Patricia Khonje

Patricia Khonje is a PhD student in the Department/School of engineering at Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), Barcelona. She holds an MEng in Information and Communication Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), China, where she conducted research on Trajectory privacy protection in location-based services. She also earned a BSc (Hons) in Computer Science with Network Security from the University of Technology, Mauritius (UTM). Professionally, she has over four years of experience in higher education institutions in Malawi. She has served as a Lecturer at the Blantyre Satellite Campus of the Malawi School of Government, an adjunct lecturer at Mzuzu University, and an Assistant Lecturer at Daeyang University. Her research areas lie within Information and Communication Technologies, with strong interests in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Technology-Enhanced Learning, Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), Computer Systems Security, ICT Ethics, and Data Ethics. Her current research explores the culturally sensitive and ethically grounded integration of GenAI tools in global educational contexts. She applies frameworks such as Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions and Value Sensitive Design (VSD) to promote inclusive and responsible AI adoption in education.

PhD Supervisor: Patricia Santos