Ruben Dario Florez-Zela is an AI researcher recognized as a RENACYT Level V researcher by CONCYTEC, Peru. His research focuses on Human-Centered AI for Intelligent Transportation Systems, with interests in Intelligent Mobility, computer vision, multimodal learning, trustworthy AI, human-aware intelligent vehicles, automated driving, and embedded/edge AI. He has experience in university teaching at UNSAAC, has published in Q1–Q2 journals and IEEE conferences, and serves as a peer reviewer for international journals including Scientific Reports and ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology.