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28 October 2026<\/span><\/div>
- <\/span>30 October 2026<\/span><\/div><\/div>

9th CMM Puc\u00f3n Symposium at Santiago<\/span><\/span><\/h1>

AI and Advanced Computing for Frontier Research<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Program<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>

Program Committee Chair: <\/strong>Eduardo Vera (DIE\/CMM-UChile)<\/p>\n

Venue:<\/strong> Beauchef 851, Floor -1, Room B08
\nDate: <\/strong>28-30 October 2026<\/p>\n

Schedule: <\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • 10:00-13:00 & 15:00-18:00 (Wednesday 28 & Thursday 29)<\/li>\n
  • 10:00-13:00 (Friday 30)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Topics:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Genomics of microalgae (Chair Alejandro Maass)<\/li>\n
    2. Artificial Intelligence & applications: XAI, ALeRCE, biology\/health (Chair Francisco F\u00f6rster)<\/li>\n
    3. High Performance Computing: NLHPC\/ScaiLab (Chair Jaime San Mart\u00edn)<\/li>\n
    4. Optical & Quantum Computing: (Chair Carla Hermann)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \u00a0<\/strong>Final Program <\/strong>(version 8.0, Fri 30 Oct 2026)<\/p>\n

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      Wednesday 28<\/strong><\/h3>\n

      10:00 – 10:15\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Eduardo Vera (DIE\/CMM)
      \nWelcome & background of the symposium<\/em><\/p>\n

      10:15 – 10:45\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Joaquim Merino (Lenovo, remote from Brazil)
      \nThe new phase of high-performance computing for the next 5 to 10 years <\/em><\/p>\n

      10:45 – 11:15\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Carla Hermann (MIRO\/DFI)
      \nKeynote on quantum photonics & optical quantum computing<\/em><\/p>\n

      11:15 – 11:45\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Coffee break<\/strong><\/p>\n

      11:45 – 12:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Crist\u00f3bal Lled\u00f3 (DFI-UChile)
      \nContinuous-variable quantum computing \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

      12:00 – 12:30\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Stuartt Corder (AURA\/NOIRLab)
      \nFrontiers of optical interferometry<\/em><\/p>\n

      12:30 – 12:45\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hubert Condoretti (AURA\/NOIRLab)
      \nR&D applications beyond code <\/em><\/p>\n

      12:45 – 13:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Albert Astudillo (REUNA)
      \nNext-generation optical networks<\/em><\/p>\n

      13:00 – 15:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lunch<\/strong><\/p>\n

      15:00 – 15:30\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sara Rojas (VTI)
      \nAI in research & education at University of Chile<\/em><\/p>\n

      15:30 – 15:45\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pablo Est\u00e9vez (DIE)
      \nEarly Prediction of Alzheimer\u2019s Disease in Subjects with Cognitive Complaints using Multimodal Learning<\/em><\/p>\n

      15:45 – 16:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Diego Olgu\u00edn (DIM)
      \nHow to well-align multimodal models: applications to brain imaging modalities<\/em><\/p>\n

      16:00 – 16:15\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mauricio Cerda (IDIA-DCC)
      \nBiomedical data analysis<\/em><\/p>\n

      16:15 – 16:45\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Coffee break<\/strong><\/p>\n

      16:45 – 17:15\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Claudio Mu\u00f1oz (DIM\/CMM)
      \nPhysics-informed neural networks (PINN)<\/em><\/p>\n

      17:15 – 17:45\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Francisco F\u00f6rster (IDIA)
      \nImpact of AI in astronomy applications <\/em><\/p>\n

      17:45 \u2013 18:00\u00a0\u00a0 Q&A: open discussion
      \nImpact of AI in software development<\/em><\/p>\n

      18:30 – 21:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Welcome reception <\/strong><\/p>\n

      Beauchef 851: Open Patio Esplanade <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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      Thursday 29<\/strong><\/h3>\n

      10:00 – 10:15\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Welcome coffee<\/strong><\/p>\n

      10:15 – 10:45\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Alejandro Maass (DIM\/CMM)
      \nPredicting functional trails of plankton from space: from biological discoveries to public policies<\/em><\/p>\n

      10:45 \u2013 11:15\u00a0\u00a0 Yuji Maeda (NTT)
      \nAdvancing the IOWN Concept: NTT\u2019s ongoing challenges in<\/em> environment and sustainability<\/em><\/p>\n

