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Sergio MIRANDA Curriculum

Sergio Miranda was born in Salerno in 1973. He graduated with honors in Computer Science at the University of Salerno in 1996 with a thesis on artificial intelligence applied to astrophysics problems. At the same University he obtained a PhD in Computer Engineering, working on e-learning technologies.

He is currently a Researcher in Experimental Pedagogy at DISUFF, Department of Human, Philosophical and Educational Sciences of the University of Salerno.

On May 2022 he obtained the National Scientific Qualification of university Associate Professor in the Sector 11/D2 - TEACHING, SPECIAL PEDAGOGY AND EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH.

He teaches:

  • E-Learning Evaluation
  • Assessment and certification of skills
  • Information and communication technologies.

He is Editorial Board Member of the journal Education Sciences:

(https://www.mdpi.com/journal/education)

He is Editorial Board Member of the journal Artificial Intelligence and Education:

(https://ojs.sin-chn.com/index.php/aie/index)

He has been Special Issue Guest Editor for the journal Education Sciences:

(https://www.mdpi.com/journal/education/special_issues/YD9V40DETK)

He is a member of two research laboratories:

  • Teaching and Research Laboratory in Media Education and Teaching @active, RIMEDI@
  • Evidence from Empirical Research in Education.

He is the scientific director with delegation from the rector of the following international projects:

  • DiGiRescueMe Project (Project 2021-1-TR01-KA220-VET-000028090) with partners: Kutahya Dumlupinar University, AKADEMIA GORNICZO-HUTNICZA IM. STANISLAWA STASZICA W KRAKOWIE, Poland, UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTO, Portugal, BalVET: Nurettin Çarmıklı Madencilik Mesleki ve Teknik Anadolu Lisesi, Turkey.
  • DigiSEL project (ERASMUS+ Project 2020-1-TR01-KA226-SCH-098576) with partners: WSB University, Poznan, Poland, Kutahya Dumlupinar University, Turkey, University of Lumsa (Rome), Italy, M&M Profuture SL, (Barcelona), Spain, Kütahya Provincial Directorate of Ministry of Education, Turkey, University of Zagreb, Croatia.

He has collaborated in the application of innovative methodologies and technologies in teaching and learning in the following international projects:

  • MOCAT Project (Project funded by KAWA, Polish International University Exchange Agency) with partners: WSB University, Poznan, Poland; Kutahya Dumlupinar University, Turkey; University of Spiru Haret, Bucharest, Romania; Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya; University of Georgia, Tibilisi, Georgia; University of Muhammadiyah Malang, Malang, Indonesia; University of Akureyri, Akureyri, Iceland.
  • KIPAM project (ERASMUS+ Project 2015-1-PL01-KA204-016999) with partners: WSB University, Poznan, Poland, Kutahya Dumlupinar University, Turkey, University Of Dundee, United Kingdom, University of Vigo, Spain.

He is the coordinator of ERASMUS+ agreements for study and traineeship with the following universities:

  • Kutahya Dumlupinar University, Türkiye;
  • University of Spiru Haret, Bucharest, Romania.

Since 2017 he has been a Technical Scientific Expert for the Ministry of University and Research for the evaluation of research and training projects.

From 2016 to 2018 he was a member of the IEEE Technical Committee on Learning Technology directed by prof. Demetrios G. Sampson with the role of Head of the Special Interest Group (SIG) “Semantic Web in Education” in collaboration with prof. Francesco Orciuoli.

Invited Lecturer in 2008 at Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense, France: “ The creation and operation of the IWT platform: Intelligent Web Teacher ”. Studies, analyses and comparisons on technologies and methodologies for e-learning and knowledge management.

