Juan Carlos Torres Diaz received his Ph.D. in Information Society and Knowledge from the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) and his Engineering degree in Computer Engineering from the Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL), alongside Master's degrees in Education, Information Society, and Journalism and Digital Resources. He worked as Director of the Virtual University at UTPL (UTPLONLINE), an initiative he founded and pioneered in Ecuador from 2001 to 2010. In 2011, he moved to the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture and was promoted to Associate Professor. His research topics mainly include: the societal impact of technology, educational technology, and the ethical integration of Generative Artificial Intelligence in higher education.