Marc Alier Forment

Marc Alier Forment is an Associate Professor at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), affiliated with the Department of Services and Information Systems Engineering within the Faculty of Informatics of Barcelona (FIB). He is also associated with the Institut de Ciències de l'Educació and serves as Coordinator of the Doctoral Program in Engineering, Science, and Technology Education. His research is conducted through the UPC EduSTEAM - STEAM University Learning Research Group.

His research interests span Educational Technology, Artificial Intelligence in Education, Learning Management Systems, Open Source in Education, Ethics in Computing, Sustainability in Education, Mobile Learning, Learning Analytics, and Privacy in EdTech. He emphasizes ethical, secure, and sustainable applications of technology in higher education, particularly in engineering contexts.

The recent scholarly output highlights a strong focus on the integration of AI in education (especially through the LAMB framework), ethical implications of generative AI, privacy in learning analytics using edge and fog computing, and innovative pedagogical methods in computer science education. His work increasingly bridges technical computing with humanistic concerns such as ethics, privacy, and social responsibility.

• Best Paper Award TEEM'22
• Premis de Programari lliure 2005 de l'AGAUR
• VI Premi Davyd Luque a la innovació en les TIC
• Best interoperability innovation: Moodle simple learning tools for interoperability consumer – Spain

Marc Alier Forment has led and participated in numerous educational innovation and R&D+i projects, particularly focused on Moodle/LMS integration, mobile learning, open-source educational tools, and the development of ethical and privacy-preserving technologies. He has mentored and collaborated extensively with colleagues on curriculum development, particularly in embedding sustainability and ethics into computing education. His work is central to UPC’s digital education strategy, especially through the Atenea platform.

He leads and contributes to the UPC EduSTEAM research group and has been instrumental in developing STEAM-based lecturer training programs. His projects often involve interdisciplinary collaboration across computing, education, and social sciences, aiming to create holistic, responsible technological solutions for learning.