Rodrigo Martinez Bejar

Rodrigo Martinez Bejar is a Professor at the University of Murcia's Faculty of Informatics, Department of Information and Communication Engineering. He holds two doctoral degrees: one in 1997 on environmental planning through knowledge acquisition processes, and another in 2020 focusing on monitored societies and technological surveillance practices. His research affiliations include the Grupo de Investigación en Sociedad Digital and Tecnomod: Modeling, Processing and Knowledge Management Technologies. Previously, he was part of the AIKE (Artificial Intelligence and Knowledge Engineering) research group.

Education:

• PhD in Computer Science, University of Murcia (1997): Thesis titled 'Marco formal para el desarrollo de procesos de adquisición de conocimientos del dominio. Aplicación a tareas de planificación medioambiental', supervised by Dr. Fernando Martín Rubio.
• Second PhD in Social Sciences, University of Murcia (2020): Thesis titled 'Sociedades monitorizadas: prácticas de control social y vigilancia a través de la tecnología', supervised by Dr. Gaspar Brändle.

Research Focus: His work bridges computer science and societal impact studies, emphasizing knowledge engineering applications in environmental planning, digital society dynamics, and ethical implications of surveillance technologies. He investigates how technological systems influence social control mechanisms and knowledge management frameworks.

Awards & Grants: No specific awards or grants listed in the provided text. However, his dual doctoral credentials and group affiliations suggest active participation in interdisciplinary research initiatives.

Labs/Teams: Associated with the Tecnomod and Sociedad Digital research groups, focusing on knowledge modeling and digital society studies respectively.