Dr María Pereda is a complex systems researcher working as Associate Professor at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain), accredited to full professor (acreditación a Profesor Titular) since 2022. Her research focuses on understanding human behaviour by means of models and experiments, as well as the application of machine learning techniques to uncover patterns from digital traces. Her interests are studying complex systems and emergent phenomena. The main methods in her research are simulation modelling, behavioural economics, machine learning, network theory, and game theory.