Natalia Prieto Fernandez

Natalia Prieto Fernandez serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Systems and Automation at the School of Industrial, Computer and Aerospace Engineering, University of León.

Her research expertise spans critical engineering domains:

• Robotics
• Cybersecurity
• Sensor Systems
• Automation
• Uncertainty Estimation
• LiDAR Mapping

She actively contributes to the SECOMUCI research group (Security and Knowledge in the Cyber World), focusing on cyber-physical system security and sensor data reliability. Dr. Prieto Fernandez earned her Doctorate from the University of León in 2024 with a thesis on 'Uncertainty estimation in the creation of maps with 2D LiDAR sensors', supervised by Dr. María del Carmen Benavides Cuéllar and Dr. José Alberto Benítez Andrades. Her work bridges electrical engineering, aerospace applications, and cybersecurity through sensor-driven automation systems.