Luz E. Gutiérrez is a Full-Time Professor at Universidad de la Costa, Barranquilla, Colombia. She received her degree in Systems Engineering and her M.Sc. in Engineering and Computer Science at Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia. She completed her Ph.D. studies in Systems Engineering at Universidad del Norte, Colombia. She has worked as a Research Assistant at Centro de Innovación y Desarrollo para la Investigación en Ingeniería del Software, Bucaramanga. She has also worked as a Software Developer. In addition, she has been a Professor and Dean at several universities in Colombia. Her areas of interest include Software Engineering, Software Development, and Multicriteria Methods.