About the institutions
FEA-USP — Faculty of Economics, Administration, Accounting and Actuarial Science of the University of São Paulo
A public institution of higher education and research, recognised worldwide for the excellence of its academic production and its undergraduate and postgraduate courses. With 80 years of existence, FEA-USP emerged with the objective of preparing professionals in administration, economics and accounting to meet the needs of Brazil’s major centres after World War II. Its founding objective — training professionals who contribute to and make a positive difference in society — remains unchanged. FEA is a national and international reference in the areas it encompasses.
For HUMAN-AI, USP provides office rooms, classrooms, laboratories, conference halls, computer labs, learning resources, information systems, advanced computing resources, multimedia facilities, internet connectivity, remote access via USP VPN, and well-equipped libraries with a collection of 203,000 items plus the special library Delfim Neto with 250,000 items.
IFRO — Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rondônia
A public Brazilian multi-campus institution dedicated to basic, professional and higher education. It offers integrated upper-secondary and technical education, concomitant and subsequent technical programmes, undergraduate and postgraduate courses, and distance education. Its institutional approach to innovation connects teaching, research and extension with society, and includes collaborative Innovation and Technology Centres aimed at local development, sustainability and applied solutions.
IF Goiano — Instituto Federal Goiano
An institution that promotes education, science, technology and innovation in the state of Goiás. Part of the Brazilian federal network of 41 public and free educational institutions, IF Goiano provides verticalised education from Technical High School through doctoral degree. Its mission: „to provide excellent professional, scientific and technological education for the comprehensive civic development of individuals and the advancement of society.” IF Goiano holds the highest institutional rating from the Ministry of Education (5/5).
Team
Prof. Adriana Backx Noronha — Coordinator for the Brazilian team
Full Professor at FEA/USP. PhD in Electrical Engineering from the State University of Campinas (1999). Currently President of the Research and Innovation Committee of FEA-USP. Vice-Coordinator of the Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence Office at USP. Alternate Representative of USP on the Interinstitutional Management Committee of the Secretariat for Digital Management and Government. Coordinator of the NPT Research Group — Centre for the Development of Technologies and Educational Environments, registered with CNPq.
Rwrsilany Silva
Accounting Professor at the Federal Institute of Rondônia (IFRO), Brazil, and PhD candidate in Administration at the University of São Paulo. Interdisciplinary academic background in Accounting, Law, Administration and Data Science, with a master’s degree in Administration. Research interests include tax accounting, the digital economy, artificial intelligence in accounting, and professional education.
Douglas Ribeiro Romani
Coordinator of Advertising and Visual Programming at the Instituto Federal Goiano (IF Goiano), Brazil, and PhD candidate in Administration at the University of São Paulo. Bachelor’s degree in Advertising; specialisation in People Management and Marketing; master’s degree in Media and Citizenship. Research interests include Active Learning Methodologies, Virtual Learning Environments, and Artificial Intelligence applied to education.