Noélia Correia received her B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in computer science from the University of Algarve, in Faro, Portugal, in 1995 and 1998, respectively, and her Ph.D. degree in Telecommunications from the University of Algarve, in collaboration with University College London, U.K., in 2005. She is a Lecturer with the Science and Technology Faculty, University of Algarve, in Faro, Portugal. Her research interests include the application of optimization techniques to several network design problems, in the optical, wireless, sensor, and IoT network fields, and development of algorithms. She is a Founding Member of the Center for Electronics, Optoelectronics and Telecommunications, the University of Algarve, a research center supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology. She is also the Networks and Systems Group Coordinator.