Richard Stallman

GNU Project / USA.
Pioneer of the free software movement and founder of the GNU Project and the Free Software Foundation. Holding a degree in Physics from Harvard, he worked at the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, where he developed fundamental tools such as GNU Emacs. He created the concept of copyleft and is the lead author of the GNU General Public License (GPL), contributing significantly to core components of the GNU/Linux ecosystem. His current work focuses on advocating for user freedom, digital rights, and the ethical and social implications of technology.

Sergio Luján Mora

He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science Engineering from the University of Alicante in 2005 with a dissertation on data warehouse modeling using UML. He has completed postdoctoral research stays in both the United States and Ecuador. He has been developing and implementing web applications since 1997 and teaching web development at the university level since 1999. He has published numerous research papers presented at major conferences (ER, UML, DOLAP) and featured in high-impact national and international journals (DKE, JCS, JDBM, JIS, JUCS, UAIS). Additionally, he has authored several books on web design and programming, data structures, and the C++ language. He has taught courses in Compilers, Programming and Data Structures, Internet Programming, Hypermedia Programming I, and XML at the University of Alicante. He has also delivered extensive training programs on web development, usability, and web accessibility across Spain and internationally in countries including Algeria, Cuba, Ecuador, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Moldova, Peru, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine.

Dr. Sang Guun Yoo

Renowned researcher and international keynote speaker specializing in technology, educational innovation, and artificial intelligence. He has extensive academic experience as a professor across seven universities internationally, combined with a distinguished track record in the tech industry as a former Chief Research Engineer at LG Electronics in South Korea. He is the founder of several technology-based companies, including a certified Microsoft Gold Partner firm. He has published over 100 scientific articles and holds Senior Member status in professional organizations such as IEEE and SCIEI.

Dr. Helmuth Trefftz Gómez

Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Rutgers University (USA) and a leading authority on higher education quality assurance and computer science research in Latin America. He has served as Advisor and Coordinator for Colombia’s National Accreditation Council (CNA), Commissioner for CONACES, Board Member of INQAAHE, and international evaluator for ABET. For nearly three decades, he served as a Tenured Professor and Director of the Virtual Reality Laboratory at Universidad EAFIT.

Dr. Luis Eduardo Peláez Valencia

Researcher and academic specializing in software engineering, quality assurance, information technologies, and higher education. He holds a Ph.D. in Engineering and Project Management, as well as a Master’s degree in Software Development. His leadership roles include Dean, Director of Research, and Academic Vice President. He currently serves as Coordinator for the National Intersectoral Commission for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (CONACES) in Colombia and is a postgraduate professor.