Data Friendly Space
José Cobos Romero has a diverse work experience in various humanitarian and research roles. Their most recent position is with Data Friendly Space (DFS) as a Project Manager for the ESSN IFRC Turkey DEEP Project and as the DEEP Outreach & Capacity Building Lead. José also worked as a Senior Humanitarian Data Analyst at DFS. Prior to this, they worked as a Humanitarian Consultant at The Operations Partnership in 2020 and as a Humanitarian Analyst/Consultant at Okular Analytics in 2019. José has also worked with the Norwegian Refugee Council as a Humanitarian Analyst focused on Ukraine and neighboring countries. José has extensive experience with data analysis and assessment, particularly in the context of humanitarian crises. José's earlier experience includes research and data collection roles at Indepaz and the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), where they focused on peace research and collecting data from internally displaced people in Colombia. Additionally, they have interned in marketing and public relations at Fard Foundation, contributing to the organization's efforts to assist Syrian refugee families, and worked as a Global Citizenship Intern with AIESEC in Egypt, providing support and integration assistance to refugees.
José Cobos Romero has a diverse and extensive education history. José received a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree and a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree from the Universidad de Córdoba, where they studied Law and Business Administration from 2010 to 2017. During this time, they also pursued a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree at Sharda University in 2016-2017.
In 2014-2015, José participated in the Erasmus Student program at the University of Regensburg, studying Law and Business Administration. This experience provided him the opportunity to gain international exposure in their field of study.
José furthered their education by pursuing a Master's degree in International Humanitarian Action, focusing on Conflict Resolution & Peacebuilding at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in 2018. In the same year, they also pursued a Master's degree in International Humanitarian Action, specializing in Conflict Resolution & Religion at Uppsala University.
Jose continued their academic journey by enrolling in the NOHA Joint Master's Programme in International Humanitarian Action (NOHA+) at the University of Deusto from 2017 to 2019.
Currently, José Cobos Romero is pursuing a PhD in Social Sciences, specifically in the field of Peace and Conflict at the Universidad de Granada. Their research focuses on further understanding and contributing to the field of conflict resolution and peacebuilding.
Additionally, in 2009, José obtained a Certificate in Advanced English from the University of Cambridge, showcasing their proficiency in the English language.
From José Cobos Romero's education history, it is evident that they have a strong academic background in various fields, including Law, Business Administration, Conflict Resolution, and Peace and Conflict Studies.
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Data Friendly Space (DFS) is a 501(c)(3) non profit organization based in the United States with a presence in Switzerland, Germany and Nepal. DFS’ guiding principle is to improve information management and analysis capacity, tools and processes in the humanitarian and development community to enable better informed and more targeted assistance. DFS focuses on creation of data centric web applications, websites and mobile applications to support humanitarian organizations in extracting actionable insights from their data and execute their missions. In addition to software development and cybersecurity services, DFS also provides a range of analytical services focused on strengthening data collection and analysis capacities in humanitarian emergencies. DFS also focuses on the intersection between data automation processes powered by Artificial Intelligence and human knowledge, and in particular when one can help the other to execute analysis. We have been working with numerous IGOs and international organiaztions based in Geneva, such as the UN (and its various bodies, UNHCR, OHCHR, UNEP, UNFPA), IFRC, DFID, JIPS and IDMC. DFS team is composed of experts from the humanitarian information management and analysis field who specialize in real time secondary data review and development of humanitarian apps that support timely extraction of information from large volumes of unstructured data. DFS staff is closely linked to the DEEP initiative (thedeep.io) and part of the benefits from DFS contracts directly contribute to the maintenance and further development of DEEP.