Dr. Steven Popper is a professor of Science and Technology Policy at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. He was a senior economist at RAND Corporation in the U.S., a nonprofit institution that develops innovative solutions to public policy challenges and decision-making problems. Steven Popper served as associate director of the Science and Technology Policy Institute, where he directed studies on critical technology issues for the White House (1996-2001), and also served as chair of the Industrial Science and Technology section of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). In addition, he has also served on several academic and international boards and has been a consultant to the World Bank and the OECD.

He was co-founder and chief operating officer of Evolving Logic Inc., a company that developed the revolutionary Computer Assisted Reasoning (CARs) system and a methodology called RAP™ (Robust Adaptive Planning) for complex decision making. He was the founding chair for education and training of the Society for Decision Making Under Deep Uncertainty (DMDU) and is currently the Society’s chair for finance.

His areas of expertise include strategy under uncertainty, foresight methodology, and emerging technologies, to name a few. His research experience includes strategy, planning, and decision making under deep uncertainty; national science and technology policy; technology-based regional economic development; economic system transitions; and international security and defense, among others.

Steven Popper joined Tecnológico de Monterrey as a Distinguished University Professor in Decision Sciences for the School of Social Sciences and Government and the School of Government and Public Transformation.

• Ph.D., Economics, University of California, Berkeley
• B.Sc., Biochemistry, University of Minnesota

• Systematic Method for Prioritizing Investments in Game-Changing Technologies: The Evaluation and Comparison Process Framework, with Richard Silberglitt, Cynthia R. Cook, Lisa Pelled Colabella, Paul Dreyer, Eric Hastings, Alexander C. Hou, Alexis Levedahl, Edward Parker, Scott Savitz, and Li Ang Zhang, RAND Corporation, RR-A632-1, 2022.

• Use of Predictive Analytic Tools to Assess Technological Emergences and Acquisition Targets, with Richard Silberglitt, Anna Jean Wirth, Christopher A. Eusebi, Inez Khan, Jasmin Léveillé. RAND Corporation, RR-A539-2, 2022

• Decision Making under Deep Uncertainty: From Theory to Practice, with Vincent A. W. J. Marchau, Warren E. Walker, Pieter J. T. M. Bloemen (eds.), Springer International Publishing (10.1007/978-3-030-05252-2), 2019.

• “Designing a Robust Decision–Based National Security Policy Process: Strategic Choices for Uncertain Times”, in Frank, A.B. and E.M. Bartels (eds.), Adaptive Engagement for Undergoverned Spaces: Concepts, Challenges, and Prospects for New Approaches, 2022.

• “Forecasts and decisions: A commentary on Lustick and Tetlock”, with Robert J. Lempert, Paul K. Davis, Tim McDonald, in Futures and Foresight Science 3 (2), June 2021. https://doi.org/10.1002/ffo2.81 <https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ffo2.81>

• China's Propensity for Innovation in the 21st Century: Identifying Indicators of Future Outcomes, with Marjory S. Blumenthal, Eugeniu Han, Sale Lilly, Lyle J. Morris, Caroline S. Wagner, Christopher A. Eusebi, Brian G. Carlson, and Alice Shih, RAND Corporation, RR-A208-1, 2020.

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Dr. Steven Popper is a professor of Science and Technology Policy at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. He was a senior economist at RAND Corporation in the U.S., a nonprofit institution that develops innovative solutions to public policy challenges and decision-making problems. Steven Popper served as associate director of the Science and Technology Policy Institute, where he directed studies on critical technology issues for the White House (1996-2001), and also served as chair of the Industrial Science and Technology section of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). In addition, he has also served on several academic and international boards and has been a consultant to the World Bank and the OECD.

He was co-founder and chief operating officer of Evolving Logic Inc., a company that developed the revolutionary Computer Assisted Reasoning (CARs) system and a methodology called RAP™ (Robust Adaptive Planning) for complex decision making. He was the founding chair for education and training of the Society for Decision Making Under Deep Uncertainty (DMDU) and is currently the Society’s chair for finance.

His areas of expertise include strategy under uncertainty, foresight methodology, and emerging technologies, to name a few. His research experience includes strategy, planning, and decision making under deep uncertainty; national science and technology policy; technology-based regional economic development; economic system transitions; and international security and defense, among others.

