Instituto Sistemas Complejos de Ingenierí

What Instituto Sistemas Complejos de Ingenierí does

Instituto Sistemas Complejos de Ingeniería (ISCI) focuses on applying scientific and technological research to solve large-scale engineering and societal challenges. The organization integrates methodologies from operations research, data science, artificial intelligence, and systems engineering to design and optimize complex systems. ISCI collaborates across disciplines to develop models, tools, and decision-making frameworks aimed at improving efficiency and sustainability in sectors such as transportation, energy, health, logistics, and public policy. It supports public and private institutions by offering data-driven insights and solutions to help manage uncertainty and resource allocation in critical infrastructure systems. ISCI also emphasizes knowledge transfer by promoting interdisciplinary education and fostering partnerships between academia, industry, and government. Its research projects often address real-world problems, contributing to national and regional development strategies through applied science and technology.

Name

Instituto Sistemas Complejos de Ingenierí

Legal name

Instituto Sistemas Complejos de Ingenierí

Website

https://isci.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Instituto Sistemas Complejos de Ingeniería engages in interdisciplinary engineering research.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Applied Research and Public Sector Analytics

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Due Diligence & Investigative Research (BPAHALAI)

Keywords

• Applied research services
• Public sector analytics
• Operations research consulting
• AI government solutions
• Complex engineering research

Headquarters

HQ city

Santiago

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Research Grants and FONDEF Projects: ISCI funds its research primarily through competitive government grants and FONDEF (Fondo de Fomento al Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico) projects awarded by ANID. These projects cover specific applied research initiatives with defined budgets, timelines, and deliverables in partnership with public sector institutions.
2. Commissioned Research from Public Sector: ISCI researchers conduct commissioned research engagements initiated by Chilean government ministries (Health, Energy, Transport, Sciences) and public agencies (FONASA, ChileCompra, National Prosecutor's Office, Carabineros). These engagements involve direct collaboration agreements for specific analytics or optimization solutions.
3. Spin-off Company Commercialization: ISCI has produced at least 9 spin-off companies (SimpliRoute, Lazarillo App, ADERE.SO, CALCE, tranSapp, DART, and others) that commercialize developed technologies independently. Revenue to ISCI from these entities may flow through licensing, royalties, or equity arrangements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ISCI is a non-profit multidisciplinary research institute that transforms cutting-edge research in advanced analytics, mathematical optimization, simulation, machine learning, and AI into applied solutions for Chilean public sector challenges. Its core offerings include commissioned research engagements, proprietary analytical tools (e.g., COMMANDER, FISCAL HEREDIA, SPAV, Cell2Fire), and 9 spin-off companies that commercialize research outputs. The institute collaborates with government ministries, public agencies, and partner universities to deliver data-driven decision support across healthcare, transportation, energy, public safety, and emergency management.

Product overview

ISCI (Instituto Sistemas Complejos de Ingeniería) is a multidisciplinary research institute that transforms cutting-edge research into real-world solutions across multiple domains. The institute offers a diverse portfolio of research tools and spin-off products. Core research products include the Biomonitor (wearable device measuring psychophysiological data for emotional state assessment), FISCAL HEREDIA (AI-powered criminal analysis system), COMMANDER (fire truck dispatch optimization), SPAV (traffic accident prediction system), and various forest fire management tools (Cell2Fire, Ignition Prediction Model, Downstream Protection Value). Public health analytics products include COVID-19 tools (mobility analysis, ICU forecasting, pooled testing, seroprevalence studies), melanoma detection AI, breast cancer epidemiology database, and kidney transplant risk models. ISCI has produced 9 spin-off companies including tranSapp, SimpliRoute, ADERE.SO, CALCE, Lazarillo APP, and DART. The institute operates across energy, transportation, healthcare, public safety, emergency response, and environmental sustainability sectors.

