MARIA JESUS LOPEZ BOADA

Dr. MARIA JESUS LOPEZ BOADA is a Full Professor at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), holding key administrative roles as Deputy Director of the School of Engineering (EPS) and Director of Academic Management, Quality, and Continuous Improvement. Her primary affiliation is the School of Engineering, where she focuses on advanced control systems, vehicle dynamics, and intelligent transportation systems. She leads research in autonomous vehicles, active suspension systems, and traffic management optimization. Contact: mariajesus.lopez@uc3m.es | Office: 1.1.H16 (Agustin de Betancourt Building, Leganés).

Research Interests: Her work spans fault-tolerant control for electric vehicles, platooning systems, and real-time vehicle dynamics modeling. She integrates neural networks and fuzzy logic to enhance vehicle safety and energy efficiency. Notable projects include autonomous path following, rollover prevention, and smart traffic signal optimization under heterogeneous powertrains. Her contributions to AI-driven education tools for transport engineering emphasize active learning methodologies.

Scientific Contributions: Over 50 peer-reviewed publications since 2005, focusing on topics like magnetorheological dampers, sensor fusion for vehicle state estimation, and structural optimization of bus frameworks. Her work bridges theoretical control frameworks (e.g., H∞ control, MPC) with practical implementations in low-cost IoT devices.

Grants & Collaboration: Active in EU-funded projects on vehicle safety and smart infrastructure. Collaborates with automotive industries on active suspension systems and traffic prediction models.