# About Dr. Hernani Costa

Dr. Hernani Costa is the founder of [First AI Movers](https://firstaimovers.com) and [Core Ventures](https://coreventures.xyz), and co-founder of [Tarucca](https://tarucca.com) and [Desapega](https://desapega.nl).

**Credentials:** PhD in Computational Linguistics (University of Malaga), MSc and BSc from the University of Coimbra. 25+ years in technology, AI systems, and research.

**Focus areas:** AI strategy, EU AI Act compliance, AI governance, fractional CTO services, AI literacy training, responsible AI implementation.

**This repository** contains the canonical text archive of all First AI Movers articles, published under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). All articles represent original research and analysis by Dr. Hernani Costa.

## Verified Profiles

- Personal site: https://drhernanicosta.com
- ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6813-4641
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/hernani-costa-ai-ceo-firstaimovers
- Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=N9pus4gAAAAJ
- ResearchGate: https://researchgate.net/profile/Hernani-Costa
- GitHub: https://github.com/hpcosta
- CISUC: https://cisuc.uc.pt/en/people/dr-hernani-costa

## Publications & Media

- First AI Movers Radar: https://radar.firstaimovers.com
- First AI Movers Insights: https://insights.firstaimovers.com
- Dev.to: https://dev.to/dr_hernani_costa
- Medium: https://medium.com/@firstaimovers
- YouTube: https://youtube.com/@DrHernaniCosta

## Affiliations

- First AI Movers — AI intelligence platform for 8,000+ executives and founders
- Core Ventures — AI governance and strategy studio for European SMEs
- CISUC, University of Coimbra — Computational systems research
- LexiTrad — International Spanish Research Group