Francisco José García Peñalvo

Francisco José García Peñalvo received his bachelor’s degree in computing from the University of Salamanca (Spain), and the University of Valladolid (Spain), and his Ph.D. degree from the University of Salamanca, where he is currently Associate Professor (with the Spanish accreditation to Full Profesor) and the Director of the Research Group in Interaction and e-Learning (GRIAL). His main research interests focus on e-Learning, computers and education, adaptive systems, web engineering, semantic web, and software reuse. He has led and participated in over 50 research and innovation projects. He was the Vice Chancellor of Technological Innovation at the University of Salamanca between March 2007 and December 2009. He has published over 200 articles in international journals and conferences. He has been a Guest Editor of several special issues of international journals (Online Information Review, Computers in Human Behavior, and Interactive Learning Environments). He is the Editor in Chief of the Education in the Knowledge Society magazine and the Journal of Information Technology Research. He coordinates the Doctoral Program in Education at the Society of Knowledge of the University of Salamanca.