International Scientific Committee
Dr. Octavio Islas Carmona - Presidente del Comité Científico
Researcher and professor with a long-standing career in the field of digital communication and media studies. He is currently Professor Emeritus at Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico, where he has led pioneering research on the impact of information and communication technologies (ICT) in Latin America.
Dr. Ignacio Aguaded (Universidad de Huelva, España)
Full Professor of Education and Communication at the University of Huelva. He is the President of Grupo Comunicar, one of Spain’s most established collectives in media literacy. He also serves as Director of the “Ágora” Research Group within the Andalusian Research Plan (HUM-648) and as Director of the International Master’s in Communication and Education (UNIA/UHU).
Dra. Amaia Arribas Urrutia (Universidad de Valladolid - España)
Ph.D. in Information Sciences from the University of the Basque Country. She holds a Master’s degree in Corporate and Institutional Communication from the Autonomous University of Barcelona and has developed a distinguished career in organizational communication. Her research areas include strategic communication, public relations, internal communication, institutional communication, and new technologies.
Dra. Verónica Crespo Pereira (Universidade da Coruña - España)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Business, specializing in Marketing and Market Research at the University of A Coruña. Her expertise includes neuromarketing, communication, marketing, the metaverse, and television. She is a member of the Applied Marketing Research Group and teaches university courses on topics such as video game product and brand development, omnichannel fashion distribution, fashion promotion strategies, advertising, and public relations.
Dr. Branco Di Fátima (LabCom-Universidad de Beira Interior, Portugal)
Ph.D. in Communication Sciences from the University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE). He has published more than 80 scientific works and has been part of the research teams for 10 projects funded by national and international organizations. He is currently a contracted researcher at LabCom–University of Beira Interior (UBI), Portugal.
Dr. Ángel Hernando (Universidad de Huelva, España)
Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Huelva. Associate Editor of Revista Comunicar (Psychology Section). Member of the “Ágora” Research Group — Educational Studies and Research in Communication Technologies and Guidance — within the Andalusian Research Plan (HUM-648).
Dra. Sandra Miranda Lopes (Escola Superior de Comunicação Social - Politécnico de Lisboa, Portugal)
Coordinating Professor at the School of Communication and Media Studies (ESCS-IPL) and Vice President of the same institution, responsible for research, internationalization, quality, and academic services. She previously served as Director of the Master’s in Advertising and Marketing and as Coordinator of the Humanities Section at ESCS-IPL. As an associate researcher at CIES-Iscte, her work focuses on organizational theory and behavior, as well as consumption and consumer behavior.
Dr. Denis Renó (Universidad Estadual Paulista UNESP - Brasil)
Journalist, photographer, documentary filmmaker, and Full Professor of Media Ecology and Image Narratives at São Paulo State University (Unesp). He holds a Ph.D. in Social Communication from the Methodist University of São Paulo (2010), where he researched documentary film production and exhibition on the Internet, as well as the languages of interactive documentary cinema. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Complutense University of Madrid.