Recieved a PhD degree in Marine Engineering (University of A Coruña) in 2012. She is currently employed as an Associate Professor in the Naval Architecture unit of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria University (Mechanical Engineering department) in Spain. She belongs to the Economics of Infrastructure and Transport research group (EIT). Her current research field is specifically focused on the definition of the most suitable routes to provide a competitive multimodal transport through the correct integration of the maritime transport (Motorways of the Sea) into the transport chains and the optimization of the fleets for it. Additionally, she is a technical advisor of maritime collaboration with several institutions (Inter-American Development Bank –IDB-, World Bank Group, etc). She has been accredited as an Associate Professor since 2014 by the ANECA, collaborating in docent tasks: Business Economics, Project Management, Manufacturing Organization, Logistics and transportation, and Design and Projects of vessels. Currently she is also the head of the Master’s Program in Ship and Offshore Unit Repair Technology, which is offered by the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria along with the Maritime Spanish Institute (IME).