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Tunisia","2025-10-07T20:14:43.991Z","2026-04-23T15:54:28.319Z","227",{"id":953,"name":954,"alternativeText":16,"caption":16,"width":955,"height":956,"formats":957,"hash":974,"ext":736,"mime":739,"size":975,"url":976,"previewUrl":16,"provider":23,"provider_metadata":16,"createdAt":977,"updatedAt":977},225,"ilhem.jpg",760,950,{"small":958,"medium":963,"thumbnail":969},{"ext":736,"url":959,"hash":960,"mime":739,"name":961,"path":16,"size":962,"width":798,"height":749},"https://confcats-siteplex.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/educon26/small_ilhem_3428741ae1.jpg","small_ilhem_3428741ae1","small_ilhem.jpg",22.01,{"ext":736,"url":964,"hash":965,"mime":739,"name":966,"path":16,"size":967,"width":968,"height":756},"https://confcats-siteplex.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/educon26/medium_ilhem_3428741ae1.jpg","medium_ilhem_3428741ae1","medium_ilhem.jpg",40.83,600,{"ext":736,"url":970,"hash":971,"mime":739,"name":972,"path":16,"size":973,"width":680,"height":764},"https://confcats-siteplex.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/educon26/thumbnail_ilhem_3428741ae1.jpg","thumbnail_ilhem_3428741ae1","thumbnail_ilhem.jpg",3.47,"ilhem_3428741ae1",49.42,"https://confcats-siteplex.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/educon26/ilhem_3428741ae1.jpg","2026-04-23T15:53:27.699Z",[],"-169",{"id":361,"groupTitle":665,"contacts":981},[982,1011,1037],{"id":983,"contact":984},144,{"id":874,"name":985,"committee":16,"position":986,"affiliation":987,"email":16,"biography":63,"createdAt":988,"updatedAt":989,"url_path_id":990,"contactPhoto":991,"socialLinks":1009,"url_path":1010},"Patricia Pilar Jimenez Rojas"," Professor","Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, 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Egypt","2026-04-23T13:38:10.145Z","2026-04-23T15:55:43.251Z","379",{"id":1022,"name":1023,"alternativeText":16,"caption":16,"width":1024,"height":1024,"formats":1025,"hash":1031,"ext":736,"mime":739,"size":1032,"url":1033,"previewUrl":16,"provider":23,"provider_metadata":16,"createdAt":1034,"updatedAt":1034},221,"Ghada.jpg",200,{"thumbnail":1026},{"ext":736,"url":1027,"hash":1028,"mime":739,"name":1029,"path":16,"size":1030,"width":764,"height":764},"https://confcats-siteplex.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/educon26/thumbnail_Ghada_955c2385a7.jpg","thumbnail_Ghada_955c2385a7","thumbnail_Ghada.jpg",6.32,"Ghada_955c2385a7",9.25,"https://confcats-siteplex.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/educon26/Ghada_955c2385a7.jpg","2026-04-23T13:38:05.427Z",[],"-288",{"id":857,"contact":1038},{"id":200,"name":1039,"committee":16,"position":1040,"affiliation":1041,"email":16,"biography":1042,"createdAt":1043,"updatedAt":1044,"url_path_id":1045,"contactPhoto":1046,"socialLinks":1059,"url_path":1060},"Frederic Andres","Associate Professor","NII Tokyo, Japan","\u003Cp style=\"margin-left:0px;\">\u003Cspan style=\"color:rgb(36,36,36);\">Dr. Hdr. Frederic Andres received his Ph.D. in Information Systems from the University of Paris VI (Pierre and Marie Curie University) in 1993, and his Habilitation (Dr. Hdr.) in Informatics from the University of Nantes in 2000. Since 2000, he has been an Associate Professor in the Digital Content and Media Sciences Research Division at the National Institute of Informatics (NII), Tokyo, Japan.  \u003C/span>\u003C/p>\u003Cp style=\"margin-left:0px;\">\u003Cspan style=\"color:rgb(36,36,36);\">Dr. Andres is the author of more than 200 publications in international journals, books, and conference proceedings. His research interests span collective intelligence and knowledge-based systems, AI ethics, data science, supply chain systems, and pedagogy, with a particular focus on web-based science education and inclusive digital learning. he is in charge of the  ISO/IEC 29187-1 2nd edition project  is the first part of a standard to provide a framework and reference model for privacy protection requirements in Learning, Education, and Training (LET) technology, focusing on identifying individuals and managing their data, including consent and  information \u003C/span>\u003Ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http://lifecycle.cy/\">\u003Cspan style=\"color:rgb(36,36,36);\">lifecycle.cy\u003C/span>\u003C/a>\u003Cspan style=\"color:rgb(36,36,36);\"> \u003C/span>\u003C/p>\u003Cp style=\"margin-left:0px;\">\u003Cspan style=\"color:rgb(36,36,36);\">He has been a co-organizer of the International DECOR Workshop, held in conjunction with IEEE ICDE between 2018 and 2025. His research team won the First Prize in the IEEE Brain Data Bank Challenges and Competitions at IEEE COMPSAC 2018 (July 2018). In the field of AI ethics and standards, Dr. Andres received the IEEE CertifAIEd™ Authorized Lead Assessor credential from IEEE Standards Association on September 15, 2023, and was selected IEEE Region 10 (R10) Ethics Champion on October 22, 2023. 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