Hola! I'm Ysa!
I am an LLB student based in the School of Law and Politics at Cardiff University in the UK. I am passionate about research that can make education more inclusive for all.
My research interests lie in the intersection between law, economics, and technology (Empirical Legal Studies) with a special focus on education, discrimination, crime, gender inequality, development, human rights, and migration. I like the idea of using data science tools like AI to transform complex data into actionable insights to inform decision-making, support research, and solve complex societal problems, especially those related to education and discrimination.
I'm passionate about Science Communication (SciComm). As a first-gen student, I believe that education doesn't have to be a privilege of a few, SciComm helps make education more inclusive by bridging gaps and promoting equitable access to knowledge by using accessible language that everyone can understand regardless of their academic background.
I use YouTube and Instagram as Science Communication channels, to read my posts and watch my videos feel free to connect here
Initiatives and Independent Research Projects
CLEIA Center for Law, Economics, and Artificial Intelligence
I am the founder of CLEIA, a non-partisan, non-profit, independent research centre using innovation and technology to tackle social inequality, educate the public, and ensure everyone has a seat at the table in shaping the future of AI.
MyMentorLab
I am the founder of MyMentorLab, an evidence-based poverty alleviation program through student mentoring and international education migration, we work towards reducing inequality through sports and education.
This mentoring programme aims to help children or young students from disadvantaged communities in developing countries access higher education and motivate them to pursue academic careers.
Girls First Lab
I am the founder of Girls First Lab, an initiative that aims to increase the participation of women in academia and the workforce and bridge the gender gap. Read more about this in "Projects and Initiatives".
Advocacy and Hobbies
I am an advocate of the neurodiversity community, which refers to the diversity of all people with neurological or developmental conditions such as ASD, ADHD or learning disabilities. Within my research interest in education, I want to help create a more inclusive environment for all. When I'm not studying I'm probably spending time on my hobbies, which mainly are: playing the piano/guitar, learning new languages, writing crime fiction books or making SciComm videos for my channel.
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| La Colonia Tovar in Venezuela |
My background
I am Portuguese but I was born in a tiny picturesque German town in Venezuela called La Colonia Tovar, so I hold dual citizenship from Portugal and Venezuela.
Here is a little interesting story about my birthplace
In 1840, during the government of José Antonio Páez, there was a great emigration from the countryside to the city and the agricultural production of Venezuela was falling, so the Italian soldier and geographer Agostino Codazzi was entrusted with a plan to attract German settlers to work the fields.
Martín Tovar Ponte, one of the heroes of the independence movement, chose the lands at an altitude of 2,000 meters above sea level where the town is located today, graced by a mild climate and fertile soil.
Two years later, a group of 60 families from the village of Endingen, in the current German state of Baden-Wurttemberg, troubled after a time of bad harvests, accepted Codazzi's offer and began a crossing across the Atlantic that would take them to the lands of Colonia Tovar.