From 1995 to 2014 he worked both for the University of Salerno and for the CRMPA Consortium, Research Center in Pure and Applied Mathematics and the spin-off MOMA SpA, in the context of national and international research projects. CRMPA was first in the IPPA (Integrated Programme Portfolio Analysis) ranking of the EU in 2005 and 2010 in the context of the VI and VII IST program of the VI Framework Program. The most relevant experiences are cited:

  • Scientific Director of the SIRET Project (PON 01_03024 - DD 721/Ric of 14 October 2011) which had as its primary objective the creation of a prototype of an employability environment (coaching, orientation, support, etc.).
  • Project manager for eLLLe – e-Learning for Lifelong Learning (POR CAMPANIA 2007-2013) with management and coordination tasks of research and development groups for the creation of training services, tutoring, support for credit recognition activities, collaboration for teachers and students of the University of Salerno, as well as knowledge sharing services aimed at the recognition of skills and placement in the world of work.
  • Responsible for the e-Learning project of the University of Salerno – E-learning training courses (POR Campania 2000-2006, measure 3.22 European Social Fund) with the aim of providing an important contribution to improve the teaching quality of university courses through the support of training experiences based on the use of the Internet, multimedia, collaboration between teachers and students and between students.
  • Responsible for the European m-Learning Project (5th Framework Programme, IST 2000-25270). Within the framework of which, by coordinating a research and development team, an intelligent tutoring system was created capable of supporting life-long learning activities for training through mobile devices (palmtops, pocket-pc, cell phones) and an experiment was conducted to involve young people in the 16 to 24 age group at risk of dropping out of school or with problems of social integration.
  • Expert consultant on eLEGI Project (European Learning Grid Infrastructure. FP6 UE) with the aim of developing new software technologies for human learning integrating experiential and collaborative approaches and considering learning as a secondary effect of interactions, conversations and participation in virtual communities.
  • Expert consultant on ARISTOTELE Project, Personalized Learning & Collaborative Working Environments Fostering Social Creativity and Innovations Inside the Organizations (Collaborative Project-FP7-ICT-2009-5 – Project Number: 257886) on “Methodologies for Learning Experience Generation” focusing on the study of the state of the art, analysis and design of innovative methodologies for the creation of training experiences based on dialogue.
  • Expert consultant on ALICE Project (Adaptive Learning via Intuitive/Interactive, Collaborative and Emotional system. FP7 UE) with the aim of building an e-learning environment, combined in the aspects of personalization, collaboration and simulation, with an experiential approach capable of overcoming the current limits of e-learning systems and contents.

He served at the University of Salerno as a technical-scientific officer from 2000 to 2019, reaching the D6 contractual classification and holding the role of head of the "Relational Databases" Laboratory and the "Semantic Technologies, Advanced Learning and Knowledge Management" Laboratory.

He taught, as a contract professor until 2019, “Computer and telematic skills for education”, “Computer science laboratory for education”, “Advanced laboratory of computer skills for education” for various undergraduate and graduate degree courses at the University of Salerno.

In the academic year 1998-99 he taught "Mathematics 1" as a contract lecturer at the University of Salerno and in the following years he participated in the teaching activities of "Mathematics 1" as a subject expert.

In 1999 he won two research grants entitled "Artificial Intelligence" and "Multimedia systems and 3D graphics" at the University of Salerno.

He has taught post-graduate courses, professional training and refresher courses, masters and IFTS in various subjects related to learning technologies, artificial intelligence, computer science and robotics.

From 2005 to 2008 he was production director of MOMA SpA, with which he won the Best Practices Innovation award from Confindustria Salerno with the IWT Educational Scuola project . For MOMA he developed several software platforms including IWT, Intelligent Web Teacher, MOMA i-Recruitment, OCAL, for which he is registered as an author at SIAE.

From 2008 to 2009 he was a collaborator of the Department of Engineering of the University of Sannio (Benevento) for research activities in User profiling and Knowledge Management.

The research activity carried out and in progress mainly concerns methodologies and technologies for e-learning and Artificial Intelligence. In the context of these themes, the activities have been aimed at the study and definition of models based on ontology for user profiling, for the management of skills and for the representation of knowledge.

Over the years, the undersigned has gained experience in experimenting with technologies as well as in the analysis, design and implementation of solutions for distance learning, for the management and representation of knowledge, developing software in programming environments based on C/C++, Java, JavaScript, Visual Basic, PHP languages.

He also has experience in developing integrations of the Microsoft Office environment, in customizing and integrating e-learning platforms based on Moodle and in creating Google Apps, Google cloud applications.

He is the author of over 140 publications.