Ricardo A Baeza-Yates

Digital Library

ACM Luiz André Barroso Award

Chile - 2025

citation

For pivotal contributions to algorithms and information retrieval, and for cultivating a transnational research community in Latin America.

For pioneering contributions to algorithms, information retrieval, and large-scale data mining that have shaped the foundations of modern web search and responsible AI, as well as transformative leadership in advancing computer science across Latin America. Through his leadership and mentorship across institutions and international networks, he has greatly elevated the profession and scholarship of computing in Latin America and inspired a new generation of researchers.

Press Release

ACM Fellows

Chile - 2009

citation

For contributions to the development of algorithms and information retrieval techniques.

Background

Ricardo Baeza-Yates, a native of Chile, is currently the Search Chief Scientist at You.com, holding part-time professor appointments at KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden), Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Spain) and Universidad de Chile. As a practitioner, Baeza-Yates served as VP of Research for Yahoo Labs, secured 14 patents, and co-founded several startups in Chile and Spain, the latest one Theodora AI, devoted to mitigating technological bias.

Baeza-Yates is an engineering graduate of the Universidad de Chile, where he also earned Master’s Degrees in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. He earned a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo. Among his honors, Baeza-Yates received the CLEI Distinction for Contributions to Computing in Latin America in 2009, the Spanish “Ángela Ruiz Robles” Award for research excellence and entrepreneurship in applied computing in 2018, the 2024 Chilean National Prize for Applied Sciences and Technology, and the first Merit Award from the Chilean Computing Science Society in 2025. He is a member of Academia Europaea, and a Fellow of ACM and IEEE.

Background

Ricardo Baeza-Yates, a native of Chile, is currently the Search Chief Scientist at You.com, holding part-time professor appointments at KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden), Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Spain) and Universidad de Chile. As a practitioner, Baeza-Yates served as VP of Research for Yahoo Labs, secured 14 patents, and co-founded several startups in Chile and Spain, the latest one Theodora AI, devoted to mitigating technological bias.

Baeza-Yates is an engineering graduate of the Universidad de Chile, where he also earned Master’s Degrees in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. He earned a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo. Among his honors, Baeza-Yates received the CLEI Distinction for Contributions to Computing in Latin America in 2009, the Spanish “Ángela Ruiz Robles” Award for research excellence and entrepreneurship in applied computing in 2018, the 2024 Chilean National Prize for Applied Sciences and Technology, and the first Merit Award from the Chilean Computing Science Society in 2025. He is a member of Academia Europaea, and a Fellow of ACM and IEEE.