The Team
The project has a multidiplinar team of reserachers with a long experience on developing interactive systems for learning and evaluate them in the classroom with small children following a detailed schedle and work plan.
Project Managers
Beatriz Barros
She is one of the project leaders of TECHCAT. PhD on Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence). Professor in the University of Malaga. Her research interests are on the development of systems for learning, specifically about User Modelling, Collaborative Learning, Data Analytics. Contact: bbarros (at) lcc (dot) uma (dot) es
Milagros Fernandez-Molina
She is one of the project leaders of TECHCAT. PhD. on Psychology. Associate Professor in the University of Malaga (Teacher Education Faculty). Her research interests are on children´s development and wellbeing. She is specialised in design and evaluation of cognitive and emotional enrichment programs. Contact: mfernandezm (at) uma (dot) es
Researchers
Monica Trella
PhD on Computer Science. Associate Professor in the University of Malaga. Her research interests include Artificial Intelligence techniques, Modelling and Design of Learning Systems, Data Anlysis and the Development of interactive enviroments for children. Contact: trella (at) lcc (dot) uma (dot) es
Ricardo Conejo
PhD on Engineering. Professor in the University of Malaga. His research interests include Design and Development of Learning Systems, User Modelling, IRT techniques and Data Analysis. Contact: conejo (at) lcc (dot) uma (dot) es
Amparo Ruiz
PhD on Economics. Associate Professor in the University of Malaga. Her research interests include statistics, data analysis, evaluation of interactive systems and artificial intelligenge techniques. Contact: amparo (at) lcc (dot) uma (dot) es
Jose Luis Triviño
PhD. on Computer Science. Associate Professor int he University of Malaga. He is expert on analysis of data, data mining and Artificail Intelligence techniques. Contact:jltrivino (at) uma (dot) es
Francisco Triguero
PhD on Mathematics. Professor in the University of Malaga. His research interests are on the methamatical models of data analysis, study of complex systems and social network analysis. Contact: triguero (at) uma (dot) es
Antonio Martos-Martin
PhD. on Psychology. He is School Conselor (Team of Orientacion Educativa de Atarfe, Granada) and Associate Professor in the University of Granada. His research interests include the study and stimulation of cognitive processs of students through cooperative methodologies. Contact: amartos (at) hotmail (dot) com
Inmaculada Quintana
PhD. on Psychology. She is associate Professor in the University of Malaga. Her research interests include the study ot the educational needs in the early stages of a child's development. Contact: inmaquintana(at) uma (dot) es
Collaborators
Jairo Pacheco
He is student of the Grade on Mechanical Engineering (University of Malaga). His interests in this project are unity games, 3D modeling, 3D videogame design and user interaction. Contact: jairopachecomarquez (at) gmail (dot) com
Luis Mayo
He is student of the Grade on Computer Science (University of Malaga). He is doing his Final Degree Work reladed with the project. His work is focused on the development of some tasks for the enrichment of executive functions in Javascript. He is also involved in the implementation of a backend module to update the log of tasks as a file on an external server.
Angel Fernandez
He is student of the Grade on Software Engineering (University of Malaga). He is doing his Final Degree Work related with the project. His work is focused on the development of tasks related with inhibition in Javascript.
Interested Entities
FUNDACION TELEFONICA
Fundacion Telefonica works in different scopes of the society. In Education, its mesion is detect and analyse new educative trends, understand and analyse its implications in the pedagogical processes and apply them to unprotected social environments.
FUNDACION DESCUBRE
Fundacion Descubre has an aim to support and manage the regional network of andaluzian instituions working about science, form education, research, social an cultural. Its function is to work on divulgate and diseminate science and knolwdge to all strates of Society.
DELEGACION DE EDUCACION DE MÁLAGA
Official institution coordinating schools and teachers
GUADALTEL
Guadaltel is a TIC enterprise working on the development of technological solutions within the Knowledge Society. Actually thery are envolved in national and international projects about GIS, eGoberment, Education, Knowledge Managmeent, GIS, Green IT, Smart Cities and Open Data
GRAMATTA
Grammata Education is an enterprise specialized on education and Technology. They work on the development of interactive material with the aim of making learning more atractive, interactive and effective.