Guadalupe Vadillo completed her Industrial Engineering studies at Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M) in 2001. After working in the private sector for two years, she began her academic career and defended her doctoral thesis at UC3M in 2007, receiving the highest distinction of "Sobresaliente Cum Laude." She was also awarded the extraordinary doctoral prize from UC3M for the 2008/2009 biennium, and her thesis received the Third Prize in the II Doctoral Thesis Competition organized by the Official College of Industrial Engineers of Madrid in 2007.Currently, Guadalupe Vadillo is the director of the Bachelor in Industrial Technologies Engineering at UC3M and is involved in teaching and research activities in the Department of Continuum Mechanics and Structural Analysis at the university. She is also the coordinator of a European project Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Staff Exchanges, part of the Excellent Science section of the Horizon Europe program. This project, known as "DIAGONAL," is scheduled to take place between 2023 and 2027 and involves ten universities and research centers, including four European institutions, four American ones, one Australian, and one Brazilian. Its objective is to create collaborative networks to promote knowledge exchange by facilitating the mobility of its members through research stays and dissemination activities. Guadalupe Vadillo has also served as the coordinator for various work packages in different European Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions projects and was the director of several national research projects obtained through competitive public calls. Additionally, she has published a total of 26 articles in journals indexed in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR). Outside of her professional pursuits, Guadalupe Vadillo enjoys traveling, going to the cinema, theater, and engaging in various artistic activities.