Dr. Raul Villamarin Rodriguez

Vice President at Woxsen University

Speaker

Dr. Raul Villamarin Rodriguez is a cognitive scientist, AI systems theorist, and institutional leader whose work examines a critical modern paradox: as artificial intelligence grows more capable, human intelligence and rational decision-making risk systematic erosion. His research asks a foundational question across political economy, AI, and complex systems—how can intelligence and rationality be mathematically modeled, preserved, and enhanced before institutions lose the capacity for either? Dr. Villamarin develops computational models of rationality that predict political, organizational, and market behavior, extending selectorate theory into formal mathematical frameworks.

In parallel, he formulated Universal Failure Theory, which explains why complex socio-technical systems collapse in recurrent, predictable patterns across domains. His work treats elections, markets, and large-scale infrastructures as structurally equivalent problems in strategic behavior under uncertainty. His applied systems have been deployed globally, including Behavioral GPS™, which predicts human behavior with over 85% accuracy across multiple municipalities; UHIS, reducing diagnostic error rates across healthcare institutions; IAMS, increasing airspace capacity while lowering cognitive load for air traffic controllers; N-PACE, deployed in over 340 institutions; and pioneering necrobotics research exploring biomaterial intelligence for medical applications.

Dr. Raul has authored over 70 peer-reviewed publications and 20 books spanning cognitive science, decision theory, political economy, and AI systems. He has spoken at leading global platforms including Web Summit, World Summit AI (Editorial Board), South Summit, ML Conference Singapore, LEAP, and forums linked to Davos 2026, as well as academic institutions such as NYU, Wharton, and universities across Europe and Latin America. He advises governments, healthcare systems, airlines, smart cities, and international bodies including ICAO, IATA, and UNESCO (AI Expert). He currently serves as Vice President of Woxsen University, Steven Pinker Professor of Cognitive Psychology, Steering Committee member at EFMD Global, PRME i5 Expert, and Board Member of the Global Responsible Leadership Initiative (GRLI). His board engagements span institutions in Europe, Africa, Russia, and China. He is a Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe nominee.

Dr. Raul’s teaching spans Necrobotics, Cognitive Architectures in AI, Quantum AI, Neuropsychology of Decision-Making, Chrono-Systemic Leadership, and Computational Models of Strategic Behavior. He holds a PhD in Cognitive Science & Technology, an MS in Big Data, an MBA in Business Analytics, and a BA in Sociology and Psychology. His central conviction is contrarian yet precise: whether modeling elections, markets, or air traffic systems, we are solving the same problem—predicting how rational and irrational actors behave under uncertainty. The next breakthroughs in AI, he argues, will come not from replacing human intelligence, but from mathematically understanding it.