Maria Lydia Fioravanti received her B.Sc. degree in Computer Science (2011) and the M.Sc. in Computer Science (2017) from the University of São Paulo (USP).

She is a Ph.D. Candidate in Computer Science both at the University of São Paulo and Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. She also holds graduate degrees in Business Administration, Project Management, and Educational Management. Her research interests include software project management, software engineering education, Agile, and active learning. She is the author of scientific publications in venues such as IEEE Transaction on Education, Education and Information Technologies, ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, and holds two software patents.

Ms. Fioravanti received the award for 2nd best master’s dissertation in the area of Informatics in Education in Brazil (“Alexandre Direne” Award) in 2018. In 2019, she was also awarded the best final project of the MBA in Project Management at the University of São Paulo (“Professor Pedro Valentim Marques” Award).