Dr. Seiji Isotani is a Full Professor of Computing at the University of São Paulo, an Associate Researcher at Harvard University, and the President-Elect of the International Society for Artificial Intelligence in Education (https://iaied.org/about/). With a PhD in Artificial Intelligence in Education from Osaka University and a postdoc in Cognitive Science from Carnegie Mellon University, Seiji has made significant contributions to the fields of AI in Education, Learning Gamification, and Educational Technologies. He pioneered the study of motivation in gamified intelligent learning environments and helped define a methodology known as "AIED Unplugged," which brings the benefits of AI to thousands of students in underserved regions of Brazil. He is one of the founders of NEES - Center of Excellence in Social Technologies, a center responsible for supporting the design and implementation of various national educational public policies, including setting Computing standards for K-12 education in Brazil's National Common Core Curriculum (BNCC). Professor Seiji is listed among the top 20 most cited researchers worldwide in his fields.