María Fernanda Cabrera Umpiérrez

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Professor of Biomedical Engineering in the Department of Photonic Technology and Bioengineering at the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
Director for the Life Supporting Technologies Research Group (LifeSTech)
Secretary of the Active Ageing Association
Treasurer of the International Federation of Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE) and the International Union for Physical and Engineering Science of Medicine (IUPESM)
National expert for the European ACCESSIBLE EU resource centre on accessibility. Dr. Cabrera-Umpierrez works as a coordinator and PI on competitive research projects funded by both the European Union and Spanish institutions.
Her expertise spans a wide range of applications in the field of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), applied to sectors such as digital health, social inclusion, and cultural heritage. Current research interests include personalised medicine, human-machine interaction, interaction design, mobility and accessibility.
Dr. Cabrera-Umpierrez has authored more than 100 scientific articles published in national and international journals.