Steven Popper joined Tecnológico de Monterrey as a Distinguished University Professor in Decision Sciences for the School of Social Sciences and Government and the School of Government and Public Transformation.

• Ph.D., Economics, University of California, Berkeley
• B.Sc., Biochemistry, University of Minnesota

• Systematic Method for Prioritizing Investments in Game-Changing Technologies: The Evaluation and Comparison Process Framework, with Richard Silberglitt, Cynthia R. Cook, Lisa Pelled Colabella, Paul Dreyer, Eric Hastings, Alexander C. Hou, Alexis Levedahl, Edward Parker, Scott Savitz, and Li Ang Zhang, RAND Corporation, RR-A632-1, 2022.

• Use of Predictive Analytic Tools to Assess Technological Emergences and Acquisition Targets, with Richard Silberglitt, Anna Jean Wirth, Christopher A. Eusebi, Inez Khan, Jasmin Léveillé. RAND Corporation, RR-A539-2, 2022

• Decision Making under Deep Uncertainty: From Theory to Practice, with Vincent A. W. J. Marchau, Warren E. Walker, Pieter J. T. M. Bloemen (eds.), Springer International Publishing (10.1007/978-3-030-05252-2), 2019.

• “Designing a Robust Decision–Based National Security Policy Process: Strategic Choices for Uncertain Times”, in Frank, A.B. and E.M. Bartels (eds.), Adaptive Engagement for Undergoverned Spaces: Concepts, Challenges, and Prospects for New Approaches, 2022.

• “Forecasts and decisions: A commentary on Lustick and Tetlock”, with Robert J. Lempert, Paul K. Davis, Tim McDonald, in Futures and Foresight Science 3 (2), June 2021. https://doi.org/10.1002/ffo2.81 <https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ffo2.81>

• China's Propensity for Innovation in the 21st Century: Identifying Indicators of Future Outcomes, with Marjory S. Blumenthal, Eugeniu Han, Sale Lilly, Lyle J. Morris, Caroline S. Wagner, Christopher A. Eusebi, Brian G. Carlson, and Alice Shih, RAND Corporation, RR-A208-1, 2020.

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Dr. Ernesto Stein was the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) representative in Mexico, where he guided all the activities of the IDB Group (public and private side) in the country with a focus on reducing regional gaps and fostering economic development. With a career spanning almost 30 years at the IDB, Ernesto Stein held different roles, including principal economist at the Research Department and regional economic advisor for Central America, Mexico, Panama, and the Dominican Republic.

He has also been a Growth Fellow at Harvard University’s Center for International Development.

His research primarily focuses on areas critical to economic development and policy. These include international trade and integration, foreign direct investment, productive development policies, institutional economics, and political economy.

He has authored or edited over 12 books and contributed to more than 40 articles in edited volumes and refereed journals such as the Journal of International Economics, the Journal of Development Economics, Economic Policy, Economics and Politics, and the American Economic Review (papers and proceedings), among others.

Ernesto Stein joined Tecnológico de Monterrey as Distinguished University Professor in Public Policy for the School of Social Sciences and Government and the School of Government and Public Transformation.

• Ph.D., Economics, University of California, Berkeley
• B.A., Economics, University of Buenos Aires

• Ghezzi, P., Hallak, JC., Stein, E, Ordoñez, R. and Salazar, L., 2022, Competing in Agribusiness: Corporate Strategies and Public Policies for the Challenges of the 21st Century, Inter-American Development Bank

• Rodriguez Chatruc, M., Stein, E. and Vlaicu, R., 2021, “How Issue Framing Shapes Trade Attitudes”: Evidence from a multi-country survey experiment”, Journal of International Economics 129.

• Crespi, G., Fernández-Arias, E., and Stein, E., eds., 2014. Rethinking Productive Development: Sound Policies and Institutions for Economic Transformation. Inter-American Development Bank.

• Daude, C. and Stein, E., 2007. The quality of institutions and foreign direct investment. Economics & Politics, 19(3), pp.317-344.

