Recently graduated from Degree in Industrial and Automatic Electronic Engineering A graduate of the University of La Laguna, where she obtained one of the highest academic records in her class, Natalia Méndez has been recognized with awards such as the Huawei "Future of ICT" scholarship, aimed at promoting female talent in STEM. She is currently holding a research grant at the Polytechnic Institute of Braganza for the "RAICYCLE" project, focusing on digitalization, robotics, and innovation in smart waste recycling, where she focuses on data science and analytics.