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Products and services

• COMMANDER Fire Dispatch Optimization Software Fire truck dispatch optimization software using mathematical optimization models and real-time traffic conditions to determine optimal vehicle dispatch, reducing first engine arrival times by 40% in emergencies. Deployed for the Cuerpo de Bomberos de Santiago.
• SPAV (Sistema Predictivo de Accidentes Viales) Real-time machine learning traffic accident prediction system that processes sensor and toll gate data to generate early warnings when conditions favor accident occurrence, achieving 80% prediction accuracy for specific road segments and time windows with five-minute advance prediction capability. Deployed on Autopista Central urban highway.
• FISCAL HEREDIA AI Criminal Analysis System Advanced analytics system combining social network reconstruction with natural language processing of police victim statements to identify modus operandi patterns in property crimes. Built on pre-trained language model technology, processes unstructured text from witness testimony to extract entities and cross-references with suspect social networks. Used by fiscal SACFI and the National Prosecutor's Office.
• Cell2Fire Fire Spread Simulation Model Simulation model that predicts fire spread direction from an ignition point using stochastic simulation across 1,000+ runs. Integrates Chilean-specific data including climate projections, vegetation data (CONAF's Kitral inventory), satellite imagery, and risk factors. Developed as open-source software available for use in Chile, Canada, Spain, and EU countries via FIRE-RES project.
• Ignition Prediction Model for Forest Fires Machine learning model that divides territory into 100x100 meter cells and calculates probability of fire ignition per cell based on risk factors including forest plantations, populated areas, and roadside proximity. Validated at 90% prediction accuracy on 300 withheld test fires.
• Biomonitor Wearable Psychophysiological Device Portable bracelet-style device that records psychophysiological data including pulse, skin electrical conductivity, surface temperature, and inertial signals at approximately 50 measurements per second. Used to measure emotional states of public transport users as a proxy for service quality.
• Melanoma Detection AI Tool AI-powered tool using deep learning algorithms to identify patterns of suspicious melanoma lesions through cell phone photographs, achieving 85%+ accuracy. Trained on 35,000+ European melanoma images and 500+ Chilean images. Determines probability scale for melanoma and refers patients for biopsy when probability is high.
• Electronic Sick Leave Alert Intervention System Behavioral intervention system using pop-up alert messages sent to healthcare professionals issuing electronic sick leave, achieving 20% reduction in unjustified leave emissions and potential savings of USD $100 million per year for FONASA.
• ChileCompra Framework Agreement Redesign New methodology for competitive framework agreements in Chile's public procurement system, including cataloging standards, dynamic price indexing, and bidding rules. Increased supplier competition and generated 10% price reduction (USD $5 million annual savings) across 858 public institutions and 125,000 suppliers.
• Kidney Transplant Risk Model Risk model for kidney graft failure in Chilean population using seven variables including donor age, donor sex, hypertension, diabetes, recipient dialysis years, and transplant history to prioritize patients in the National Transplant System.
• COVID-19 Analytics Tool Suite Suite of analytics tools for COVID-19 pandemic response including mobility analysis using ENTEL mobile network data, ICU bed occupancy forecasting (7-day advance predictions), pooled PCR testing strategy (reducing testing supplies by 60%), BAC Index for active case search, and national seroprevalence study. Contributed to saving 2,800+ lives and preventing 65,000 infections.
• Lazarillo App Inclusive Navigation Free mobile application that guides visually impaired users through voice messages providing contextual information about urban surroundings (bus stops, street corners, ATM locations). Includes customizable bookmarks, destination search, and multi-modal navigation routing. Active in 29 countries, available in 20 languages with 12,000 active users. Also deployed institutionally by Banco Estado, DUOC UC, La Red Salud UC Christus, Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos, and Banco de Costa Rica (BAC).
• SimpliRoute Vehicle Route Planning Tool Innovative vehicle route planning tool that lowers logistics costs for providers and improves consumer purchasing experience. Addresses e-commerce logistics challenges for Chilean companies requiring efficient delivery of purchased products.
• ADERE.SO AI Communication Software AI-based innovative software that enhances internet communication channels as successful customer service touchpoints, improving customer experience, generating loyalty, and reducing costs for enterprises.
• CALCE 3D-Printed Prosthetics Engineering innovation that modernizes prosthetic generation using 3D printing technology, reducing costs and execution times while increasing access to technology even in remote areas. Replaces traditional artisanal plaster mold process that took several weeks.
• DART Diabetic Retinopathy Detection Platform Digital platform that detects patterns of diabetic retinopathy through photographs, determining early whether patients need specialized care. Addresses the leading cause of vision loss in working-age population globally, with Chile having the highest diabetes rate in South America at over 12%.
• tranSapp Public Transport Feedback Platform Platform that enriches available information about public transport systems through user feedback, identifying deficiencies and detecting improvement opportunities. With 6 million daily transactions on TranSantiago, it addresses information gaps in system evaluation.
• Online Interconsultation Management System Pilot system enabling doctors to request specialist interconsultations through an online platform, reducing wait times to less than one day in 75% of cases for the General Medicine Clinical Service at Hospital Clínico Félix Bulnes.
• Electrical Grid Resilience Modeling Services Mathematical models for electrical network redesign enhancing system resilience against earthquakes and natural disasters, identifying optimal investment solutions for infrastructure reinforcement. Implemented by Coordinador Eléctrico Nacional to identify HVDC link between Atacama and Santiago and specialized compensation equipment for the Guacolda plant area.
• Port Competition Analysis Models Simulation tools evaluating bidding conditions and terminal operation rules' impact on port competition, designed for the San Antonio mega-port with US$3.3 billion investment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Saved over 2,800 lives and prevented 65,000 COVID-19 infections in Chile through advanced analytics tools (quarantine evaluation, ICU bed prediction, group testing, seroprevalence) — leading to Chile receiving the Franz Edelman Award from INFORMS in 2022
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Named customers16 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

