Raquel Ibar-Alonso is a PhD in Economic Analysis and Applied Economics. She has a degree in Mathematical Sciences, specializing in Statistics and Operational. She is director of the Data Laboratory, created by ASEPUMA. She is a member of the Media Convergence Research Group (JNCIRTV). Her research has been focused on the study of advanced statistical techniques, statistical learning, social behaviour, information gathering and big data. She has directed and participated in different research projects financed by public and private institutions: Banco Santander, Telefónica, Grnnt Thorton and Fundación Universitaria San Pablo CEU. She has worked in private companies as a programmer at INSA / Banesto and as a programmer analyst at BBVA in a project developed in Bogotá (Colombia). Her research activity has been published in journals indexed in the JCR impact index, Scopus, Econlit, or Latindex, among other international index, and book chapters with international publishers as well as other national and international scientific publications.