Ph.D. (University of Málaga, 2013), Architect (University of Granada, 2001), MSc in Urban Planning and Management (Public Works and Transportation Department, Andalusia Regional Government, 2004) and Associate Professor of Urbanism and territory planning at the University of Málaga. Her main line of research is on energy sustainability in cities and urban mobility, the habitability of public space, and the City's regeneration processes. She leads several projects in collaboration with the Renewables Foundation that the Ecological Transition Ministry has financed. Her research has been awarded various recognitions: XIII Spanish Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism (category of research, 2016), the Málaga Research Award (2015), and Finalist in XIII Spanish Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism (category of disclosure, 2016). She is currently a researcher in several projects highlighting, Modelling the performance of bifacial PV systems integrated in smart-trees using deep learning techniques (MOBILETE) ones.