Relevant Presentations

  • AI as a Research collaborator: tools, considerations, and the future of scholarship: presentation at the Professional Development Meeting (Center for Teaching Excellence and Biblical Foundations of Faith and Learning), Southern Adventist University, USA. January 21, 2026. Poster. Watch.
  • Strategic responses to AI in higher education: research, ethics, and learning: presentation at the 5th Brazilian Conference on Innovation and Science in Adventist Education, FAAMA/FADMINAS/FAP/UNASP/UNIAENE, Brazil. November 30, 2025. Watch.
  • AI and the future of work: presentation to Southern employees, Southern Adventist University, USA. December 3, 2025.
  • Intro to AI in business: presentation at the Kiwanis Club Meeting, Collegedale, TN, USA. November 5, 2025.
  • Unlock the power of AI for understanding Scripture: presentation at the Homecoming Weekend, Southern Adventist University. October 24, 2025.
  • Beyond machines: exploring humanity in the times of AI: presentation at the Faith and Science Council Meeting, Andrews University, USA. October 23, 2025.
  • Pastors using AI for sermons? The future of AI with John Bradshaw & Dr. Harvey Alferez: presentation at It Is Written. September 12, 2025. Watch.
  • Towards and ethical and practical use of AI in computer science education: presentation at the Professional Development Meeting (Center for Teaching Excellence and Biblical Foundations of Faith and Learning), Southern Adventist University, USA. January 21, 2026. Poster. Watch.
  • Predicando con IA: ¿Ayuda celestial o atajo peligroso?: presentation at Congreso Virtual Adventista de Tecnología, Unión Mexicana del Norte, Mexico. March 21, 2025. Poster. Watch.
  • Results of the Center for Innovation and Research in Computing (CIRC) in 2023-2024: presentation at the Advisory Council of the School of Computing, Southern Adventist University. November 18, 2024.
  • Demistifying artificial intelligence: A friendly introduction: presentation at the Homecoming Weekend, Southern Adventist University. October 25, 2024.
  • Intelligent computational agents require a designer: presentation at Creation Celebration, Southern Adventist University. October 23, 2024.
  • Generative AI in pedagogy: enhancing teaching methods and student engagement: presentation at the Professional Development Meeting (Center for Teaching Excellence and Biblical Foundations of Faith and Learning), Southern Adventist University, USA. September 11, 2024. Poster. Watch.
  • Main presenter at the Colloquium of the Adventist University of Central Africa, Kigali, Rwanda. August 27 - September 1, 2024.
  • Beyond machines: exploring human identity in the times of AI: presentation at the DNP seminar, School of Nursing, Southern Adventist University. August 21, 2024.
  • Artificial intelligence: the good, the bad, the ugly: presentation at LED Live EP250. June 14, 2024. Watch.
  • Beyond machines: exploring human identity in the age of AI: presentation at Nuestros Orígenes: Revelaciones, Instituto de Geociencias, Universidad de Montemorelos, Mexico. May 25, 2024. Watch.
  • The role of Adventist education in the midst of competing worldviews: presentation at the Professional Development Meeting (Center for Teaching Excellence and Biblical Foundations of Faith and Learning), Southern Adventist University. April 3, 2024. Watch.
  • A 360-degree view of research and innovation at Southern: presentation at the Southern Scholars luncheon, Southern Adventist University. February 20, 2024.
  • A case study on project-based learning: presentation at the deans luncheon, Southern Adventist University. February 8, 2024.
  • 2084 presentation at the Faith-Science Discussion Group, Southern Adventist University. December 8, 2023.
  • Will AI make humans obsolete?: interview at Hope@Night, Hope Channel. November 28, 2023. Watch.
  • Results of the Center for Innovation and Research in Computing (CIRC) in 2022-2023: presentation at the Advisory Council of the School of Computing, Southern Adventist University. November 14, 2023.
  • Medicine 4.0: Facilitating diagnosis with AI: presentation at the members of the American Organization for Nurse Leaders (AONL), School of Nursing, Southern Adventist University. October 20, 2023.
  • Catapulting research through mentoring: presentation at TechByte (Center for Teaching Excellence), Southern Adventist University. September 20, 2023.
