Rosa María Arnaldo Valdés holds an MEng in Aeronautical Engineering, awarded in 1994 by the Polytechnic University of Madrid (Spain), a Master's in Business Administration from the Autonomous University of Madrid (Spain), awarded in 2006, and a PhD in Aeronautics from the Polytechnic University of Madrid (Spain), awarded in 2004. She is an associate professor at the Department of Aerospace Systems, Air Transport and Airports, Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM). Her research interests mainly focus on aircraft; navigation; and sensors.