Cristina Almaraz-López

Cristina Almaraz López (Salamanca, 1995). Research & Development Engineer at the New Frontier Center of ArcelorMittal Global R&D of Avilés, Asturias, her work focuses on the application of Deep Learning techniques to real-world scenarios in the industry of steel-manufacturing. She studied a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering in Information Technology and a Master's Degree in Computer Engineering at the Information Technologies at the Polytechnic School of Engineering of Gijón (University of Oviedo, Spain). In both she obtained several extraordinary prizes for the best academic records. During the Master's program she spent a semester at the University of Texas (UTEP) where she first became interested in Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning. She has also studied different minor degrees on many varied topics, including a program on Digital Transformation at La Salle University and a course on business administration taught by the IÉSEG School of Management in Paris. She is the author of the book “Deep Learning applied to Computer Vision. Main concepts, historical development and state of the art”. Her research interest include Deep Learning applied to Computer Vision, Transfer Learning and Semi-Supervised Learning, and Ethics of Artificial Intelligence.