CONTIE 2026

Nuevo León, México

Doctoral studies in Education, Arts and Humanities from the Autonomous University of Chihuahua and a Master's Degree in Information Sciences and Knowledge Management from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education. He carries out his academic and research activities in the educational programs of the Master's Degree in Educational Innovation and in the Doctorate in Education of the Autonomous University of Chihuahua.

He is a member of the National System of Researchers, participates as a visiting professor at the Normal School of the State of Chihuahua. In addition, he serves as coordinator of the Doctorate in Education, Arts and Humanities of the Autonomous University of Chihuahua, a program accredited by the National Registry of Quality Graduate Studies of the SECIHTI. He also serves as coordinator of the Center for Research in Inclusive Education, president of the International Congress on Inclusive Education, Advisor to the National Network of Higher Education Institutions for Inclusion (RENADESI-ANUIES) and as editor-in-chief of the Qvadrata Magazine, studies on education, arts and humanities.

Design and Fabrication. Steve first learned about how raised line diagrams are used bythe blind as a substitute for visual graphics from Dr. Karen Luxton Gourgey of City University of New York in 1998. Soon after that, Steve founded Touch Graphics to develop new methods for printing tactile graphics. Since then, Steve has organized a group of skillful and energetic collaborators, to realize projects in four product categories: exhibits, education, maps and signs.

Associate Professor of Pedagogy, Research, Curriculum, Educational Technology, and Distance Education at Inter American University of Puerto Rico, with more than 19 years of experience in higher education. Previously, served as Academic Director of Humanistic, Pedagogical, and Social Sciences, as well as Director of Graduate & Advanced Studies and the Center for Creativity and Innovation in Education, where she led transformative initiatives in academic innovation, accreditation, and the design of doctoral and professional programs.

Also, Founder and CEO of ITDE360, where she creates innovative, inclusive, and accessible learning experiences that integrate artificial intelligence, instructional design, and digital transformation strategies to empower educators and learners globally, while fostering international academic experiences and impactful professional development opportunities.

Her work blends strategic vision, academic rigor, and applied innovation, helping institutions and professionals embrace change with purpose. Passionate about research mentorship, international collaboration, and reimagining the future of education.

Multidisciplinary academic leader and Ph.D. in Innovation in Educational Technology who views education as a strategic and playful catalyst for social transformation. Currently, serves as the National Director of Program for the B.A. in Educational Innovation (LEI) at Tecnológico de Monterrey—a program he co-design and now lead with the goal of bridging human-centered design with cutting-edge technology.

With over 15 years of experience in academia and EdTech projects, Dr. Villalba combines a "DIY" creative spirit with strategic leadership to foster deep human impact. Whether he is judging global awards, consulting for talent development, or mentoring the next generation of educators, he is dedicated to creating accessible, student-centered learning ecosystems.

Data scientist and researcher in Natural Language Processing (NLP), specializing in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, machine translation and technologies applied to lowresource languages.

Her work is at the intersection between technology, research and social impact, with special interest in the development of artificial intelligence solutions for indigenous communities and historically underrepresented languages in the digital realm.

She has collaborated in initiatives related to the incorporation of Nahuatl into Google Translate, contributing linguistic data and resources for machine translation. This experience strengthened her interest in the development of multilingual models, processing of low-resource languages, linguistic preservation and application of artificial intelligence for the revitalization of indigenous languages.