Vicent Botti Navarro

Dr. Vicent Botti Navarro serves as Full Professor of Computer Sciences at Universitat Politècnica de València, where he has been teaching since 1984. As Head of the Valencian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence (VRAIN) and the Grupo de Tecnología Informática-Inteligencia Artificial, he leads groundbreaking research in artificial intelligence, multiagent systems, and digital twins. His research impact spans multiple areas including holonic manufacturing systems, agreement technologies, and social dispersed computing, with over 2,000 academic citations. Currently serving as Vice-Rector for the Development of ITC Technologies, he spearheads the UPValenciaX and UPV[X] MOOC initiatives, demonstrating his commitment to expanding digital education access. His excellence in research was recognized with the 2005 Prize of Research from the Spanish Association on Artificial Intelligence (AEPIA). His recent work focuses on developing intelligent conversational agents, affective computing, and innovative solutions for smart cities, while maintaining active collaboration with international research teams and industry partners through the VRAIN institute.