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AI capability16 records

Feature13 records

Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• CORMA (Corporación Chilena de la Madera)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023CORMA collaborated with ISCI and CONAF and was invited alongside ISCI's team to participate in the FIRE-RES European Union research consortium, contributing to installing pioneering forest fire prevention systems in Catalonia, Portugal, and the Canary Islands.
• DTPM (Directorio de Transporte Público Metropolitano)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022DTPM is the FONDEF project partner for ISCI's psychophysiological microdata platform to evaluate public transport. DTPM's specific interest is in applying the model to bus drivers to understand their psychophysiological states, quantify how routes affect male versus female drivers, and estimate overcrowding and fare evasion using bus cameras.
• SECTRA (Programa de Vialidad y Transporte Urbano)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022SECTRA partnered with ISCI on the FONDEF project to apply the emotional state measurement tool on Santiago and Valparaíso Region routes, specifically to analyze the Alameda axis and critical points (Las Rejas, General, Velázquez, Estación Central, Ahumada, Vicuña Mackenna) to determine specific measures for service quality improvement.
• Imed (Electronic Licensing Provider)supportingTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2021Imed provided the software platform through which ISCI researchers delivered pop-up alert interventions and monitoring messages to healthcare professionals regarding sick leave issuance patterns.
• CONAF (Corporación Nacional Forestal)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021CONAF collaborated with ISCI's Fire Management and Advanced Analytics group on the FONDEF project 'Design of landscapes resistant to forest fires' (2021-2023), providing the Kitral vegetation inventory data and historical ignition data from 1,000 central Chile forest fires for model training and validation.
• ONEMI (Oficina Nacional de Emergencia del Ministerio del Interior)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021ONEMI participated in the FONDEF forest fire prevention project alongside ISCI and CONAF, contributing to the development of ignition prediction models and the Cell2Fire simulation tool adapted for Chile.
• Ministerio de Salud de Chile (Ministry of Health)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2020ISCI researchers provided advanced analytics support to the Ministry of Health during the COVID-19 pandemic, developing tools for quarantine evaluation, ICU bed prediction, group testing, and national seroprevalence studies. The collaboration directly contributed to saving over 2,800 lives and preventing 65,000 infections.
• Ministerio de Ciencias de Chile (Ministry of Sciences)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020The Ministry of Sciences commissioned ISCI researchers to go beyond epidemiological models and apply mathematical models for predicting ICU bed requirements seven days in advance across Chilean regions during the COVID-19 pandemic. ISCI delivered 58 reports to the Chilean Intensive Medicine Society and health authority crisis desk.
• ENTEL ChilecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020ENTEL, a Chilean telecommunications company, provided anonymized and grouped mobile network data on an open digital platform, enabling ISCI researchers to analyze millions of mobile device interactions and cross-reference with census demographic data to evaluate quarantine effectiveness and develop the BAC (Active Case Search) index for asymptomatic case detection.
• FONASA (Fondo Nacional de Salud)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020FONASA granted Pablo Celhay full access to anonymized sick leave data covering 50,000+ doctors, patients, and pathologies. This data was used to design experimental interventions using pop-up alert messages to doctors, achieving a 20% reduction in sick leave issuance and US$100 million in potential annual savings.
• SACFI - Unidad Coordinadora de Análisis Criminal y Focos Investigativos (National Prosecutor's Office)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020ISCI researchers (led by Richard Weber) collaborated with SACFI to develop FISCAL HEREDIA, an AI-powered criminal analytics system using 15 years of anonymized SAF database records to reconstruct social networks of criminals and identify modus operandi patterns in property crimes.
• SOSAFEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020SOSAFE provided citizen security application data including crime alerts and reports for pattern analysis, enabling predictive home burglary models and 'crime tour' identification. SOSAFE and ISCI are jointly applying for a second FONDEF project to scale FISCAL HEREDIA nationally.
• Universidad de los Andes, Universidad del Bío-Bío, FEN Universidad de ChilesupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Academic partners from Universidad de los Andes, Universidad del Bío-Bío, and the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEN) of Universidad de Chile participated in the FONDEF project developing FISCAL HEREDIA alongside ISCI and SACFI.
• Hospital Clínico Universidad de ChilecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020ISCI (led by Juan D. Velásquez) collaborated with dermatologists from the Clinical Hospital of Universidad de Chile to provide 500+ skin lesion images to calibrate the deep learning melanoma detection algorithm for the Chilean population phenotype, and with neurologists/histopathologists for biopsy validation.
• Universidad de Chile - Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y MatemáticascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Universidad de Chile's School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences is one of ISCI's two host institutions, providing academic infrastructure, researcher talent, and institutional support. ISCI's headquarters are located in Santiago Centro and researchers from this faculty lead multiple ISCI projects.
• Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile is ISCI's associated institution, contributing researchers and academic resources to the institute's research programs across multiple disciplines.
• Universidad de ManchestercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018ISCI organized a research consortium with the University of Manchester, UK, to design strategies for strengthening Chile's electrical grid against earthquakes and tsunamis. This collaboration built on ISCI researchers' prior work analyzing the UK power grid's safety against climatic events and led to the Newton Prize in 2018.
• Samsung (South Korea)supportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2018Samsung hired ISCI researchers involved in the electrical grid resilience project to identify optimal operation and maintenance strategies for the electrical systems of its semiconductor plants in South Korea, including the world's largest semiconductor plant, to mitigate risks from power cuts.
• Empresas Eléctricas AGsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018ISCI researchers are working with Empresas Eléctricas AG to update current regulations and planning practices in electrical transmission to improve reliability and resilience of Chile's electrical system.
• Coordinador Eléctrico NacionalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018The National Electric Coordinator implemented ISCI's methodology to identify critical infrastructure investments including the HVDC link between Atacama and Santiago and specialized compensation equipment for the Guacolda plant area (US$50 million investment identified).
• Autopista CentralcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Autopista Central partnered with ISCI to deploy the SPAV (Sistema Predictivo de Accidentes Viales) real-time accident prediction system since 2018, using highway sensor and toll gate data to achieve 80% accident prediction accuracy five minutes in advance on the Autopista Central urban highway.
• ChileCompracoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017ISCI researchers (led by Marcelo Olivares) collaborated with ChileCompra to redesign the Food Framework Agreement, developing new cataloging standards, dynamic price indexing, and bidding rules that increased supplier competition and generated 10% price reductions worth US$5 million in annual savings.
• Ministerio de Energía de Chile (Ministry of Energy)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Researcher Rodrigo Moreno has collaborated with the Ministry of Energy since 2015, initially supporting Chile's first energy policy and subsequently designing the methodology behind the Long-Term Energy Planning process that projects Chile's energy future to 2050 with a 90% renewable energy target.
• Cuerpo de Bomberos de SantiagocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012The Cuerpo de Bomberos de Santiago collaborated with ISCI researchers to develop and deploy the COMMANDER fire dispatch optimization software starting in 2012, which reduced fire engine arrival times by 40% in 40% of emergencies and brought average first-response time to 3.40 minutes.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Palantir Technologies: Palantir is a global leader in data analytics and AI platforms for government and enterprise. It serves defense, intelligence, healthcare, and public sector clients with similar use cases (criminal justice analytics, public health response, transportation optimization) to ISCI, but at vastly larger scale across multiple geographies.
• RAND Corporation: RAND is a US-based nonprofit research organization providing policy analysis and research to governments worldwide. While more focused on policy/social science than ISCI's engineering orientation, RAND shares the nonprofit research model serving public sector clients with measurable outcomes.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Booz Allen Hamilton is a major management and technology consulting firm serving US federal government with deep capabilities in analytics, AI, criminal justice, public health, and defense. It competes in the same government analytics space as ISCI but at massive scale and commercial orientation.

