René Lobo

René Lobo

Professor and Researcher

Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas

Professional Summary

I am a professor and researcher at Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas in Bogotá, Colombia, where I work at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence, programming education and learning analytics. I received my PhD in Information and Communication Technologies from Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) in 2023.

Education

PhD in Information and Communication Technologies

Universitat Pompeu Fabra

MEng in Systems and Computer Engineering

Universidad Nacional de Colombia

International Exchange

Politecnico di Milano

BSc in Systems Engineering

Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Interests

AI-Assisted Programming Education Learning Analytics Educational Technologies Mobile and Web Development
Research

My primary research line centers on the LARA framework (Learning Analytics for Reactive Assistance) and Leia 2.0, an AI-powered pedagogical assistant for programming education, which I have studied with cohorts of engineering students in Colombia. I have also developed learning analytics infrastructure for pair programming research.

Previously, as a researcher at Fundación Universitaria Konrad Lorenz and during my PhD at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, I studied computer-supported collaborative learning, flow experience and social media literacy.

I am also a mobile and web applications developer, and have designed and built platforms for fintech, crowdfunding and educational services.

Recent Publications
René Lobo, Julio Barón-Velandia, Sebastián-Camilo Vanegas-Ayala (2027). Leia 2.0: A Configurable AI-Powered Pedagogical Assistant for Reducing Programming Barriers in Engineering Education.
DOI Project
Fabian-Enrique Suarez-Carvajal, René Lobo, Julian Santoyo, Javier Pinzon-Castellanos, Yamid Gamba-Gonzalez (2026). MVVM in the Era of Modern Android: A Systematic Literature Review and Taxonomy of Architectural Trade-offs. CLEI Electronic Journal, 29(2).
DOI
René Lobo (2025). AI-Enhanced Think-Pair-Share: A Learning Analytics Approach to Foster Linguistic Creative Thinking and Collaborative Learning. Journal of Learning Analytics, 12(2), 19-34.
DOI
René Lobo, Davinia Hernández-Leo, Davide Taibi, Emily Theophilou, Roberto Sánchez-Reina (2025). Analyzing Factors Influencing Student Engagement in an Educative Social Media Platform. Behaviour & Information Technology, 44(11), 2697-2712.
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René Lobo, Roberto Sánchez-Reina, Davinia Hernández-Leo (2024). Studying the Flow Experience in Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning: A Study with PyramidApp. Journal of Learning Analytics, 11(3), 106-122.
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Contact

📧 raloboq@udistrital.edu.co

🏛️ Ingeniería de Sistemas
Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Bogotá, Colombia

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