  • 2084: presentation at the Faith-Science Discussion Group, Southern Adventist University. September 15, 2023.
  • Medicine 4.0: Revolutionizing healthcare with AI presentation at the DNP seminar, School of Nursing, Southern Adventist University. August 17, 2023.
  • Usando la tecnología para bendecir: interview at People of Su Casa, Su Casa Church. August 3, 2023. Watch.
  • Catapulting research through mentoring: presentation at the Colloquium of Southern Adventist University, Southern Adventist University. August 2, 2023. Program.
  • Towards a research-oriented university: presentation to the new faculty of Southern Adventist University, Southern Adventist University. July 26, 2023.
  • Towards a research-oriented university: presentation at Summer Institute, Southern Adventist University. July 18, 2023. Program.
  • Using AI in higher education: presentation at Summer Institute, Southern Adventist University. July 17, 2023. Program.
  • Medicine 4.0: Revolutionizing healthcare with AI: presentation to the Finance and Decision Support team of AdventHealth. June 22, 2023.
  • Machine learning in action: exploring examples in multiple domains presentation at I Encuentro de Tecnologías y Sistemas Inteligentes, Facultad de Ingeniería y Arquitectura, Universidad Peruana Unión. June 7, 2023. Certificate.
  • Education in the AI Era: Challenges and Opportunities: presentation at the Conference of the Higher Education Adventist Society, Adventist Learning Community. June 1, 2023. Certificate.
  • The singularity: when AI becomes a techno-humanist affront to God: presentation at Creation Celebration, Southern Adventist University. April 22, 2023. Poster.
  • Lánzate al mar de datos: presentation at iadHopeMedia, Inter-American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. November 28, 2022. Watch.
  • Learning in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Times: presentation at the Professional Development Meeting (Center for Teaching Excellence and Biblical Foundations of Faith and Learning), Southern Adventist University, USA. January 25, 2023. Poster.
  • eClass and Artificial Intelligence: presentation at the Professional Development Meeting (Center for Teaching Excellence and Biblical Foundations of Faith and Learning), Southern Adventist University, USA. February 22, 2023. Poster.
  • Fostering innovation at Southern: presentation at the deans luncheon, Southern Adventist University, USA. November 10, 2022.
  • A Biblical worldview of research: presentation at the Professional Development Meeting (Center for Teaching Excellence and Biblical Foundations of Faith and Learning), Southern Adventist University, USA. September 28, 2022. Poster.
  • ¿Venimos de una simulación computacional?: presentation at Nuestros Orígenes: Revelaciones, Instituto de Geociencias, Universidad de Montemorelos, Mexico. June 11, 2022. Watch.
  • Achieving digital transformation with data science: presentation at V Congreso CIEACE, Universidad Adventista de Bolivia, Bolivia. May 10, 2022. Watch.
  • Storytelling in the age of data analytics: School of Journalism and Communication and School of Computing, Southern Adventist University, USA. April 14, 2022. Promotional poster.
  • An introduction to machine learning: School of Computing, Southern Adventist University, USA. January 13, 2022. Watch.
  • An introduction to machine learning: Semana de Tecnologia dos cursos de Sistemas de Informação e Engenharia de Computação do UNASP-SP, Brazil. November 8, 2021.
  • Conviértete en un docente-investigador: Facultad de Ingeniería y Negocios, Universidad Adventista de Chile (UNACH), Chile. November 8, 2021.
  • An introduction to machine learning: Semana de Tecnologia dos cursos de Sistemas de Informação e Engenharia de Computação do UNASP-HT, Brazil. October 27, 2021.
  • Report: Post-doctoral research on data science applied to geochemical data within a Seventh-day Adventist paradigm: Faith and Science Council, General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, USA. October 22, 2021.
  • Influencia de la tecnología en la vida espiritual: foro en la Iglesia de la Universidad de Montemorelos. October 15, 2021. Watch.
  • Hecha para mí - Ingeniero: interview for the Hecha para mí series, Hope Channel Interamerica. September 29, 2021. Watch.
