Alejandro Catalá Bolós

Alejandro Catalá Bolós is an Assistant Professor at the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), affiliated with the Center for Research in Intelligent Technologies (CiTIUS) and the Intelligent Systems Group. He holds a PhD from the Universitat Politècnica de València (2012) and has held postdoctoral positions at the University of Twente (Netherlands) and the University of Castilla-La Mancha. His work focuses on Human-Computer Interaction, Trustworthy AI, and Explainable Artificial Intelligence, integrating multimodal interfaces, robotics, and tangible interaction.

• Education:
• PhD in Computer Science, Universitat Politècnica de València (2012)
• MSc in Software Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de València (2008)
• BEng in Computer Science, Universitat Politècnica de València (2006)

Research Interests: Catalá explores how interaction technologies can enhance creativity, learning, healthcare, and entertainment through multimodal interfaces. He emphasizes explainable AI systems, ethical AI practices, and user-centered design principles. His work bridges tangible computing, augmented reality, and dialogue systems to build trustworthy human-AI collaborations.

Publications & Impact: With over 70 publications, his research addresses lexical alignment in conversational agents, counterfactual explanations for machine learning, and AI literacy in K-12 education. Recent work focuses on regulatory frameworks for explainable AI in the EU and dementia care technologies like the Emobook app.

• Grants & Awards:
• Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship (EU Horizon 2020)
• Juan de la Cierva-Incorporación Grant (Spain)
• Best Student Award in Computer Science (UPV, 2006)

Labs & Teams: Leads research in CiTIUS's Intelligent Systems Group, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams on projects like the coBOTnity EU initiative and sustainable AI frameworks. Active in organizing workshops such as MAI-XAI and NL4XAI.