• Alesina, A., Hausmann, R., Hommes, R. and Stein, E., 1999. Budget institutions and fiscal performance in Latin America. Journal of Development Economics, 59(2), pp.253-273.

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Dr. Ernesto Stein was the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) representative in Mexico, where he guided all the activities of the IDB Group (public and private side) in the country with a focus on reducing regional gaps and fostering economic development. With a career spanning almost 30 years at the IDB, Ernesto Stein held different roles, including principal economist at the Research Department and regional economic advisor for Central America, Mexico, Panama, and the Dominican Republic.

He has also been a Growth Fellow at Harvard University’s Center for International Development.

His research primarily focuses on areas critical to economic development and policy. These include international trade and integration, foreign direct investment, productive development policies, institutional economics, and political economy.

He has authored or edited over 12 books and contributed to more than 40 articles in edited volumes and refereed journals such as the Journal of International Economics, the Journal of Development Economics, Economic Policy, Economics and Politics, and the American Economic Review (papers and proceedings), among others.

Ernesto Stein joined Tecnológico de Monterrey as Distinguished University Professor in Public Policy for the School of Social Sciences and Government and the School of Government and Public Transformation.

• Ph.D., Economics, University of California, Berkeley
• B.A., Economics, University of Buenos Aires

• Ghezzi, P., Hallak, JC., Stein, E, Ordoñez, R. and Salazar, L., 2022, Competing in Agribusiness: Corporate Strategies and Public Policies for the Challenges of the 21st Century, Inter-American Development Bank

• Rodriguez Chatruc, M., Stein, E. and Vlaicu, R., 2021, “How Issue Framing Shapes Trade Attitudes”: Evidence from a multi-country survey experiment”, Journal of International Economics 129.

• Crespi, G., Fernández-Arias, E., and Stein, E., eds., 2014. Rethinking Productive Development: Sound Policies and Institutions for Economic Transformation. Inter-American Development Bank.

• Daude, C. and Stein, E., 2007. The quality of institutions and foreign direct investment. Economics & Politics, 19(3), pp.317-344.

• Alesina, A., Hausmann, R., Hommes, R. and Stein, E., 1999. Budget institutions and fiscal performance in Latin America. Journal of Development Economics, 59(2), pp.253-273.

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Dr. Peter Hayward Jones is a Distinguished Professor in Systemic Design at Tecnológico de Monterrey’s Mexico City Campus. He also holds an appointment as an associate professor at OCAD University in Toronto, Canada, and advises on graduate research. He teaches systemic design and mixed-methods research for complex systems, including healthcare, information services, and public sector governance.

Peter Jones is a cofounder and board member of the Systemic Design Association (SDA) and editor-in-chief of Contexts – The Systemic Design Journal. He is also a co-founder and academic director of the Flourishing Enterprise Institute, a research group that studies systemic management innovations for sustainability strategy (flourishing economics) and strategic planning in complexity.

Dr. Jones specializes in tools for thinking, collaboration, and professional practice as a system designer. His work includes custom software for cognitive tasks, human-computer teaming in simulations, and user experience design for online platforms in fields such as science, law, and healthcare.

His research focuses on systemic design in complex areas like healthcare and strategic management. He is a leading scholar in dialogic design and collaborative foresight for strategic design planning for future challenges. He is also recognized for his contributions to systemic service design, flourishing cultures, and organizational learning and innovation.

Peter Jones joined Tecnológico de Monterrey as a Distinguished Professor in Systemic Design for the School of Architecture, Art and Design.

• Ph.D., lnterdisciplinary Studies, Design and lnnovation Management, Union lnstitute.
• M.A., Experimental Psychology, Human Factors, University of Dayton.
• B.A., Psychology, Wright State University.

• Jones, Peter & Arun Kumar, Pranay. (2023). Formative Interventions for Healthcare Sustainability: A Developmental Design Agenda. 10.1007/978-3-031-20168-4_11. 

• Jones, P.H. and Van Ael, K. (2022). Design Journeys through Complex Systems. Amsterdam: BIS Publishers.

• Jones, P. & Barbero, s. (2022). The multi-order complexity of transdisciplinary communication. Contexts, 1.

