Verónica Bolón Canedo

Verónica Bolón Canedo is a Full Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Information Technology at the University of A Coruña (UDC) and a researcher at the ICT Research Center (CITIC). She earned her PhD in Computer Science (2014) from UDC after a postdoctoral stint at the University of Manchester (2015). Her work focuses on Artificial Intelligence, particularly sustainable AI, feature selection, and big data applications.

• Doctoral thesis: Machine learning methods (awarded UDC’s extraordinary doctoral award)
• Over 100 publications in journals and conferences
• Four Highly Cited Papers

Her research spans healthcare (retinopathy diagnosis, sleep apnea detection), engineering (oil spill monitoring), and education (automated exam grading). She has secured major grants, including a 2018 BBVA Leonardo Grant for wearable feature selection research.

Scientific recognition includes the Dona TIC Revelación, Ada Byron, and Young Researchers medals. She mentors PhD students and leads the A Coruña node of the Inspira STEAM project to promote girls’ STEM engagement.