Alicia García-Holgado received a degree in Computer Sciences (2011), an M.Sc. in Intelligent Systems (2013) and a PhD (Cum Laude) (2018) from the University of Salamanca, Spain. She is Assistant Professor in the Computer Science Department since September 2021 and a member of the GRIAL Research Group of the University of Salamanca since 2009, where she currently leads the research line "Social Responsibility and Inclusion". She is a Researcher of International Impact at the Universidad Nacional San Agustín, Arequipa (Peru). She is also a member of the Women in Computing Committee of the Spanish Computing Scientific Society and sub-coordinator of the CLEI (Latin American Centre for Computer Science Studies) Community for Latin American women in computing. Her research is related to the development of technological ecosystems for knowledge and learning processes management in heterogeneous contexts, and the promotion of diversity and inclusion in STEM, with a particular focus on engineering and technology. She has participated as technological support and coordinator in a large number of regional, national and international research projects. She is currently part of the coordinating team in the W-STEM project, a capacity building project funding by the European Union (https://wstemproject.eu), and researcher in the CreaSTEAM project, both focused on creating inclusive spaces in education and reducing the gender gap in STEM.