  • Los agentes computacionales inteligentes requieren un diseñador: presentation at Nuestros Orígenes: Revelaciones, Instituto de Geociencias, Universidad de Montemorelos, Mexico. September 11, 2021. Watch.
  • La singularidad: cuando la inteligencia artificial se convierte en una afrenta tecno-humanista contra Dios: presentation at Nuestros Orígenes: Revelaciones, Instituto de Geociencias, Universidad de Montemorelos, Mexico. June 19, 2021. Watch.
  • Investigación para Docentes Adventistas: presentation at IV Congreso CIEACE, Universidad Adventista del Plata, Argentina. May 19, 2021. Watch.
  • An Introduction to Machine Learning: presentation to the staff of the Geoscience Research Institute, Loma Linda University, USA. May 6, 2021.
  • Mathematical Perspective of Machine Learning in the Context of Data Science: presentation for engineering students at Corporación Universitaria Adventista de Colombia, Colombia. May 10, 2021.
  • Entrevista - Ciencia de Datos para los Negocios: presentation at Aroma a Negocios, Universidad de Montemorelos, Mexico. May 2, 2021. Watch.
  • Introducción al Aprendizaje Automático: presentation at IV Congreso Internacional de la División Interamericana. March 11, 2021. Program.
  • Un Momento de Paz: presentation at UMtv. Diciembre 2, 2020. Watch.
  • AI & Mission: presentation at Hyve Global Summit (by Hyve International & ASI), online event. November 18, 2020. Watch.
  • An Introduction to Machine Learning: seminar presented at the Department of Earth and Biological Sciences, Loma Linda University, USA. November 11, 2020. Promotional poster.
  • Medicina 4.0: presentation at TEDxUAP, Universidad Adventista del Plata, Argentina. October 22, 2020. Website. Watch.
  • Computación Autónoma Mediante Modelos en Tiempo de Ejecución: presentation at Congreso internacional FIA, Universidad Peruana Unión, Peru. September 22, 2020. Watch.
  • El Papel de la Ciencia de Datos en el Futuro de la Educación Superior: presentation at Webinars UNAC, Corporación Universitaria Adventista de Colombia, Colombia. June 9, 2020. Watch.
  • Inteligencia Artificial en la Educación: presentation at Foro sobre Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación para la Educación Adventista: Desafío y Oportunidades, Departamento de Educación, División Sudamericana de la Iglesia Adventista del Séptimo Día. May 28, 2020.
  • Big Data: presentation at UPeU Online, Universidad Peruana Unión, Peru. May 4, 2020. Watch.
  • Discovering the Power of Data Science in Adventist Education: presentation at Let's Be One for Education, Pennsylvania Conference (program), Blue Mountain Academy, USA. March 12, 2020.
  • La Ciencia de Datos en la Educación Superior: presentation at Instituto de Desarrollo Profesional (IDP), Universidad de Montemorelos, Mexico. January 8, 2020. Watch.
  • Teaching Sensitive Topics from a Biblical Perspective - A Case Study in Computer Science: presentation at the 3rd Inter-American Division Research Conference 2019 (program), Northern Caribbean University, Jamaica. March 29, 2019.
  • Washington Conference Case Study: The Application of Smart Data for Religious Non-Profit Decision Making presentation at the 2019 North American Division Adventist Ministries Convention, Albuquerque, New Mexico. January 15, 2019.
  • Dynamic Evolution of Simulated Autonomous Cars in the Open World Through Tactics: presentation at Future Technologies Conference 2018 (program), Vancouver, Canada. November 13, 2018. Download.
  • Perdiéndole el Miedo a la Investigación: presentation at Universidad Peruana Unión (Tarapoto), Tarapoto, Peru. November 2, 2018.
  • Achieving Autonomic Web Service Compositions with Models at Runtime: presentation at III Congreso Internacional Adventista de Tecnología, UNASP Campus Hortolandia, Brazil. September 28, 2018.
  • Towards a Mission-Oriented Perspective of Data at the Seventh-day Adventist Church: presentation at III Congreso Internacional Adventista de Tecnología, UNASP Campus Hortolandia, Brazil. September 27, 2018.
