EFE Valparaíso has achieved ISO 50.001 certification for implementing its energy management system. This certification signifies a continuous improvement process aimed at making energy use in railway operations increasingly efficient. The challenge of advancing towards energy sustainability in rail transport brought together EFE Valparaíso and the Federico Santa María Technical University—through its Advanced Electrical and […]
A few days ago, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María inaugurated an electric vehicle charging point at its Valparaíso main campus, named “Punto EV USM.” This initiative aims to foster electromobility within the university community and the region, as well as promote the use of renewable energies. One of the main allies in bringing this initiative […]
Dr. Ioannis Vourkas, a researcher at the Advanced Center for Electrical and Electronic Engineering (AC3E), has been recognized among the top 0.5% of academics worldwide in the “memristors” discipline according to the ScholarGPS 2024 ranking. This ranking considers metrics such as the number of publications and citations, among others, to determine the impact and contribution […]
The outstanding engineer, Samir Kouro, has been honored with the Nagamori Award 2025, one of the most significant global recognitions in the field of electrical and electronic engineering. This annual award, presented by the Nagamori Foundation of Japan, celebrates researchers and professionals who have made outstanding advancements in technologies related to electric motors, power generation, […]
Eduardo Bascur Escobar, a Master’s student at the Advanced Center for Electrical and Electronic Engineering (AC3E), is currently undertaking an internship at the University of Seville. This internship, set to continue until the end of August this year, will focus his work on the field of Power Electronics. This experience offers a significant opportunity for […]
The Advanced Center for Electrical and Electronic Engineering, AC3E, was one of the exhibitors at the twelfth edition of the Puerto Ideas Science Festival Antofagasta 2025, which brought together more than 20,000 people, establishing itself as one of the most important scientific gatherings in the country, from the north of Chile. The activity included 4 […]
This Wednesday, April 16th, the Artequin Viña del Mar Museum held the award ceremony for the school contest “Art and Science: My Favorite Insect,” an initiative organized in conjunction with the Advanced Center for Electrical and Electronic Engineering, AC3E, of the Federico Santa María Technical University. In 1 its sixteenth edition, the contest invited children […]
Impact Area:Health Technology Researcher:Dra. Pamela Guevara Description:This project aims to develop methods for cortical surface parcellation based on brain tractography, which has been used for many years to reconstruct the trajectories of major white matter (WM) pathways. This non-invasive technique is indirect and relies on models and inference, but it allows for a comprehensive brain […]
Impact Area:Smart Industry Researcher:Dr. José Delpiano Description:The project consists of the development of a platform for the acquisition, generation, and storage of urban tree data based on citizen participation and computer vision Problem it solves:This research will enable municipalities without large budgets for tree care to maintain their urban trees, thereby improving citizens’ quality of […]
Impact Area:Health Technology Researcher:Mauricio Araya Description:A platform developed to host, process, and provide medical images and associated data, facilitating better decision-making based on reference and quality information, by contrasting with similar clinical cases. Its focus is to provide services for diagnosis, research (medical/clinical and scientific/technical), and other relevant use cases Problem it solves:This interoperable repository […]