Professors

Stefano Pio Zingaro

University of Bologna, Italy

Dr Stefano Zingaro is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Bologna. With a strong academic focus on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Dr Zingaro is mainly involved in the development of predictive models aimed at preventing early school leaving. After obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of […]

Manav Rathod

University of California, Berkeley

Elaine Harada Teixeira de Oliveira

Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Brasil

Franklin Nyairo

University of Helsinki

Short Bio Franklin Nyairo is a doctoral researcher at the University of Helsinki, specializing in teacher education, curriculum development, and instructional design. With MA in English Philology (Helsinki) and Educational Sciences (Turku), he has extensive experience in teaching English and pedagogical courses in Finland and globally. His research focuses on educational technology, innovative pedagogies, and […]

Jaanika Hirv-Biene

Tallinn University, Estonia

Biography Jaanika Hirv-Biene is a Junior Researcher and a PhD student at Tallinn University, Estonia. She has received an MSc degree in Educational Technology from Tallinn University and MA degree in Translation from University of Tartu. In her PhD research, she investigates the role that self-directed learning at the workplace plays in transfer of learning […]

Victor Alonso-Prieto

GSIC/EMIC (Universidad de Valladolid)

Short biography  Víctor Alonso-Prieto received the B.Ed (specialized in English as a Foreign Language in Elementary Education) and M.Ed (research applied to Education) from the University of Valladolid, Spain, in 2019 and 2021, respectively. In between he was a lecturer in an Elementary School in Minnesota, USA. Víctor is currently working toward the Ph.D degree […]

Manuel Valle Torre

Delft University of Technology (TUD), the Netherlands

Short bio: Manuel Valle Torre is a PhD candidate at the Centre for Education and Learning (CEL) at TU Delft, in the Netherlands. After completing a master’s degree in Computer Science in Delft, he worked as a research engineer in the Web Information Systems group and started collaborating with CEL, becoming involved in Learning Analytics […]

Amine Boulahmel

IMT Atlantique Bretagne - Pays de la Loire

Short Biography Amine Bouahmel is a second year PhD candidate at IMT Atlantique Bretagne, in Brest, France. Holding an MSc. in computer science with a specialization in Natural Language Processing (NLP), he is currently pursuing a PhD in Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL). Previous work included the use of NLP techniques for text classification, concept analysis, and […]

Theo Nelissen

Avans University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands

Short academic bio Theo Nelissen has a master’s degree in sociology and is a currently working as a senior advisor and researcher at Avans University of Applied Sciences. He has done practice based research since 2007 and co-founded the Institutional Research team at his institution. He has experience in qualitative and quantitative research as well […]

Jelena Larsen

UIT – The Arctic University of Norway

Short biography: I’m a second-year PhD candidate at Centre for Education, Learning and Technology (Result) at UIT – The Arctic University of Norway. Technology-enhanced learning and online education have been an important part of my carrier life. While working with faculty development, educational technology, and media production at the university I took my master´s degree […]