Macarena Covadonga Robles Arenas

Dr. Macarena Covadonga Robles Arenas is a Research Fellow at Clare College and a member of the Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics (DPMMS) at the University of Cambridge. She holds a PhD from DPMMS (supervised by Henry Wilton), a Master's from McGill University (supervised by Dani Wise), and a Bachelor's from UNAM (supervised by Max Neumann-Coto). Her research focuses on geometric group theory and geometric topology, including non-positively curved cube complexes, hyperbolic groups, and low-dimensional topology.

She organizes the Cambridge Geometric Group Theory Seminar and previously co-organized the Junior Geometry Seminar and the virtual Geometric Group Theory without Boundaries summer school. Her work explores cubulation, small-cancellation theory, and asphericity in geometric contexts. She teaches advanced courses such as 'Cubulating spaces and groups' and has authored multiple influential papers in top journals like the Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society and International Mathematics Research Notices.

Her research interests span hyperbolicity, cubical structures, and geometric properties of groups, with a focus on applying geometric techniques to algebraic problems. She actively contributes to the mathematical community through teaching, organizing conferences, and collaborative research initiatives.