Graduated in Civil Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1995), Master in Civil Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1998) and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2002). Full Professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro at the Polytechnic School. She has experience in the field of Civil Engineering, with an emphasis on the following themes: sustainability, thermal comfort, urban mobility, standardization, building systems, and technological innovation.