Belén Vela is MSc in Computer Science (Carlos III University) and PhD in Computer Science (Rey Juan Carlos University). Now she is Associate Professor at the Department of Computing Science, Computer Architecture, Programming Languages and Systems and Statistics and Operative Investigation at the Rey Juan Carlos University (Madrid, Spain). She belongs to the Vortic3 Research Group. Her research interest focus on Software Engineering, Information System Engineering, Data Science, Open Data, Databases (NoSQL), Model Driven Development, Transport, Accessibility, Scientometrics. She has published numerous papers in prestigious journals and conferences.