Ana Cristina Marcén Terraza

Ana Cristina Marcén Terraza serves as Professor and Director of the Artificial Intelligence degree at the University of San Jorge's School of Architecture and Technology. She teaches core courses across Computer Engineering, Video Game Design and Development, and Bioinformatics programs including Information Systems, Operating Systems Administration, and Human-Computer Interaction.

Education:

• Doctorate in Computer Engineering from Polytechnic University of Valencia (Thesis: Fragment recovery in models through machine learning techniques)

Research Focus: Her work centers on applying Machine Learning to solve critical challenges in Software Engineering, particularly for information retrieval systems, model-driven development frameworks, and automated software maintenance processes. This research bridges artificial intelligence with practical software development methodologies.

Research Leadership: Actively leads the National Project "ALPS" (Intelligent Evolutionary Assistants for Software Product Lines) and National Project "DataME" (Model-Driven Software Production for Big Data Applications). Previously contributed to the International Project "REVaMP2" (Round-trip Engineering and Variability Management).

Research Affiliation:

• Member of "Software Variability for Internet of Things" Research Group

Publication Record: Author of multiple high-impact publications in premier journals including Information & Software Technology (IST), Journal of Systems and Software (JSS), and Software and Systems Modeling (SoSyM).