SCIN Data Lab is a team of young talents at Universidad del Rosario (Colombia). Since 2023, we are interested in how science technology and innovation works via the lenses of the science of science and network science
- Science of Science allows us to reveal the factors that generate discoveries and innovations as a product of the structure formed by researchers, inventors, groups and research and development centers, universities, companies, and the ideas that they generate
- Network science, on the other hand, allows us to study systems such as communities of researchers, inventors, ideas, inventions or organizations through the different elements that make them up and their mutual connections
By combining these two disciplines, we can gain a deeper understanding of the scientific landscape and how it is changing. This knowledge can be used to make informed decisions about how to support research and innovation.
OUR PRINCIPLES
PURPOSE OVER MANDATE
In SCIN Data we act from inner drive, not imposed duty
FLOW OVER INERTIA
In SCIN Data, we move across disciplines and roles, resisting rigid categories
COLLABORATION OVER INDIVIDUALISM
In SCIN Data, we believe that true innovation comes from shared insight, not isolated efforts
Funded Projects
In what ways do Colombian scientific teams contribute to the production of scientific knowledge related to the Sustainable Development Goals? What factors, such as size, gender, and institution, contribute to the composition of the most successful teams? SCIN Data Lab received funding from Universidad del Rosario’s internal funding call to perform this research throughout 2027.
Our Reach, Our Impact
The talent at SCIN Data Lab is reverberating. We are more than just a team of young researchers; we’re also dedicated to cultivating a space for intellectual and cultural development. We participate in sharing our ideas through presentations at institutional, national, and international forums, field visits, and other enriching activities.
Mariana Salamanca has been selected to participate in the Climate Corps Summer School 2026, organized by Korea University
Mariana Salamanca, SCIN Data Lab member, was selected to participate in the Climate Corps Summer School to be held in Seoul from July 6 to 10.
Nicole Medina received a Mitacs Globalink Research Internship
Nicole Medina, SCIN Data Lab project manager, received of the Mitacs Globalink Research Internship. She will spend the summer of 2026 at the Université de Moncton, Canada, developing an optimization algorithm for supply chain distribution.
Institutional Nova et Vetera press release.
Valentina Rubio, GenAI for Good Finalist
Valentina Rubio, member of SCIN Data Lab, was selected as one of the 9 global finalists in the GenAI for Good Challenge, after a competitive process with more than 300 proposals from 79 countries. The challenge is organized by the International Telecommunication Union and IEEE Humanitarian Technologies to promote AI solutions addressing critical societal problems.
Institutional Nova et Vetera press release.
International Conference Participation "World Economy: From Fragmentation to a New World Order"
Nicole Medina and Ricardo Roca, who are part of SCIN Data, attended the virtual international conference World Economy: From Fragmentation to a New World Order, held in Odesa, Ukraine on October 31, 2025. They both gave presentations on their ongoing research on Smart Grids and Smart Cities.
Institutional Nova et Vetera press release.
Undergraduate Research Labs - URosario Institucional Event
Alejandra Zapata, a member of SCIN Data, participated in the Universidad del Rosario annual event for junior researchers from undergraduate Labs. She presented a poster on DT4H (Digital Twins for Health).
Academic Mission to Perú - A Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) program
Nicole Medina, a member of SCIN Data, participated in a conference & University-Bussiness linkage activity organized by DAAD and hosted in Lima, Peru. Her participation included speaking at an international colloquium, where she presented her research on Smart Grids and its optimization through Machine Learning to students, researchers of the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, and private-sector practitioners.
Valentina Rubio, winner - Essay Contest of the Korean Embassy in Colombia
Valentina Rubio, an Associated Member of SCIN Data, was chosen among the winners in the Korean Embassy in Colombia's Essay Contest. Her winning essay stemmed from her research developed in SCIN Data on artificial intelligence and well being.
Summer Institute in Computational Social Sciences-SICSS, 2025
Víctor Fonseca, SCIN Data Associated Member & Coordinator, participated in the intensive and engaging SICSS program. He worked on a project that applied text-mining techniques to the Antioquia Departmental Development Plan.
POSTER PRESENTATION AT ASCOLFA (ASOCIACION COLOMBIANA DE FACULTADES DE ADMINISTRACION - 2023, 2024, 2026)
UNIVERSIDAD DEL ROSARIO, MANAGEMENT WEEK - 2024, 2026
UNIVERSIDAD DEL ROSARIO, MANAGEMENT WEEK - 2025 | 1st and 3rd place in the research pitch event and poster showcase
FIELD VISIT, Atenea (DISTRICT AGENCY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY) - 2024
END-SEMESTER 2025-II CLOSING MEETING
We needed to rest, from success XD
2025 was a special and busy year, so we got together, ate pizza, and shoot the breeze
SEMESTER-END CLOSING WORKSHOP - 2025
We open our discussion with a narrative: What about if a person follows you everywhere, how would that makes you feel? We agreed that that is a violation of a human right: privacy.
This led us to further explore other human rights, reflecting on how we often recognize their importance most acutely when they are under threat.
We discover that the Article 27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, was that: "Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits".
This principle underpins the very existence of SCIN Data: to promote and enable students to engage with, enjoy, and share science as it unfolds.
Then, we re-imagined the structure of collaboration and the organic growth of SCIN Data, which culminated in the participatory and bottom-up formulation of our principles.
Also, Valentina Rubio, Luisa García, and Víctor Fonseca were promoted to Associated Members.
SEMESTER-END CLOSING WORKSHOP - 2024
Intellectual Production
Our members' intellectual inquiries constantly crystallize into white papers, summer school projects, undergraduate dissertations, and other tangible outputs
Uncovering university-industry collaboration: a milestone towards successful unexplored and research areas
Sergio Hernández Rocha, Juan David Ardila Suárez, Víctor Fonseca, Yessika Martínez, Julián D. Cortés
