Ines Ortega-Fernandez is an expert in data analytics, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and privacy. She holds a Ph.D. in Information and Telecommunications Technologies from the University of Vigo, as well as an M.Sc. in Cybersecurity and a B.Sc. in Computer Science from Carlos III University of Madrid. Since 2022, she has been the Technical Manager of Data Analytics and AI at the Security and Privacy department of GRADIANT, where she leads R&D projects applying AI to cybersecurity and data privacy challenges. Her research interests include machine learning for cybersecurity, anomaly detection, computational statistics, and privacy-preserving AI.