Nuria Oliver

Nuria Oliver, PhD is a pioneering computer scientist and ACM Fellow, recognized as the first female Spanish computer scientist to achieve both ACM Distinguished Scientist and IEEE Fellow status. Current affiliations include Microsoft Research and former roles at MIT Media Lab.

• First female Spanish ACM Fellow
• IEEE Fellow
• Academia Europaea member

Her research spans human behavior modeling, intelligent user interfaces, and mobile computing, with notable work in:

• Wearable context-aware systems (DyPERS, HealthGear)
• Music-adaptive exercise platforms (MPTrain, TripleBeat)
• Social network analysis (information propagation, community link modeling)
• Computer vision interfaces (LAFTER facial expression recognition)

Scientific achievements include:

• 41 patents
• 15+ years of continuous multimodal systems research
• Recognized for LAFTER system (2000 paper)

She actively promotes technology accessibility through:

• Media collaborations
• Technical/non-technical keynotes
• STEM outreach for girls