Email: pfeijoogarcia (at) gatech (dot) edu
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801 Atlantic Dr NW, Atlanta, GA 30332
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Pedro Guillermo Feijóo-García, Ph.D.

Fulbright Alumnus

Lecturer - School of Computing Instruction
College of Computing
Georgia Institute of Technology
Education
Ph.D. in Human-Centered Computing
University of Florida, EE.UU.
Graduation Date: August, 2023.

M.Sc. in Systems and Computing Engineering
Los Andes University, Colombia
Graduation Date: October, 2015.

GradCert in University Teaching
Universidad El Bosque, Colombia
Graduation Date: March, 2018.

B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering
​Minor in Biomedical Engineering - Biomechanics
Los Andes University, Colombia.
Graduation Date: October, 2014.

​B.Sc. in Systems and Computing Engineering
Los Andes University, Colombia
Graduation Date: October, 2013.

Complementary Education
Basic Program - Emphasize in Piano.
Music Conservatory.
National University of Colombia, Colombia.
Studies pursued from 1998 to 2004.

​Course: Significant Learning for Curricular Enhancement.
Universidad El Bosque, Colombia
Period: 03/2016 to 07/2016
Honors and Awards
Summer 2024 Course Instructor Opinion Survey (CIOS) Honor Roll, Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), Georgia Institute of Technology. Recognized for CS2340: Objects and Design in September, 2024.

Nominated by the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering for the Alec Courtelis Award 2022, UF International Center, University of Florida. Nominated in November, 2022.

Gartner Group Graduate Fellowship,  Department of CISE,  University of Florida. Awarded in April, 2022.
 
Outstanding Achievement Awards 2021 - Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, UF International Center, University of Florida. Awarded in November, 2021. 

Gartner Group Graduate Fellowship,  Department of CISE,  University of Florida. Awarded in September, 2021. 

Gartner Group Graduate Fellowship,  Department of CISE,  University of Florida. Awarded in August, 2020. 

Fulbright-MinCiencias Scholarship for Ph.D. studies. Scholar of the 2018th cohort, Colombia. Period: 2018 – current. 

Graduate Teaching Assistantship to study the Ph.D. in Human-Centered Computing at the University of Florida, USA. Period: 2018 – current. 

Graduate Assistantship to study the M.Sc in Systems and Computing Engineering at the Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. Period: 2013 to 2015.

Best Teaching Experience in a Second Language – “Promoting English as a Second Language: An Experience from a Virtual Functional Programming Course”. VIII Academic Excellence Summit. Universidad El Bosque. Awarded on December, 2019. 

Research Publication Award – “Scaffolded Block-based Instructional Tool for Linear Data Structures: A Constructivist Design to Ease Data Structures’ Understanding”. VIII Academic Excellence Summit. Universidad El Bosque. Awarded on December, 2019. 

​Best Teaching Experience in a Second Language – “Functional Programming: A Bilingual Learning Experience in Systems Engineering”. VI Academic Excellence Summit. Universidad El Bosque. Awarded on November, 2017. 
Research Interests
  • Human-Centered AI
  • Human-AI Interaction
  • Intelligent Virtual Agents
  • Computing and Engineering Education
  • Human-Centered and Culturally Relevant Computing
  • Spoken Dialogue Systems
  • Instructional Technologies Design and Development
  • Biomechanics