      11:15 – 11:45\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Coffee break<\/strong><\/p>\n

      11:45 – 12:15\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Guillermo Cabrera-Vives (UdeC)
      \nUpdate on ALeRCE broker<\/em><\/p>\n

      12:15 – 12:30\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Camila Reyes \/ Emilio D\u00edaz (DCC)
      \nNew developments in DashAI<\/em><\/p>\n

      12:30 – 12:45\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jaime Ortega (DIM\/CMM) \/ Valentine Barriere (DCC)
      \nMultimodal satellite imaging analysis<\/em><\/p>\n

      12:45 – 13:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Marcos Orchard (IDIA-DIE)
      \nDecarbonizing Heavy Mining: transitioning to an electric mine <\/em><\/p>\n

      13:00 – 15:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lunch<\/strong><\/p>\n

      15:05 – 15:25\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sebasti\u00e1n Mendoza (CMM)
      \nTowards Proteome-Constrained Metabolic Engineering of Cyanidioschyzon merolae for TAG Production<\/em><\/p>\n

      15:25 \u2013 15:45\u00a0\u00a0 Sousuke Imamura (NTT)
      \nTiny Algae, Big impact: transforming the future of aquaculture<\/em><\/p>\n

      15:45 – 16:15\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Benoit Dufumier (NeuroSpin CEA, remote from Paris)
      \nContrastive learning of MRI classification<\/em><\/p>\n

      16:15 – 16:45\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Coffee break<\/strong><\/p>\n

      16:45 – 17:15\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 M\u00f3nica V\u00e1squez (PUC)
      \nMicroalgae-based biomedical and biotechnological applications<\/em><\/p>\n

      17:15 – 17:30\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Takashi Kobayashi (NTT)
      \nSatellite data for AI for coastal ecosystem conservation<\/em><\/p>\n

      17:30 \u2013 18:00\u00a0\u00a0 Andrew Connelly (Univ of Washington: remote from Seattle)
      \nAI agents in frontier research<\/em><\/p>\n

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      Friday 30<\/strong><\/h3>\n

      10:00 – 10:30\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Florencio Utreras (CMM CopernicusLAC)
      \nCopernicusLAC Chile: ecosystems monitoring services for Latin America & the Caribbean<\/em><\/p>\n

      10:30 \u2013 11:00\u00a0\u00a0 Rodrigo Verschae (IDIA)
      \nImpact of AI in precision agriculture<\/em><\/p>\n

      11:00 – 11:30\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Coffee break<\/strong><\/p>\n

      11:30 – 12:55\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Felipe Bravo (IDIA-DCC), Francisco Mart\u00ednez (DIC), Hanne Van Den Bosch(DIM\/CMM), Jos\u00e9 Palacios (REUNA), Jorge P\u00e9rez (CERO)
      \nDiscussion panel:<\/em> Frontier interdisciplinary research in the AI era<\/em><\/p>\n

      12:55 – 13:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Eduardo Vera (DIE\/CMM)
      \nFarewell & symposium wrap-up & conclusions<\/em><\/p>\n

      \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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      • UChile = University of Chile<\/strong>\n
          \n
        • VID = Vicerrector\u00eda de Investigaci\u00f3n y Desarrollo<\/li>\n
        • VTI = Vicerrector\u00eda de Tecnolog\u00edas de la Informaci\u00f3n<\/li>\n
        • FCFM = Facultad de Ciencias F\u00edsicas y Matem\u00e1ticas<\/li>\n
        • CMM = Center for Mathematical Modeling<\/li>\n
        • IDIA = Iniciativa de Datos e Inteligencia Artificial<\/li>\n
        • DIM = Departamento de Ingenier\u00eda Matem\u00e1tica<\/li>\n
        • DCC = Departamento de Ciencias de la Computaci\u00f3n<\/li>\n
        • DIE = Departamento de Ingenier\u00eda El\u00e9ctrica<\/li>\n
        • DAS = Departamento de Astronom\u00eda<\/li>\n
        • DIC = Departamento de Ingenier\u00eda Civil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
        • PUC = Pontifical Catholic University of Chile<\/strong><\/li>\n
        • UdeC = University of Concepci\u00f3n<\/strong><\/li>\n
        • MIRO = Millennium Institute for Research in Optics<\/strong><\/li>\n
        • REUNA = Chile\u2019s Research & Education Network<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>
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