Emeritus Professor at the Open University
Agnes Kukulska-Hulme is Professor of Learning Technology and Communication at the Open University’s Institute of Educational Technology, where she leads the Learning Futures research and innovation programme. A leading authority on mobile learning, she has directed and contributed to numerous international projects such as the EU MOTILL and MASELTOV initiatives, British Council-funded research on mobile pedagogy and marginalisation, and the SALSA project on smart-city language learning. Her work, supported by major global organisations including the EU, UNESCO, UKRI, and the British Council, has advanced understanding of technology-enhanced and inclusive learning. Formerly President of the International Association for Mobile Learning, she sits on editorial boards of prominent journals such as ReCALL, RPTEL, and the International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning. She has held visiting fellowships worldwide, delivered over 100 invited talks and keynotes, and published more than 250 works shaping the field of mobile and language learning innovation.
President of CALICO
Jon Reinhardt teaches courses for English undergraduate, MATESL graduate, and SLAT PhD graduate students, primarily focused on teaching languages with technology, teaching English as 41 a foreign language, and English grammar. His research interests lie in the relationship between technological change and the theory and practice of technology-enhanced second and foreign language pedagogy, especially with emergent technologies like social media and digital gaming. He is the recipient of a Fulbright Scholar Award to teach and collaborate at Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany on game-based language learning from April to July 2023. He is the director of the Clarify Initiative, a curricular resource project to raise critical language awareness of how grammar is used in rhetoric, propaganda, and disinformation. He sits on the editorial boards of CALICO Journal and Language Learning and Technology, for which he serves as an Associate Editor. He will serve as President of the Computer Assisted Language Instructional Consortium from July 2023 to July 2025.
Professor at the University of Southern Queensland
Jeong-Bae Son is Professor of Applied Linguistics and TESOL in the School of Education at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia. His areas of specialisation are computer-assisted language learning and language teacher education. He is the President of the Asia-Pacific Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning (APACALL). Details of his research can be found on his website at
In recognition of her research trajectory, she has recently been awarded a five-year ICREA Acadèmia fellowship by AGAUR (2025-2030).
Melinda Dooly is a Serra Húnter Full Professor, Chair in Technology-Enhanced Language & Intercultural Education in the Department of Language & Literature Education and Social Science Education at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Her principal research addresses technology-enhanced project-based language learning, intercultural communication, and 21st-century competencies in teacher education. She has published widely in international journals and authored chapters and books in this area of study. She is the former (and founding) editor of Bellaterra Journal of Teaching & Learning Language & Literature and co-editor of the book series Telecollaborative Learning and Virtual Education in Education (formerly Telecollaboration in Education), published by Peter Lang. She is the lead researcher of GREIP: Grup de Recerca en Educació, Interacció i Plurilingüisme (Research Centre for Education, Interaction & Plurilingualism).
5. Hui-Chin Yeh
Distinguished Professor at National Yunlin University of Science and Technology
Professor Hui-Chin Yeh is currently the Distinguished Professor in the Department of Applied Foreign Languages, Dean of International Affairs, and Editor-in-Chief of Educational Technology & Society, a Q1-ranked journal. Her previous roles include Director of the Teaching Excellence Center, Associate Dean of the College of Humanities and Sciences, and Chair of the Department of Applied Foreign Languages. Professor Yeh's academic journey is distinguished by the publication of over 90 research papers, with 79% of these contributions featured in SSCI-indexed journals, reflecting the significant impact and high quality of her research. Her scholarly reputation is further enhanced by being recognized in Stanford University’s AD Index as one of the World's Top 2% Scientists. She is a four-time recipient of the Distinguished Young Scholar Awards from the National Science and Technology Council (2011, 2017, 2020, and 2023), and has twice received the Research Excellence Award from YunTech — a testament to her sustained contributions to academic excellence. These awards are emblematic of the continuous recognition of her exemplary research and her ongoing commitment to academic excellence.