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Mark Brown

dublin city university, ireland

Professor Brown has a wide range of research interests including the areas of: Higher Education, Digital Learning, Blended Learning, Online Learning, Open Learning including MOOCs, Learning Design, Academic Development, Quality Enhancement, New Models of Pedagogy, Student Success, Education Policy and Education for Sustainable Development. More detailed biographical information, including a summary of Mark's research outputs by year, is available from his NIDL webpage.

He is member of the EADTU Supervisory Board.

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Fernando Val Garijo

UNED, Spain

Professor Val Garijo is Lecturer/Associate Professor at the Public International Law Department of UNED (Faculty of Law).

His major research interests focus on International Criminal Law, International Humanitarian Law, Human Rights and International Organizations, with special regard to European Union issues.

He is member of the EADTU Supervisory Board.

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Fuat Erdal

Anadolou University, Turkey

Professor Erdal has a wide range of research interests including the areas of: Economic Policy, International Economics, Development Economics and Economic Growth, Econometrics, Banking - Insurance.

He is member of the EADTU Supervisory Board.

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Pierpaolo Limone

Pegaso University, Italy

Rector of the Pegaso University, an innovative research institution with more than 100.000 students enrolled, he is a full professor of learning sciences. He was previously the Rector of the University of Foggia, in the South of Italy. His scientific work is primarily concerned with applied research in the area of digital media and education. Founder and director of the laboratory of digital learning, he coordinates several research projects and services related to digital educational environments (Museums, Schools).

He is member of the EADTU Supervisory Board.

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Nati Cabrera Lanzo

Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain

Lecturer in the Psychology and Education Sciences Department. Deputy Dean of Teaching in the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences Director of the Master's Degree in Quality Management and Evaluation in Higher Education.

Her expertise in education in general and in e-learning policies and assessment of education quality.

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Gabriella Casalino

University of Bari, Italy

Gabriella Casalino is currently Assistant Professor at the CILab laboratory (department of Informatics, University of Bari, Italy), working on machine learning techniques applied to Web Economy domain.

Her research interests span in the field of Data Analysis. Her works cover different domains such as Text mining, Hyperspectral Imaging, eHealth, bioinformatic, anomaly detection, Educational Data Mining. She is currently woking on stream data mining algorithms.

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Antonio Maffei

KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

Antonio Maffei is a distinguished Associate Professor specializing in production systems at KTH, the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. He is an eclectic and accomplished individual, holding dual PhD degrees in production systems and pedagogy for higher education. With a global perspective, Associate Prof. Maffei has contributed to various institutions worldwide as a visiting researcher and teacher.

His research focuses on several compelling areas, including sustainable business models for innovative automation technologies, autonomous system control, assembly systems and technology, and cyber-security. Alongside his expertise in these fields, Associate Prof. Maffei actively engages in pedagogic research and development, particularly in the domains of constructive alignment, phenomenography, and blended learning.

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Andrea Colamedici

IULM, Italy

Andrea Colamedici is an Italian essayist and publisher active above all in the field of cultural dissemination. He is a professor of Social Media Theory at the IULM University of Milan.

Expert in the philosophy of Artificial Intelligence, he gave a speech for the TEDX Rome on the ethical consequences of Artificial Intelligence tools such as ChatGPT in 2023 and one for the TEDX Barletta in 2022 on the relationship between art and AI. He is the creator of the “Festa della Filosofia” at the Triennale di Milano and of “Lavorala con Filosofia”, a cultural dissemination marathon created at the request of the Ministry of Health. He is the author of various podcasts, including “Meno per meno”, the podcast with Niccolò Fabi and Maura Gancitano; “Pensare Europeo”, in collaboration with the European Parliament, and “Scuola di Filosofie”, collection of monographs on the history of twentieth-century philosophy, produced by Audible.

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