Exploring border conflict, inequality, and emerging technologies to offer new ways to understand global challenges.

Futurist. Scholar.

Bladimir Garcia, ABD

“I believe in God. All others must show me the data.”
— W.E. Deming

Guiding Principles

My academic work is driven by a yearning to uncover patterns, challenge assumptions, and illuminate solutions to complex issues within the intersection of technology, societal change, conflict theory, education, and identity. With a focus on unsupervised learning in machine learning, border dynamics, and demographic trends, my academic work aims to reshape how we understand and address geopolitical challenges in Latin America. Through research, teaching, and innovation, my vision is to inspire action and create meaningful impact in academia and, most importantly, social policy.

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  • Learnum - Rethinking Teaching and Learning through Technology

    • As part of an innovative collaboration with Kogno, Inc., an education tech nonprofit, I’m contributing to the development of Learnum, an app designed to enhance personalized learning.

    Coming Soon →

    Dissertation on Border Conflict and Identity in Latin America

    • My dissertation explores the dynamics of border conflicts in Latin America. It examines how economic challenges and fractured relationships between state, society, and individuals shape the identities and lived realities of border communities. 

    Coming Soon →

    Other Interests

    Technology Integration in Teaching and Learning:

    • As a developer, I explore the role of unsupervised learning and AI in enhancing learning through personalization.

    Cultural Narratives in Border Communities:

    • I examine how literature, art, and media reflect and (re)shape border dynamics and collective identity.

    Demographic Challenges and Policy:

    • I analyze how demographic shifts influence national policies and social cohesion in Latin America.

  • Forthcoming (article, summer 2025):

    • “Autocoders and Their Role in Enhancing Adaptive Learning Systems” (ORE, UK)

    Advance review copy (monograph, fall 2025):

    • Beyond borders: Technology and Sovereignty in Latin America (Ashgate, UK)

    • The Weakness Advantage: How God’s Strength Begins Where Ours Ends (Palladian, NYC) Read a Chapter →

    Forthcoming e-Book:

    • How to Learn PyTorch: A Step-by-Step Beginner’s Guide (Kogno How to Learn Series, 2025)

    Latest Articles & Books:

    • “Reseña de LAWO-SUKAM, Alain (2020). La poesía guineoecuatoriana en español en su contexto colonial y (trans)nacional” (Impossibilia, Spain, link)

    • Mis ángeles alrededor de vosotros. Spanish Trans. (2020). (Búho, Sto. Dgo., link)

  • Forthcoming e-Course (fall 2025)

    “Introduction to AI in Education: Discovering Unsupervised Learning”

    Coming Soon →

    Articles & Conference Presentations:

    • “Ethical Accountability”(2022). (Blinn College, Texas, link)

    • “¿Cómo podríamos definir la posible existencia de un pensamiento identitario?” (2022). (Texas A&M Uni., Texas, link)

    • “On Lying” (2021). (Texas A&M Uni., Texas, link)

    • “La función de la fenomenológía como método de investigación” (2020) (Boston Uni., Boston, link)

    • “How (and why) can (and do) ‘good’ and ‘evil’ share the same space?” (2020) (Uni. of Crete, Greece, link)

Interested in conflict theory, demography, or emerging tech in education? I’d love to hear from you.