisory Council

Andres Alonso

Antofagasta Minerals

Julio Morales

Komatsu Holding South America Ltda.

Pablo Benario

CDEC-SING

Roberto Musso

Digevo Group

Edmundo Casas

KAUEL

Cristian Estay

Codelco

María José Escobar

UTFSM

Principal

Investigators

Héctor Ramírez

Director

Matías Zañartu

Subdirector

Samir Kouro

UTFSM

Jorge Silva

Universidad de Chile

Marcelo Pérez

UTFSM

Margarita Norambuena

UTFSM

Pamela Guevara

Universidad de Concepción

Marcos Orchard

Universidad de Chile

Marcelo Soto

UTFSM

Miguel Figueroa

Universidad de Concepción

Associate

Researchers

Alejandro Angulo

UTFSM

Alejandro Weinstein

UTFSM

Alejandro Rojas

Universidad de Concepción

Christian Rojas

UTFSM

Cristián García

Universidad de Talca

Felipe Tobar

Universidad de Chile

Fernando Auat Cheein

Harper Adams University

Hugues Renaudineau

UTFSM

Esteban Gil

UTFSM

Ioannis Vourkas

UTFSM

José Delpiano

Universidad de Los Andes

José Rodríguez

Universidad San Sebastián

Juan Carlos Aguero

UTFSM

Mauricio Araya

UTFSM

Miguel Torres

Pontificia Universidad Católica

Patricio Orio

Universidad de Chile

Paul Delano

UTFSM

Roberto Cárdenas

Universidad de Chile

Ronny Vallejos

UTFSM

Sandra Céspedes

Waterloo University

Sebastián Rivera

Delft University of Technology

Wael El Deredy

Universidad de Valparaíso

Andrés Mora

UTFSM

Constanza Ahumada

Universidad de Chile

Melissa Diago

UTFSM

Jorge Marin

UTFSM

Juan Pablo Cortés

UTFSM

Claudia Rahmann

Unhiversidad de Chile

Jocelyn Dunstan

Pontificia Universidad Católica

Postdoctoral

Researchers

Xiaopeng Xi

UTFSM

Sebastian Espinoza

UTFSM

Emiro Ibarra

UTFSM

Raydel Ortigueira

UTFSM

Grace Whitaker

Unioversidad de Valparaíso

AC3E Staff

CEO

Oscar Solar

CEO
oscar.solar@usm.cl

Operations and Communications Unit

Monina Vásquez

Head of Operations Unit monina.vasquez@usm.cl

Carolina Iturriaga

Administrative and Financial Coordinator carolina.iturriaga@usm.cl

Ximena Zura

Secretary ximena.zura@usm.cl

Valeria Fernández

Journalist valeria.fernandeza@usm.cl

Paula Alfaro

Journalist paula.alfaro@usm.cl

Catalina Roco

Graphic Designer rococatalina@gmail.cl

Jacqueline Morales

Courier

Technology Transfer Unit

Fabian Rubilar

R&D Business Developer
fabian.rubilar@usm.cl

Javier Robledo

R&D Business Developer
javier.robledon@usm.cl

Osvaldo Campos

Analista de Negocios
osvaldo.camposf@usm.cl

Development Unit

Gonzalo Gallo

Head of Development Unit gonzalo.gallo@usm.cl

Gonzalo Carrasco

R&D Engineer, Intelligent Industry gonzalo.carrasco@usm.cl

Víctor Santana

R&D Engineer, Energy and Power Systems victor.santana@usm.cl

Alejandro Bertin

R&D Engineer, Health Technologies alejandro.bertin@usm.cl

Yarko Rocha

Management Control Engineer yarko.rocha@usm.cl

Pablo Yáñez

R&D Engineer in Automatic Control pablo.yanezri@usm.cl

Leonardo Solís

R&D Engineer in Power Electronics leonardo.solis@usm.cl

Gabriela Montenegro

R&D Engineer in Software Engineering & Computational Systems gabriela.montenegro@usm.cl

Nestor Sayes

R&D Engineer in Software Engineering nestor.sayes@usm.cl

Isaías Huerta

R&D Engineer in Software Engineering and DevOps isaias.huerta@usm.cl

Cristóbal Lobos

R&D Engineer in Data Science cristobal.lobos@sansano.usm.cl

Nathaly Corrales

R&D Engineer in Data Science nathaly.corrales@sansano.usm.cl

Matías Mediano

R&D Engineer in Electrical Systems and Power matias.mediano.14@sansano.usm.cl

Rodrigo Lanas

Laboratory Coordinator rodrigo.lanas@usm.cl

Camila Navea

Electronic Technician. Laboratory and Project Support camila.navea@usm.cl

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Valparaíso, Chile