Solar System Ambassadors
Eliana Valenzuela-Andrade
Eliana Valenzuela-Andrade holds a doctoral degree in Computing, Information Sciences and Engineering, a Masters in Engineering Management Systems from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus and a BS in Industrial Engineering from the Universidad de los Andes, in Bogotá, Colombia. She has nearly fifteen of teaching experience and ten of research experience. The research areas of Dr. Valenzuela-Andrade are Database Management System, Datamining, Educational Robotics, Swarm Robotics and Outreach Strategies for STEM careers, among others. In the past ten years, she has been interested in innovative tools to motivate young people to explore CS topics before and during the college and encourage them to continue a career in this discipline. She had participated in projects of this type with ISMuL and LASED at UPR-Arecibo at precollege (4-12) and undergraduate level. She enjoy to learn about computing relevant topics as cyber-security, internet governance, network communications, behind others.