<p>I received my Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Harvard University, completed studies in Computer Science at Stanford University, and a Master of Science in Computing at Imperial College London. For five years, I was a teaching assistant for MongoDB, a NoSQL database company, working with the company's education team to teach, promote and translate courses that introduce MongoDB to Python developers and database administrators. Since 2017, I have worked as a researcher and software engineer at the Interaction Systems Group (REACT) of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). I am the technical lead for the Graasp Ecosystem, a suite of native and web applications that support digital education activities and are the core technology behind the Horizon 2020 Next-Lab and GO-GA European Innovation Action Projects. As a part of these projects, I conduct research on privacy-preserving systems for technology-enhanced learning. I am currently pursuing a PhD in Robotics and Intelligent Systems at EPFL, focusing on Human-Computer Interaction and the perception of anthropomorphic traits in intelligent conversational agents. As part of my teaching duties, I give a yearly lecture on trust, privacy and reputation frameworks for social media platforms. I am also a member of the Board of Experts of the College of Engineering and Architecture of Fribourg, where I supervise bachelor projects.</p>

Juan Carlos Farah