Begoña Sáiz Mauleón
Begoña Sáiz Mauleón has a PhD in Fine Arts from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Master’s in Graphic Arts from the UPV and Master’s in Physics from the Universidade de Vigo. She is researcher in the Institute of Information and Communication Technologies (ITACA) of the UPV and Professor of Design and University Cooperation for Development in the Degree in Industrial Design Engineering and Product Development and the Master's Degree in Design Engineering, both taught at the School of Design Engineering (ETSID) of the UPV. She mentorize the Spontaneous Generation Group of the UPV Youth University Design (YUDesign), which works to promote design culture, innovation and creativity through multidisciplinary projects. Her work in University Cooperation for Development has been awarded in 2019 by the Commission for the Evaluation and Monitoring of Innovation and Educational Improvement Projects (CESPIME) of the UPV. Her work in teaching and research applying immersive virtual reality as a tool for project development and dissemination of results has been awarded in 2020 by the CESPIME of the UPV. She has recently received the Award for Innovative Activity in Communication and Scientific Dissemination from the UPV, awards that are part of the strategy of excellence in Human Resources for research (HRS4R), recognized by the "Seal of Excellence in Resources Humans in Research”.