X International Virtual Conference on Educational Research and Innovation

Dr. Paula Andreea Stîngă
Wednesday, May 27th at 3:00 p.m.

Conference: Del miedo a la integración: la IA como aliada en la escritura académica universitaria

Paula Andreea Stîngă holds a Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics from the Universitat Politècnica de València, where she graduated with the highest distinction, Sobresaliente Cum Laude, and was nominated for the Extraordinary Doctorate Award. She is currently an Assistant Professor at Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, where she teaches courses in Spanish for Specific Purposes, Hispanic Linguistics, and Translation. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Hispanic and Norwegian Philology and a Master’s degree in Multilingual and Multicultural Communication from the same university. Her research focuses on teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language (ELE), applied linguistics, the integration of educational technologies, and the design of innovative methodologies for multilingual classrooms. She is the author of several academic articles on linguistics and Spanish didactics and has participated as a speaker at various international conferences. Furthermore, she is the co-founder of Influentes en ELE, an initiative aimed at fostering the exchange of experiences among Spanish language educators and actively promoting Spanish language learning in Romania. She has teaching experience across different educational contexts, ranging from primary education to university levels. Her latest book, El poder de las experiencias compartidas: cómo transformar el aula, seeks to foster innovation in teaching methods, emphasizing the importance of introducing positive changes in the classroom to facilitate the transformation of the educational system.

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7213-6335
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=y-CjkS4AAAAJ&hl=ro

Dr. Darwin Patricio Castillo Malla
Thursday, May 28th at 3:00 p.m.

Conference: Matemáticas con IA generativa: verificación del razonamiento, evaluación y efectos en el aprendizaje

Darwin Patricio Castillo Malla is a Doctor of Mathematics (Ph.D.) from the Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain, and the University of Waterloo (Canada). Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain. Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering from the Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, Ecuador. Official Microsoft certification as a “Microsoft Certified Educator in Technology Literacy for Educators.” Coordinator of the “Computational modeling and applied sciences group” Research Group. Research interests primarily focus on biomedical engineering, computational physical chemistry of materials, and teaching and innovation in mathematics education. Author, co-author, and reviewer of indexed publications, he has participated in national and international conferences as a speaker and participant. Associate Professor at the Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, Ecuador (UTPL), teaching Univariate Mathematical Analysis, Mathematics, Differential Equations, Calculus, and Basic Statistics. University teaching and research in undergraduate and graduate courses: Univariate Mathematical Analysis, Mathematical Foundations, Differential Equations; Technological Tools Applied to Education. Research areas: Biomedical Engineering (medical image processing), computational physical chemistry of materials, teaching and innovation in mathematics education. Director, co-director, and participant in various research projects. Author and co-author of indexed publications and presenter at national and international conferences.

ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1800-1189
Profile:  https://investigacion.utpl.edu.ec/es/dpcastillo