• Waddock, S., Waddell, S., Jones, P. H., & Kendrick, I. (2022). Convening Transformation Systems to Achieve System Transformation. Journal of Awareness-Based Systems Change, 2(1), 77-100.

• Murphy, R.J. & Jones, P. (2021). Towards systemic theories of change: High-leverage strategies for managing wicked problems. Design Management Journal, 16(1), 49-65.

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Dr. Peter Hayward Jones is a Distinguished Professor in Systemic Design at Tecnológico de Monterrey’s Mexico City Campus. He also holds an appointment as an associate professor at OCAD University in Toronto, Canada, and advises on graduate research. He teaches systemic design and mixed-methods research for complex systems, including healthcare, information services, and public sector governance.

Peter Jones is a cofounder and board member of the Systemic Design Association (SDA) and editor-in-chief of Contexts – The Systemic Design Journal. He is also a co-founder and academic director of the Flourishing Enterprise Institute, a research group that studies systemic management innovations for sustainability strategy (flourishing economics) and strategic planning in complexity.

Dr. Jones specializes in tools for thinking, collaboration, and professional practice as a system designer. His work includes custom software for cognitive tasks, human-computer teaming in simulations, and user experience design for online platforms in fields such as science, law, and healthcare.

His research focuses on systemic design in complex areas like healthcare and strategic management. He is a leading scholar in dialogic design and collaborative foresight for strategic design planning for future challenges. He is also recognized for his contributions to systemic service design, flourishing cultures, and organizational learning and innovation.

Peter Jones joined Tecnológico de Monterrey as a Distinguished Professor in Systemic Design for the School of Architecture, Art and Design.

• Ph.D., lnterdisciplinary Studies, Design and lnnovation Management, Union lnstitute.
• M.A., Experimental Psychology, Human Factors, University of Dayton.
• B.A., Psychology, Wright State University.

• Jones, Peter & Arun Kumar, Pranay. (2023). Formative Interventions for Healthcare Sustainability: A Developmental Design Agenda. 10.1007/978-3-031-20168-4_11. 

• Jones, P.H. and Van Ael, K. (2022). Design Journeys through Complex Systems. Amsterdam: BIS Publishers.

• Jones, P. & Barbero, s. (2022). The multi-order complexity of transdisciplinary communication. Contexts, 1.

• Waddock, S., Waddell, S., Jones, P. H., & Kendrick, I. (2022). Convening Transformation Systems to Achieve System Transformation. Journal of Awareness-Based Systems Change, 2(1), 77-100.

• Murphy, R.J. & Jones, P. (2021). Towards systemic theories of change: High-leverage strategies for managing wicked problems. Design Management Journal, 16(1), 49-65.

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Dr. Gabriel Luna-Bárcenas was a senior researcher and professor at CINVESTAV (Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute) in Queretaro, Mexico. He was also a senior researcher at the CID-DESC, an industrial R&D center. He has taught graduate-level courses in areas such as kinetics of materials, polymer science, biomaterials, chemistry of materials, advanced mathematics, and advanced thermodynamics.

As a chemical/materials science engineer, his work has focused on biotechnology and the study and development of nanomaterials for industrial and medical applications, such as biopolymers and biomaterials.

Since 2008, Gabriel Luna-Bárcenas has been delegate of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), in the Polymer Division, for the Mexico and Latin America region, and since 2015, he has been president of the Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Network of the National Council of Humanities, Sciences and Technologies (Consejo Nacional de Humanidades, Ciencias y Tecnologías or CONAHCYT in Spanish) in Mexico.

His research interests include the synthesis and characterization of biopolymers; nanocomposites for biomedical and environmental applications; spectroscopic characterization of materials; green solvent technologies based on deep eutectic solvents (DESs); relaxation phenomena in bionanocomposites; and R&D for industry-related projects. He has supervised more than 24 Ph.D. theses and has published more than 250 scientific papers and 2 books.

Gabriel Luna-Bárcenas joined Tecnológico de Monterrey as a Distinguished Professor in Smart Biomaterials for the Institute of Advanced Materials for Sustainable Manufacturing and the School of Engineering and Sciences.

