Nuria López-Ruiz was born in Barcelona, Spain, in 1985. She received a B.S. degree in telecommunications engineering, a B.S. degree in electronic engineering, an M.Sc. degree in telecommunications engineering, and a Ph.D. degree in information and communication technologies from the University of Granada, Granada, Spain, in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2014, respectively. She is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Granada, Spain. Her current research interests include the study of different optical sensors for environmental and biological measurements, the development of paper-based microfluidic platforms, and the design of portable electronic instrumentation and smartphone applications associated with them.