Alejandro Espinal

Alejandro Espinal is a dedicated academic and professional in the field of computer science education with diverse experience. Currently serving as a Research Assistant at the Global Center for Equitable Computer Science Education since January 2023 and co-founding TEC12 in September 2022, Alejandro also pursues a PhD in Education at Universidad del Norte since January 2020. Previous roles include Líder Habilidades Digitales at the Ministerio de Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones from August 2021 to December 2022, and a Visiting Scholar in the Computer & Information Technology Department at Purdue University earlier in 2022. Alejandro has contributed as an advisor on research projects at Parque Explora, a robotics project mentor at Universidad EAFIT, and an engineering professor at UNIMINUTO Colombia, emphasizing telecommunications and digital technologies in education. Alejandro holds a Master's in Information and Communication Technology from Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana and an Engineering degree in Electronics from Institución Universitaria Salazar y Herrera.