Santiago Varela Rizo

Santiago Varela Rizo is an Associate Professor at the University of Alicante, affiliated with the Higher Politechnic School II and the Department of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence. He combines academic work with running his own consulting offices for telecommunications projects and architecture services.

• Academic Training: Telecommunications Engineer (Polytechnic University of Valencia, 1998); Architect (Polytechnic University of Valencia, 2013).

His research focuses on Industrial Computing and Artificial Intelligence, with applications in telecommunications systems, smart grids, and educational technology. He has contributed to projects involving client-server architectures, motion controllers, and online gaming platforms for intelligent agents.

Teaching experience includes courses like Programming Fundamentals, Multimedia Services, and Computer Systems, with recent involvement in MOOC methodology adaptation and online assessment systems.

• Public Research Projects: Collaborator in projects such as VIGROB-071 (Industrial Computing & AI) since 2019, and UARECUR23-14 (2023-2025).