The sequence of events at our center, called CI2MA Focus Seminar, continues on Tuesday, January 17 with its twelfth version titled: Recent Advances in Statistical Modeling and Computational Methods, which is organized by CI²MA researcher Mauricio Castro. In this seminar, will be held in the classroom FM 101, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Concepción, will be offered 5 lectures by academics from USA and Chile. Its implementation has the financial support of this department, CI²MA and project Fondecyt 1130233. The program and summaries of each presentation can be found in the following link:: Program and Summary