Ismail El Madafri

Ismail El Madafri is an Assistant Professor in the Graphic and Design Engineering Department at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Spain. He holds a Mathematics degree from Université de Strasbourg (2020) and a Master in Didactics of Mathematics from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (2021). Currently pursuing a PhD in Sustainability at UPC, his academic work bridges engineering and AI-driven educational innovation.

• Education: B.Sc. Mathematics (Université de Strasbourg, 2020)
• M.Sc. Didactics of Mathematics (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2021)
• PhD in Sustainability (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, ongoing)

Research Focus: Applying AI to sustainability challenges and innovating higher education through blended human-AI creative processes. His recent work explores wildfire detection algorithms, generative AI in education, and environmental simulation tools.

Scientific Production: Focused on AI models for forest fire detection, educational technology integration, and environmental data analysis. Publications include lightweight CNN architectures, domain adaptation techniques, and open-source wildfire datasets.