Media Coverage | CRiSS-LAB

UDD Government highlighted classroom reciprocity and autism research

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Faculty of Government at Universidad del Desarrollo covered research on how children form social ties in elementary classrooms.

The study combines experimental game theory and network analysis to observe reciprocity, integration, and social dynamics among peers, including the particular challenges faced by autistic students and students with special educational needs.

La Tribuna covered Cristian Candia's international recognition for AI and political polarization research

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

La Tribuna covered Cristian Candia’s recognition at the Conference on Complex Systems 2025 for research on political polarization, revealed preferences, and artificial intelligence.

The story connected the award with CRiSS-LAB’s broader work on computational social science, collective memory, cooperation, and civic applications of AI.

Cristian Candia presented CRiSS-LAB research at IC2S2 2025

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

UDD Engineering covered Cristian Candia’s participation in the International Conference on Computational Social Science (IC2S2 2025) in Norrköping, Sweden.

The article summarized four research directions presented by CRiSS-LAB collaborators: design capabilities, explainable AI for political ideology mapping, collective memory, and firm diversification through public procurement networks.

Cooperativa Ciencia reported on AI for bullying prevention in Chilean classrooms

Mon, 09 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Cooperativa Ciencia reported on the use of AI, game-based interaction, and network analysis to help prevent bullying in Chilean classrooms.

The article described how the research behind Capybara maps cooperation patterns among students and translates them into actionable evidence for school teams.

IDS UDD profiled CRiSS-LAB and Cristian Candia's work on collective intelligence

Fri, 16 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The UDD Data Science Institute profiled CRiSS-LAB and Cristian Candia’s work on collective intelligence.

The article described the lab’s research on collective memory, online engagement, classroom social dynamics, education, and applied platforms such as Capybara and Lixandria.

La Tribuna profiled Cristian Candia's role in Capybara

Wed, 07 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

La Tribuna profiled Cristian Candia’s role in Capybara, highlighting the project’s focus on early detection of bullying and healthier classroom relationships.

The article connected the platform with experimental game theory, classroom interaction data, and the applied mission of turning research into practical tools for schools.

Portal Innova and Portal Educa covered Capybara's school coexistence technology

Fri, 26 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Portal Innova and Portal Educa covered Capybara, the CRiSS-LAB related school coexistence technology project for early detection and prevention of bullying.

The coverage described Capybara as a game-based and AI-assisted approach for mapping classroom interactions and supporting healthier learning environments.

Additional source: Portal Educa.

Radio Duna interviewed Cristian Candia about Discolab's constitutional explorer

Fri, 24 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Radio Duna interviewed Cristian Candia about Discolab and the UDD constitutional explorer.

The interview discussed how AI-assisted summaries, comparisons, and source-linked references can help citizens engage with complex constitutional texts using more accessible language.

TXS+ interviewed Cristian Candia on collective memory and social physics

Tue, 01 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000

TXS+ interviewed Cristian Candia about social physics, computational social science, collective memory, and the role of memory in identity formation.

The conversation also connected CRiSS-LAB research with applied platforms such as Lixandria, showing how quantitative social science can support better educational decisions.

Ciencia en Chile published Cristian Candia's column on automation, AI, and work

Tue, 02 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Ciencia en Chile published Cristian Esteban Candia Vallejos’ opinion column on automation, artificial intelligence, labor markets, and the need to treat technological change as both a risk and an opportunity.

The piece emphasizes responsible technology adoption, lifelong learning, transferable skills, and institutional preparation for uncertain labor-market transformations.

UDD launched Discolab for collaborative understanding of complex texts

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Universidad del Desarrollo announced the launch of Discolab, a collaborative reading, annotation, and deliberation platform created by Cristian Candia-Castro.

The launch positioned Discolab as a tool for improving the understanding of complex texts through comments, votes, rankings, consensus signals, and controversy detection.

UDD highlighted Lixandria as an AI platform for exploring university degrees

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Universidad del Desarrollo highlighted Lixandria, an AI-based platform created by Cristian Candia-Castro to help students and school counselors explore, compare, and expand academic alternatives in higher education.

The project connects revealed preferences, network science, educational data, and recommender systems to make the Chilean higher education landscape easier to navigate.

BioBioChile covered Cristian Candia-Castro's data-driven analysis of famous lives

Sun, 05 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000

BioBioChile covered work by Cristian Candia-Castro, César Hidalgo, and Cristián Jara using data, algorithms, and natural language processing to reason about global fame and the expected number of famous deaths in 2017.

The article is useful public coverage for the broader research line connecting computational social science, cultural analytics, collective memory, public attention, and data-driven storytelling.