Keynote Speakers

Javier Muñoz-Basols is a Beatriz Galindo Distinguished Senior Researcher at the University of Seville (Spain), funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities through a competitive international talent attraction programme. He is also an Honorary Faculty Research Fellow at the University of Oxford (UK), where he spent 15 years as Lecturer, Senior Lecturer in Spanish, and Co-ordinator of Spanish.

His research interests focus on the connections between language contact and multilingualism, the integration of technology—including Artificial Intelligence (AI)—in language learning, and the impact of institutional contexts on language teaching. His work has been featured in prominent Spanish and international media outlets such as El País, France 24, Radio France Internationale, La Vanguardia, and RNE Radio Exterior. He has delivered keynote addresses at international conferences and events in Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, the Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia, and the UK.

Dr. Muñoz-Basols has an extensive publication portfolio that includes 18 books and edited volumes with leading international publishers. He has published in top academic journals such as Applied Linguistics, International Journal of Multilingualism, and Computer Assisted Language Learning. His latest book, Technology-Mediated Language Teaching: From Social Justice to Artificial Intelligence (AI) (Multilingual Matters, 2025), explores innovative research and teaching strategies for integrating technology into language education. He is also the co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Spanish Language Teaching (Routledge). Dr. Muñoz-Basols’ societal contributions include serving as President of the Asociación para la Enseñanza del Español como Lengua Extranjera (Association for the Teaching of Spanish as a Foreign Language) (ASELE), Trustee of the Instituto Cervantes, and corresponding member of the Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española (North American Academy of the Spanish Language) (ANLE).

Leonel Morgado is Full Professor at Universidade Aberta (UAb), lecturing on research methods, immersive environments, and programming. Senior Researcher at the INESC TEC independent laboratory, and Coordinator of the INESC TEC Nucleus at UAb. Member of the Unit for Development of the Local Learning Centres (UMCLA). Standards Liaison of the IEEE Education Society Technical Committee for Immersive Learning Environments, and Steering Committee & Circle of Scholars member at the Immersive Learning Research Network. Does research on immersive environments since 2000, with emphasis on supporting teaching and learning. He authored over 200 papers. Before his academic career, he was business and technical manager of a hardware import, distribution, and retail company, terminologist for the localization teams of MS Office 97 and Oracle InterOffice, language quality specialist for IBM/Lotus, and a coordinator of Web-development and software deployment teams. He was also a manager of a cooperative extension team fighting the digital divide in rural villages.