Impact Cases

Design of Antitrust policies for the operation of the new mega-port of San Antonio

A study that determines whether the rules of tendering and operation of San Antonio’s ‘Puerto de Gran Escala’ guarantee competition and enhance its efficiency It is estimated that by the second half of the 2020s, the three container terminals located in the port cities of Valparaíso and San Antonio will not be sufficient to meet demand. New infrastructure will be

Cutting the arrival time of the first fire engine to the scene of an emergency

The Innovative COMMANDER software cuts response times in 40% of emergencies by looking for the shortest route in real time An apartment can be completely destroyed by fire in a mere four minutes. In a rescue situation, the first minutes are key in saving a person’s life. In an emergency, every second counts. A multi-disciplinary team of the Complex Engineering

Designing resilient electrical networks to withstand natural disasters

An innovative mathematical model that includes natural disasters in electrical planning, increasing the resilience of supply and social welfare of consumers. Chile is a nation highly prone to natural disasters. Since the planning of the electrical networks did not consider this risk originally, when such events occur the supply is usually interrupted way beyond acceptable periods and often extends outside

Creating cutting-edge tools for the active prevention of forest fires

A model that incorporates fire risk in forest management planning to avoid economic and human loss There are between 6,000 and 7,000 forest fires each year in Chile, 99.7% of which are caused by human activities, with an average of 52,000 hectares burned annually, between bush, meadow, and forest plantations. Work in ongoing at the Complex Engineering Systems Institute on

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