  • How to Become a Computer Scientist: presentation at V RELACI, UNASP Campus Hortolandia, Brazil. September 26, 2018.
  • Workshop on Advanced Machine Learning: presentation at V RELACI, UNASP Campus Hortolandia, Brazil. September 25, 2018.
  • Prediction of Glaucoma through Convolutional Neural Networks: presentation at The 4th International Conference on Health Informatics and Medical Systems, Las Vegas, Nevada. July 30, 2018. Download.
  • Foro de Investigación a Profesores y Alumnos: presentation at Universidad Peruana Unión (Juliaca), Juliaca, Peru. June 18, 2018.
  • Aplicando Ciencia de Datos para Entender las Necesidades de las Personas en la Ventana 10/40: presentation at Universidad Peruana Unión (Juliaca), Juliaca, Peru. June 16, 2018.
  • Discovering the Needs of People at the 10/40 Window with Data Science: presentation at 2018 Adventist Human Subjects Researchers Association (AHSRA) Conference, Andrews University, USA. May 18, 2018. Download.
  • Taller de Estudio de Casos: presentation at Universidad de Montemorelos, Montemorelos, Mexico. May 3 and June 6, 2018.
  • Sacándole el Jugo a los Datos en el Cumplimiento de la Misión: presentation at GAiNMX 2018, Universidad de Montemorelos, Mexico. April 14, 2018. Download.
  • Hacia una Estrategia de Datos en la Iglesia Adventista del Séptimo Día: presentation at GAiNMX 2018, Universidad de Montemorelos, Mexico. April 13, 2018. Download.
  • Data Science: How to Turn Data Into Actionable Mission-Oriented Decisions: presentation at NAD Presidents of Large Conferences Retreat, Santa Barbara, CA, USA. August 29, 2017. Download.
  • Discovering Health-Related Needs in the Community with Data Science and Open Data: presentation at 2017 Adventist Human Subjects Researchers Association (AHSRA) Conference (speaker lineup), Loma Linda University, USA. May 18, 2017. Download.
  • Ciencia y Tecnología al Servicio de la Misión: Diálogo al Punto (Loma Linda Broadcasting Network), USA. March 17, 2017. Watch.
  • Una Introducción al Mundo de Big Data: Universidad Peruana Unión (Sede Juliaca), Perú. January 15, 2017. Website.
  • Three Presentations: International Adventist Conference of Technology, Universidad Adventista de Bolivia, Bolivia. October 13-15, 2016. Program.
  • Interview: Punctul de Plecare (SperantaTV), Romania. May 7, 2016. Watch.
  • Videoconference: Importancia de la Investigación Adventista y Su Impacto Mundial: Encuentro Interno de Semilleros de Investigación, Corporación Universitaria Adventista, Colombia. March 15, 2016. Program.
  • ¿Podrá la Inteligencia Artificial Igualar o Superar la Nuestra?: presentation at VIII Jornadas de Creacionismo, Universidad de Montemorelos (program), Montemorelos, NL. February 27, 2016. Download.
  • Understanding the Needs of People in Big Cities through Data Science: presentation at GAiN 2016 (program), Silver Spring, MD. February 25. 2016. Download.
  • Interpreting the Geochemistry of Southern California Granitic Rocks using Machine Learning: presentation at The 17th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (program), Las Vegas, Nevada. July 30, 2015. Download.
  • Proactive Control of Traffic in Smart Cities: presentation at The 17th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (program), Las Vegas, Nevada. July 28, 2015. Download.
  • Detection of Melanoma Through Image Recognition and Artificial Neural Networks: presentation at IUPESM World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering (program), Toronto, Canada. June 9, 2015. Download.
  • Cultural Perception of Seventh-day Adventist Fundamental Beliefs through Big Data Analysis: presentation at Andrews Research Conference (program), Andrews University, USA. May 14, 2015. Download.
  • Videoconference: Detección de Melanoma a Través de Reconocimiento de Imágenes y Redes Neuronales Artificiales: I Semana de la Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación, Corporación Universitaria Adventista, Colombia. April, 15. 2015. Program.
