About Us

Transparency, Ethics, and Resistance Against Disinformation

Who I Am

I am Vicente Tanco, engineer, data scientist, and educator, specialized in the ethical application of artificial intelligence and automation for the advancement of knowledge.

My work combines technology, science, and social responsibility, with a clear purpose: to use AI to strengthen scientific integrity and combat disinformation.

After years working on industrial and technological projects, I decided to create the Research Integrity Analyzer as a personal response to the growing erosion of trust in science. The proliferation of unreviewed studies, hidden conflicts of interest, and the media manipulation of scientific results led me to design a tool to restore transparency and rigor in the production of knowledge.

I believe that technology must serve the public interest and protect truth, not distort it. This project merges analytical power with ethical responsibility to identify, measure, and expose potential conflicts of interest in academic publications.

"The Research Integrity Analyzer is an extension of my professional and personal commitment to a science that is free, critical, and responsible — a tool built not only with code but with purpose."

Our Mission

To promote scientific integrity and transparency through an automated system capable of detecting potential conflicts of interest in academic publications.

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Strengthen trust in science Enabling early identification of conflicts before they bias results.
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Empower the scientific community Equipping researchers, editors, and the public with tools to defend truth against manipulation.

We aim to build an infrastructure of accountability that allows researchers, editors, and journalists to evaluate ethical risks in published work with precision and independence.

An Act of Scientific Activism

The Research Integrity Analyzer is not just a technical project—it is an act of activism against scientific disinformation.

The rise of predatory journals—publications that accept papers without peer review in exchange for payment—has turned the academic publishing system into a market of simulated legitimacy.

These outlets feed misinformation pipelines, providing pseudo-scientific ammunition for media narratives driven by corporate or political interests. The result is a contaminated ecosystem where the appearance of rigor becomes a tool for manipulation.

Key Fact: Industry-funded studies are 4.5 times more likely to produce results favorable to sponsors than independent research.

This project stands as a technical and ethical counterforce. By combining AI and transparency, it seeks to expose financial, institutional, and ideological interests hidden within research, restoring the boundary between knowledge and propaganda.

"Every detected conflict of interest becomes a step toward reclaiming truth as a public good."

Our Commitment

Ethical AI

Using AI not to replace human judgment, but to amplify collective integrity.

Open Source

Transparent methodology, reviewable code, accessible to everyone.

Public Good

Protecting knowledge as a common good, free from commercial interests.

"Transparency is a form of epistemic and social justice."