Jose Antonio Ruiperez Valiente

Jose Antonio Ruiperez Valiente serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Information and Communication Engineering at the Faculty of Informatics, University of Murcia. His permanent faculty appointment underscores his dual commitment to teaching and research within Spain's public university system.

His academic credentials include:

• Doctorate (PhD) in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (2017), with thesis "Analyzing the behavior of students regarding learning activities, badges, and academic dishonesty in MOOC environment" supervised by Dr. Pedro José Muñoz Merino.

Dr. Ruiperez Valiente's research centers on Educational Technology and Learning Analytics, specifically investigating student engagement patterns in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). His work examines how digital badges influence learning motivation, detects academic dishonesty through behavioral analytics, and develops AI-driven interventions for online education. This integrates Computer Science methodologies with pedagogical theory to enhance scalability and integrity in virtual learning environments, bridging Artificial Intelligence applications with practical educational challenges.

He contributes to the Intelligent Systems and Telematics research group, focusing on intelligent computing applications for educational telematics and data-driven learning systems.