María Navarro Cáceres

María Navarro Cáceres is a Full Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Automation at the University of Salamanca, with significant research affiliations at the Biomedical Research Institute of Salamanca. Her academic work bridges technical computing disciplines with cultural applications, particularly in music technology and heritage preservation.

Her research interests focus on Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence applications in musical creativity and cultural heritage. Navarro Cáceres leads work in human-agent societies for musical expression and develops platforms for collaborative music generation based on traditional modal music from Castilla y León. Her interdisciplinary approach combines technical computer science with ethnomusicological perspectives, reflecting her dual research group affiliations.

Navarro Cáceres is actively involved with two research groups: ESAL Expert System and Applications Lab (ESALAB) and the Intangible Heritage, Music and Gender International Network (IHMAGINE). These affiliations demonstrate her commitment to both technical innovation in expert systems and the sociocultural dimensions of music heritage.

Her academic foundation includes two PhD theses completed in 2018 at the University of Salamanca: Human-agent societies: a case study in musical creativity (supervised by Dr. Juan Manuel Corchado Rodríguez) and Etno-music: platform for collaborative generation based on the musical analysis of modal popular music in Castilla y León (supervised by Dr. Matilde María Olarte Martínez).

Her professional interests extend to world music, anthropology of mobility, and IEEE conference participation in computer science and automation fields, reflecting her interdisciplinary academic profile that spans technical computing and cultural studies.