• Postdoctoral Fellow, Princeton Materials Institute (PMI), Princeton University
• Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
• M.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico de Celaya
• Chemical Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico de Celaya

• Luna-Barcenas, Gabriel. (2023). Electrostrictive and piezoelectrical properties of chitosan-poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) blend films. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 126251. 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.126251.

• Prokhorov, E. & Luna-Barcenas, Gabriel & Yañez Limon, Jose & Muñoz-Saldaña, J.. (2023). Flexoelectricity and piezoelectric effects in poly (vinyl alcohol)-SrTiO3 nanocomposites. Materials Research Bulletin. 166. 112361. 10.1016/j.materresbull.2023.112361. 

• Cervantes Chávez, José & García-Bouchot, Gastón & García-Gutiérrez, Nataly & Castañeda, Haydé & Nava, Rufino & Luna-Barcenas, Gabriel & Elizalde, Eduardo & Esquivel-Naranjo, Edgardo & Landeros, Fidel & Rojas, Norma & Pool, Hector. (2023). Biogenic Silver Nanoparticles and Stressors Generate Synergistic Growth Inhibition in Candida Species through Cell Wall Damage, Osmotic Stress, and Oxidative Stress. Current pharmaceutical biotechnology. 24. 10.2174/1389201024666230303145653. 

• Bravo-Alfaro, Diego & Prokhorov, E. & Luna-Barcenas, Gabriel & Garcia, Hugo. (2023). Unveiling the dielectric properties of self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery systems (SNEDDS). Journal of Molecular Liquids. 374. 121304. 10.1016/j.molliq.2023.121304. 

• Luna-Barcenas, Gabriel. (2011). Chitosan-Based Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering Applications.

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Dr. Gabriel Luna-Bárcenas was a senior researcher and professor at CINVESTAV (Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute) in Queretaro, Mexico. He was also a senior researcher at the CID-DESC, an industrial R&D center. He has taught graduate-level courses in areas such as kinetics of materials, polymer science, biomaterials, chemistry of materials, advanced mathematics, and advanced thermodynamics.

As a chemical/materials science engineer, his work has focused on biotechnology and the study and development of nanomaterials for industrial and medical applications, such as biopolymers and biomaterials.

Since 2008, Gabriel Luna-Bárcenas has been delegate of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), in the Polymer Division, for the Mexico and Latin America region, and since 2015, he has been president of the Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Network of the National Council of Humanities, Sciences and Technologies (Consejo Nacional de Humanidades, Ciencias y Tecnologías or CONAHCYT in Spanish) in Mexico.

His research interests include the synthesis and characterization of biopolymers; nanocomposites for biomedical and environmental applications; spectroscopic characterization of materials; green solvent technologies based on deep eutectic solvents (DESs); relaxation phenomena in bionanocomposites; and R&D for industry-related projects. He has supervised more than 24 Ph.D. theses and has published more than 250 scientific papers and 2 books.

Gabriel Luna-Bárcenas joined Tecnológico de Monterrey as a Distinguished Professor in Smart Biomaterials for the Institute of Advanced Materials for Sustainable Manufacturing and the School of Engineering and Sciences.

• Postdoctoral Fellow, Princeton Materials Institute (PMI), Princeton University
• Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
• M.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico de Celaya
• Chemical Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico de Celaya

• Luna-Barcenas, Gabriel. (2023). Electrostrictive and piezoelectrical properties of chitosan-poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) blend films. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 126251. 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.126251.

• Prokhorov, E. & Luna-Barcenas, Gabriel & Yañez Limon, Jose & Muñoz-Saldaña, J.. (2023). Flexoelectricity and piezoelectric effects in poly (vinyl alcohol)-SrTiO3 nanocomposites. Materials Research Bulletin. 166. 112361. 10.1016/j.materresbull.2023.112361. 

• Cervantes Chávez, José & García-Bouchot, Gastón & García-Gutiérrez, Nataly & Castañeda, Haydé & Nava, Rufino & Luna-Barcenas, Gabriel & Elizalde, Eduardo & Esquivel-Naranjo, Edgardo & Landeros, Fidel & Rojas, Norma & Pool, Hector. (2023). Biogenic Silver Nanoparticles and Stressors Generate Synergistic Growth Inhibition in Candida Species through Cell Wall Damage, Osmotic Stress, and Oxidative Stress. Current pharmaceutical biotechnology. 24. 10.2174/1389201024666230303145653. 

