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Barrachina Fernández, María de las Mercedes
PhD: Universidad San Pablo CEU y Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Biography
Mercedes Barrachina is an Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Quantitative Methods at CUNEF Universidad. She holds a PhD from Universidad San Pablo CEU and the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and has been a visiting professor at institutions such as Florida Atlantic University (FAU), Fresenius University of Applied Sciences (Germany), and Universidad del Pacífico (Peru). She works as a SAP Security Innovation Lead at IBM in the SAP EMEA Competence Center and leads national and international projects. Among other countries, she has worked in Peru, Japan, Russia, the United Arab Emirates, Switzerland, and France. She has published several scientific articles and studies in various outlets (book chapters, editorials, and outreach publications).
Education
PhD in Economics, Universidad San Pablo CEU (2022) and PhD in Biomedical Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (2024)
B.A. Economics, UNED (2017)
BSc. and MSc. Telecommunication Engineering, Universidad de Málaga (2011)
Research Interests
Application of machine learning techniques to biomedicine, entrepreneurship, effects of innovation on entrepreneurship
Professional Career
SAP Security Innovation Lead, IBM, June 2018 - Present
Most relevant publications
Barrachina-Fernández, M.; Valenzuela-López, L.; Moreno-Verdú, M.; Sánchez-Ávila, C.; Romero, J. P.: "Skin Conductance Assessment in Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic Review", IEEE Sensors Journal, 23(22), 26900-26909, 2023.