About

Bernardo holds a degree in Computer Engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (2006), a master’s degree in Informatics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (2009) and a PhD in Informatics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro with a ‘sandwich period’ at the Leibniz Universität Hannover (2014). Currently, he is a Senior Lecturer at the Australian National University at the College of Engineering and Computer Science & the College of Arts and Social Sciences, a collaborator Professor of the Postgraduate Program in Informatics at UNIRIO (2015-), and an adjunct professor on leave at the Department of Informatics at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (2014-2019). He is also a member of the International Advisory Board of the International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, the Vice-Chair of Educational Activity & Student of the IEEE Technical Committee on Learning Technology and the Sub-Dean of Academic Integrity at CECS (tba).

He served as a researcher at L3S Research Center in Germany (2012 (extraordinary student), 2013 (research fellow) and 2017 (research fellow), a research fellow at Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) in Italy (2015), and research fellow at the National University of Australia (2018). Bernardo holds numerous national and international research awards, published over 100 scientific papers, including conference papers, book chapters and journals. He also co-developed the FireMe app, which achieved a global repercussion appearing in hundreds of communication channels such as the New York Times, Le Monde, Washington Post, CNN, FOX. In addition, he serves as a reviewer for many high-ranked conferences and journals, such as IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, British Journal of Educational Technology, International Semantic Web Conference, ACM Hypertext Conference, International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (CIKM), IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies.

Sean holds a M.Sc. (1999) and a Ph.D. (2005) in Computer Science, both from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Brazil. Currently, he is Full Professor at the Department of Applied Informatics, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), Brazil, where he teaches courses in Information Systems, and sociotechnical issues related to the digital world, digital transformation and digital humanities. His research interests include searching as learning; education and learning technologies; social technologies; digital transformation; information systems fundamentals and theories; and technology and philosophy. He has experience in the Computer Science area, with focus on Web Science, Information Systems and Technology Enhanced Learning. He has participated in some international research projects and has written more than 130 papers for conferences, journals, and book chapters.

He was the coordinator of the Graduate Program in Information Systems at UNIRIO from July 2012 to September 2014, the coordinator of the Program Committees of the Brazilian Symposium on Information Systems (SBSI 2015 and SBSI 2021), the Brazilian Symposium on Computers and Education (SBIE 2012 and SBIE 2014), member of the steering committee of the Brazilian Congress of Computers and Education (CBIE 2015), co-editor-in-chief of the iSYS: Brazilian Journal of Information Systems (2012-2016) as well as the Brazilian Journal on Computers in Education (2016-2018), and member of the special committee on Computers in Education (CEIE) (2014-2018, 2021) and of the special committee on Information Systems (CESI) (2015-2022), both from the Brazilian Computer Society.

Rubén holds a degree in Electronic Engineering from Universidad Distrital (2009), two master’s degrees in Systems and Computing Engineering from Universidad Nacional de Colombia (2013) and Universidad de los Andes (2018), and a Ph.D. in Engineering from Universidad de los Andes (2019). Currently, he is Assistant Professor at the Systems and Computing Engineering Department (DISC), and a researcher member of the Center for Research and Formation in Artificial Intelligence, CINFONIA, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. He served as a research professor at the Sergio Arboleda University (2013-2015) and principal research scientist in Artificial Intelligence in reconoSER ID company (2019-2021). He has written numerous scientific papers including conference papers and journals. He also serves as a reviewer for many high-ranked conferences and journals, such as the International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, Knowledge-Based Systems, and IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies. His research interests include education and learning technologies; natural language processing; semantic web; and artificial intelligence.

Rosa Rosmery Soto Ruidias is a Systems Engineer and Informatics professional with more than five years of experience in the Quality Process of Public Institutions. She is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Computing. Her experience is in the field of Quality Process and Informatics. She has worked in roles such as Evaluation and Accreditation Specialist in SINEACE(National System of Evaluation, Accreditation and Certification of Educational Quality – Peru), Coordinator of Licensing and Accreditation, and Standardisation Coordinator in the Norbet Wiener Private University, Higher Educational Public Institution “Tarapoto”, National University of San Martin and Autonomous University of Ica. There she played key roles in defining processes, implementing quality management systems, and providing strategic guidance.