Marta Peña is an associate professor of the Department of Mathematics and a member of the Institute of Industrial and Control Engineering at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC). She received a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering and a PhD in mathematics from the UPC. She is responsible for the SOC-STEM (https://socstem.upc.edu/) research group. Her research interests are applied mathematics and innovation in higher education, including the social aspects of engineering education and student engagement.