PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Carina Soledad González

Also known as Carina González, Carina Soledad González González

Carina Soledad González researches educational informatics and human-computer interaction, with work that connects AI and education. She earned a computer science degree in Argentina in 1995 and a doctorate in computer science at the University of La Laguna in 2001, then completed a second doctorate in Social Science and Education at the University of Huelva in 2020. She became a titular professor at La Laguna in 2014 and took office as director of its Institute of Women's Studies in 2021. Her work includes automatic captions for older adults, a 2024 contribution to Spain's Congress report on AI in education, and the ITED group's tools for ethical, gender-sensitive technology. As of October 2026, she is a full professor in Computer Architecture Technology at La Laguna and vice president for publications in the IEEE Education Society.

Now at
University of La Laguna
Works
468
Citations
6,346
h-index
39
Badges

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 19 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1995–2001

    A computer science education

    She earns a computer science degree at the National University of the Northeast in Argentina in 1995 and a PhD in Computer Science at the University of La Laguna in 2001.

  2. 2014

    A professorship at La Laguna

    The university appoints her as a titular professor in Computer Architecture and Technology at ULL's Department of Systems Engineering and Automation and Computer Architecture and Technology.

  3. 2020

    A second doctorate

    She earns a second PhD in Social Science and Education at the University of Huelva and receives the Best PhD Award.

  4. 2021

    Directing the women's institute

    In 2021, she takes office as director of ULL's University Institute of Women's Studies.

  5. 2021

    Captions for older adults

    She coauthors an automatic speech-to-text captioning paper for older adults who have difficulty hearing on video calls. In 2021, she receives AIPO's Jesús Lores award for the best research paper.

  6. 2024

    A report on AI in education

    Her research spans educational informatics and human-computer interaction, including intelligent tutoring systems and adaptive interfaces. In 2024, she contributes to Spain's Congress report on AI and education, analyzing intelligent tutoring systems, personalization, and adaptation.

  7. 2024

    ADC Toolkit and Ethix

    In 2024, with ULL's ITED research group in the Department of Computer Engineering and Systems, she helps create ADC Toolkit and Ethix, guides for integrating ethical and gender-sensitive values into technology design.

  8. As of October 2026

    IEEE publications vice president

    As of October 2026, she is vice president for publications in the IEEE Education Society and a full professor in Computer Architecture Technology at the Department of Computer Engineering and Systems at the University of La Laguna.

Career

  1. Since 2014University of La LagunaTitular Professor, Director
  2. 2017–2023Argentine-German Geodetic Observatory
  3. 1998–2014Universidad de La Laguna

Education

  1. 2020University of HuelvaPhD in Social Science and Education
  2. 2001University of La LagunaPhD in Computer Science
  3. 1995National University of the NortheastComputer Science degree

From the biography and OpenAlex affiliations (the years of papers that list the organization), so some years are approximate.

Most-cited works

  1. Psychological Health and Physical Activity Levels during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review2020 · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · 348 citations
  2. Coding as a playground: Promoting positive learning experiences in childhood classrooms2019 · Computers & Education · 344 citations
  3. Gamification: a systematic review of design frameworks2017 · Journal of Computing in Higher Education · 327 citations
  4. Aspectos das fortalezas e fragilidades no uso das metodologias ativas de aprendizagem2010 · Revista Brasileira de Educação Médica · 318 citations
  5. A Literature Review of Gamification Design Frameworks2015 · International Conference on Games and Virtual Worlds for Serious Applications · 284 citations

From OpenAlex, as of 19 October 2026.

  1. Google had the most people shaping AI every year from 2014 to 2025Our estimates of which organizations employed the most people shaping AI from 1961 to 2025, with a year-by-year chart.
  2. The United States employs an estimated 53% of people in our data with a known employment countryOur estimates of where AI careers are concentrated now and how countries’ shares of dated positions changed over time.
  3. 46% of living people in our data with known birth and employment countries work outside their birth countryOur estimate of cross-border careers in AI, from country of birth and the country of each current organization.
  4. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionOur estimates of where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led, from education records in cited biographies.

Sources and credits

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  1. CARINA GONZÁLEZ – Universidad de La Laguna carinagonzalez.es. Checked 18 October 2026.
  2. Resolución de 29 de octubre 2014, de la Universidad de La Laguna, por la que se nombra Profesora Titular de Universidad a doña Carina Soledad González González boe.es. Checked 18 October 2026.
  3. Carina Soledad González | IEEE Education Society ieee-edusociety.org. Checked 18 October 2026.
  4. Carina González, nueva directora del Instituto Universitario de Estudios de las Mujeres de la ULL ull.es. Checked 18 October 2026.
  5. Automatic captions on video calls, a must for the elderly portalciencia.ull.es. Checked 18 October 2026.
  6. Carina Soledad González González - Portal Ciencia | Universidad de La Laguna portalciencia.ull.es. Checked 18 October 2026.
  7. Carina González participa en un informe sobre IA y Educación ull.es. Checked 18 October 2026.
  8. New: Vice President for Publications | IEEE Education Society ieee-edusociety.org. Checked 19 October 2026.