Dr. M. Fátima Domingues received her Ph.D. degree in physics engineering from the University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal, in 2014. She is an Assistant Professor at the Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology Department, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE, and a Research Collaborator with the Instituto de Telecomunicações, Aveiro, Portugal. She is the Lead Researcher in biomedical applied photonics with the BMEBD-KU, with 130+ publications in this field. In 2024, she was listed in the top 2% of the most-cited scientists according to Stanford University and Elsevier rankings. She has been actively cooperating in the project both as a PI and co-PI, at national (UAE) and international (EU) levels. She is a project reviewer for entities, such as the European Research Council (ERC), and Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions HORIZON MSCA DN. Dr. Domingues is an active member of several IEEE Societies. Since January 2022, she has been the Secretary for the IEEE EMBS Portuguese Chapter.