Doctor of Telecommunication Engineering. Member of the Systems Engineering and Automation Department of the School of Engineering of Bilbao, Spain.

Prof. Basogain has taught courses in digital systems, microprocessors, digital control, modeling and simulation of discrete events, artificial neural networks, machine learning, virtual and augmented reality, and collaborative tools in education.

Prof. Basogain and his research group are active participants in the field of soft computing and cognitive sciences applied to STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics), and the field of learning and teaching technologies applied to online education, including the following areas: a) the design of multimedia content for primary, secondary and college level courses; b) the development of pedagogical methodologies for new digital learning environments; c) the creation and use of technological-based tools applied to teaching and learning.

During the last two decades, Prof. Basogain and his research group have received the support of the Basque government, European Union and the National Council for Science and Technology of Latin-American through the funding of a large number of research and development projects.

Prof. Basogain has published several books and multiple articles in international journals, and has collaborated with international journals and committees. He has established working relationships with members of the MIT Lifelong Kindergarten group and with members of the One Laptop per Child project (OLCP) in the US and in multiple countries of Latin America.

He has established relationships with governmental educational groups of the Ministries of Education of Peru, the Dominican Republic, and Colombia, as well as the educational networks RENATA of Colombia and CONACyT of Paraguay, and research groups at the University of Alicante, University of Extremadura, and University of Salamanca (Spain), Luisíada University (Portugal), University of Silesia (Poland) and LaSalle Bajío University (Mexico).
 

• Keynote Speech Abstract

  Speech Title: Fostering STEAM Education Using Computers and Information Technologies

  Abstract: The academic world is witnessing the new opportunities offered by information and computer technologies for STEAM education (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics). These STEAM subjects, studied in integrated form, are considered essential in the education of citizens of a modern society.
  
  This talk addresses the development and support of STEAM education that our research team has carried out in recent years in different educational environments that include engineering studies, training of future teachers, primary and secondary education, and outreach to society. We will describe a set of activities that promote STEAM education, including courses (face-to-face courses, online courses, and MOOC courses), and scientific and informative conferences.
  
  We make use a set of applications of information and computing technologies in the creation and delivery of courses and conferences that include programming languages (ie Matlab, WolframAlpha-Computational Intelligent, Snap and Scratch), learning platforms (Moodle, MiriadaX), resources / tools to interact with the student (motivate face-to-face sessions, video conferences and online tutorials, remote desktops, and website portals, among other resources).
  
  This talk presents real cases carried out in university educational centers, and in primary and secondary schools. These are examples that show cases of integration of computer science, engineering and education in which information and computer technologies are used to promote STEAM education.