  • A Road-Map for Building Your Mobile App: GAiN 2015, Silver Spring, MD. February, 12. 2015. Program.
  • What is Your Worldview as a Seventh-day Adventist IT Manager?: meeting of IT managers organized by the CIO of the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Silver Spring, MD. February, 11. 2015.
  • Vision of the Global Software Lab: meeting of IT managers organized by the CIO of the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Silver Spring, MD. February, 10. 2015.
  • What Does Teaching from a Biblical Worldview Means to Me: an interview with Dr. Raquel Korniejczuk, VP for Academic Administration, Montemorelos University. Watch.
  • Research Posters: presentation of several research projects at IV Feria de Investigación (Universidad de Montemorelos) and ExpoCiencias NL 2014. November 2014. Aplicación Móvil Para el Aprendizaje de Figuras Geométricas y Palabras Básicas del Español, Software Para la Detección de Melanoma Mediante el Análisis de Lunares Usando Reconocimiento de Imágenes y Redes Neuronales Artificiales, Implementación de Soluciones Proactivas en el Control de Tráfico, Adaptación Proactiva de Motores de Bases de Datos Mediante Machine Learning.
  • Presentation at Sabbath School U: presentation for the Seventh-day Adventist Sabbath School and Personal Ministries Department. August 2014. Watch.
  • Ingeniería Dirigida por Modelos Para el Desarrollo de Software Auto-Adaptativo en el Mundo Inteligente: presentation for UM Virtual, Mexico. June 1, 2014. Watch.
  • Facing Uncertainty in Web Service Compositions: presentation at Andrews Research Conference (program), Andrews University, USA. May 9, 2014. Download.
  • A Glimpse of the World through the Eyes of Christian a Professor in Computer Science: presentation at Montemorelos University, Mexico. March 10, 2014. Download.
  • Evangelismo Tecnológico: presentation at the Central Church of Montemorelos University, Mexico.March 1, 2014. Download.
  • Facing Uncertainty in Web Service Compositions: presentation at the IEEE 20th International Conference on Web Services (program), Santa Clara, California, June 27-July 2, 2013. Download.
  • Dynamic Evolution of Context-Aware Systems with Models at Runtime: presentation at the ACM/IEEE 15th International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages & Systems (program), Innsbruck, Austria, September 30 - October 5, 2012. Download.
  • Applying CVL to Business Process Variability Management: presentation at VARY (a workshop associated with the ACM/IEEE 15th International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages & Systems), Innsbruck, Austria, September 30 - October 5, 2012. Download.
  • Systematic Reuse of Web Services through Software Product Line Engineering: presentation at the European Conference on Web Services 2011 (program), Lugano, Switzerland, September 14-16, 2011. Download.
  • Context-Aware Autonomous Web Services in Software Product Lines: presentation at the 15th International Software Product Line Conference (program), Munich, Germany, August 21-26, 2011. Download.
  • Servicios Web Autónomos y Sensibles al Contexto: presentation at the "I Jornada everyWare: Construcción de Software Adaptativo para la Integración de Personas, Servicios y Cosas usando Modelos en Tiempo de Ejecución", Valencia, Spain, May 24, 2011. Download.
  • Technology for Evangelism: presentation for the vesper program on August 20, 2010 at the Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies (http://www.aiias.edu/). I exhort Seventh-day Adventists to use technology to solve current needs in society. Watch on Youtube.
  • Tecnología para la Evangelización: presentation for the "Diplomado en Comunicación Efectiva", Montemorelos, NL, July 11-16, 2010. http://diplomadocom.sitiosum.com/?page_id=17 . Download
  • Ética de la Computación y de la Información: a seminar presented to the IT Department's staff of Montemorelos University, Montemorelos, NL, June 1, 2010. Download
  • The Power of Free and Open Source Software: presentation for GiEN 2009, Orlando, FL, September 9-12, 2009. http://gien.adventist.org/. Download
  • Marco de Trabajo Para la Integración Tecnológica: presentation for the IAD's Teacher Congress, Cancun, Mexico, September 6-10, 2009. http://cancun09.interamerica.org/seminarios-universitarios. Download