MARIA ARAUJO FERNANDEZ

Maria Araujo Fernandez is a Full Professor in the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Engineering at the School of Mines Engineering, University of Vigo. Her research focuses on mining engineering, natural resources optimization, and environmental sustainability, with a particular emphasis on applying machine learning and statistical techniques to materials science in industrial contexts.

She earned her PhD from the University of Vigo in 2010 with a thesis titled 'Design of a quality index for ornamental slate blocks based on statistical and machine learning techniques.'

Dr. Araujo is affiliated with the GESSMin research group (Safe and Sustainable Mineral Resources Management) and the Research Center in Technologies, Energy, and Industrial Processes. Her academic work spans the intersection of mining engineering, environmental protection, and advanced data analysis methods.