Panel: Policies on Emerging Technologies
As part of the CLEI collaboration with the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery), a panel on Policies in Emerging Technologies will take place on Monday, Sept 7, from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM at ITAM, Mexico City (GMT-7). The panel will be moderated by Dr. Luca Cernucci, focusing specifically on legal and technological policies for Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity.
We will feature two distinguished specialists in Artificial Intelligence:
Dr. José Aguilar (Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies, Spain)
He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from René Descartes University in Paris, France, and completed postdoctoral research in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Houston, United States. Dr. Aguilar is a Professor Emeritus in the Computer Science Department at the University of Los Andes in Mérida, Venezuela, and a Senior Researcher at IMDEA. Furthermore, he is an IEEE Senior Member, a Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Engineering and Habitat of Venezuela, a full member of Chair 16 of the Mérida Academy, and served as President of the Latin American Center for Informatics Studies from 2020 to 2024. He has published over 750 scientific papers in journals, books, and international conference proceedings in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Industrial Automation Systems, and Parallel and Distributed Systems, among others. Dr. Aguilar has been a visiting professor/researcher at several universities and laboratories in France, the United States, Spain, Argentina, Colombia, and Ecuador, among other countries. He, his students, and his scientific papers have received numerous international awards and honors.
Dr. Claudia del Pozo (EON Institute, Mexico)
Founder and Executive Director of EON Institute, an organization dedicated to building a future-proof society amidst rapid technological changes. It is an independent spinout from C Minds. Dr. Del Pozo is a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Inter-American Dialogue and serves on the Pearson Higher Education AI Strategic Advisory Board and the ACM Technology Policy Committee for Expanding Regions. She also serves as the Coordinator for the AI Specialization Program at ISDI and is a member of the UK Emerging Technologies Advisory Board in Mexico. Dr. Claudia was named a Bloomberg New Economy Catalyst in 2024 and Woman of the Year in AI at the 2025 Women in AI North America Awards. Her work and insights have been featured by WIRED and Newsweek.
And also two figures in the field of cybersecurity:
Dr. Ronaldo Ferreira (Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil)
Dr. Ronaldo A. Ferreira is a Full Professor of Computer Science at the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Brazil. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Purdue University in 2006 and was a Visiting Associate Professor at Princeton University from 2014 to 2016. He currently serves as Director of Cooperation with Scientific Societies at the Brazilian Computer Society (SBC), a member of the Board of Directors of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP), and a Member-at-Large of the ACM Latin America Technology Policy Committee.
Dr. Eleazar Aguirre (National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico)
Dr. Eleazar Aguirre Anaya is a Research Professor and Head of the Cybersecurity Laboratory at the Computer Research Center of the National Polytechnic Institute, located in Mexico City. He earned his Ph.D. in Communications and Electronics from the National Polytechnic Institute in 2012. His research interests include Network Security, Operating System Security, Digital Forensics, and Offensive Security.