Chemical Engineer and MEng in Process & System Engineering by education, she works in CARTIF Technology Centre since 2001 implementing strategies on sustainability and energy efficiency in Smart Cities; now coordinating MAKING-CITY (H2020 – Lighthouse project) focused on demonstrating Positive Energy District (PED) concepts, and previously leading R2CITIES (FP7-Smart Cities project) developing Nearly Zero Districts. Additionally, she has experience in water treatment, bioenergy and biomaterials. Deploying European funded projects from over 15 years she has also taken part in Research Management Committees as the Cost Action FP1205 about the innovative applications of regenerated wood cellulose fibres'.