Belén Carballo-Leyenda is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of León (Spain) whose work focuses on studying the factors that can affect wildland firefighters' safety and health. Her research has focused on the role of the thermal environment and protective clothing in physiological strain and work capacity. She is currently working in the SixthSense Project, which aims to develop a wearable health monitoring system with tactile biofeedback that allows first responders to sense their current health status.