Direct peers

• Data61 (CSIRO): Data61 is the data science and AI arm of Australia's national science agency CSIRO, operating as a government-funded applied research organization. It closely mirrors ISCI's model of conducting advanced analytics, AI/ML research, and applied optimization for public sector clients with commercial spin-off pathways.
• INRIA: INRIA is France's public research institute dedicated to digital science and applied mathematics. Like ISCI, it conducts interdisciplinary research in optimization, AI, and complex systems with strong ties to universities and produces spin-off companies from its research output.
• Fraunhofer Society: Fraunhofer is Germany's leading applied research organization with 76 institutes conducting contract research for government and industry. It mirrors ISCI's mission of translating academic research into practical applications across transport, energy, health, and public safety with substantial spin-off generation.
• SRI International: SRI International is a US nonprofit research institute that performs applied research in AI, computing, and engineering for government and commercial clients. It shares ISCI's model of conducting contract research, generating spin-offs, and producing public-impact innovations across health, security, and infrastructure domains.

Others

• IDB (Inter-American Development Bank): The IDB is a major source of financing and technical assistance for Latin American development projects. It often funds analytics and modernization initiatives across LatAm governments in which ISCI could participate as a technical partner, and represents a potential expansion channel for ISCI's public sector analytics work.
• Microsoft AI for Good Research Lab:

Emerging players

• Telefónica R&D / Chief Data Office: Telefónica operates research and data initiatives across Latin America with telecom datasets that intersect with ISCI's public sector analytics work (e.g., ENTEL's mobile data partnership with ISCI). Telefónica represents both a potential data partner and competitor in the LatAm government analytics space.

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