• Bravo-Alfaro, Diego & Prokhorov, E. & Luna-Barcenas, Gabriel & Garcia, Hugo. (2023). Unveiling the dielectric properties of self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery systems (SNEDDS). Journal of Molecular Liquids. 374. 121304. 10.1016/j.molliq.2023.121304. 

• Luna-Barcenas, Gabriel. (2011). Chitosan-Based Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering Applications.

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Dr. Zaida Muxí is associate professor at the Department of Urbanism and Spatial Planning at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), where she teaches urbanism and gender. She is part of the research group called QURBIS - Quality of Urban Life: Innovation, Sustainability and Social Engagement. Her research at UPC has focused on three main areas: gender studies in planning and architecture, housing and neighborhoods, and the impact of globalization on the urban fabric (society and buildings). She is an architect and researcher with more than 30 years of experience and a profound knowledge of gender equality principles and their application in the urban context (for example, gender quality indicators).

From 2015 to 2019, Zaida Muxí was the director of Urban Planning for the Municipality of Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain, where she oversaw urban planning, housing, urban ecology, public roads, and civic affairs. She was also responsible for implementing the Sustainable and Integrated Urban Development Strategy (EDUSI, in Spanish), funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

In 2023, she was awarded the Federico E. Mariscal Distinguished Chair by the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). In 2024, she was appointed Representative of Women’s and Feminist Movements on the HIC (Habitat International Coalition) Council and participated in the World Urban Forum (WUF) organized by UN-Habitat in Cairo, Egypt.

Dr. Zaida Muxí joined Tecnológico de Monterrey as a Distinguished Professor in Architecture for the School of Architecture, Art and Design.

• Ph.D., Architecture. Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Sevilla, University of Sevilla
• Master's in ‘The City: Policies, Projects and Management’, Universitat de Barcelona
• Postgraduate program, Architecture and Urban Culture, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
• Architect, University of Buenos Aires (UBA)

• Muxí Martínez, Zaida (2018). Mujeres, casas y ciudades. Más allá del umbral. DPR_Barcelona, 2018. Arenal: Revista de Historia de las Mujeres, 26(1), 333-338.
• Falagan, D., Montaner, J. M., & Muxí, Z. (2011). Herramientas para habitar el presente: La vivienda del siglo XXI [Review of Herramientas para habitar el presente: La vivienda del siglo XXI]. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.
• Montaner, J. M., & Muxí, Z. (2011). Arquitectura y política. Ensayos para mundos alternativos. GG.
• Borja i Sebastia, J., & Muxí, Z. (2003). El espacio público: ciudad y ciudadanía [Review of El espacio público: ciudad y ciudadanía]. Barcelona. Electa.

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Dr. Zaida Muxí is associate professor at the Department of Urbanism and Spatial Planning at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), where she teaches urbanism and gender. She is part of the research group called QURBIS - Quality of Urban Life: Innovation, Sustainability and Social Engagement. Her research at UPC has focused on three main areas: gender studies in planning and architecture, housing and neighborhoods, and the impact of globalization on the urban fabric (society and buildings). She is an architect and researcher with more than 30 years of experience and a profound knowledge of gender equality principles and their application in the urban context (for example, gender quality indicators).

From 2015 to 2019, Zaida Muxí was the director of Urban Planning for the Municipality of Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain, where she oversaw urban planning, housing, urban ecology, public roads, and civic affairs. She was also responsible for implementing the Sustainable and Integrated Urban Development Strategy (EDUSI, in Spanish), funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

In 2023, she was awarded the Federico E. Mariscal Distinguished Chair by the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). In 2024, she was appointed Representative of Women’s and Feminist Movements on the HIC (Habitat International Coalition) Council and participated in the World Urban Forum (WUF) organized by UN-Habitat in Cairo, Egypt.

Dr. Zaida Muxí joined Tecnológico de Monterrey as a Distinguished Professor in Architecture for the School of Architecture, Art and Design.

• Ph.D., Architecture. Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Sevilla, University of Sevilla
• Master's in ‘The City: Policies, Projects and Management’, Universitat de Barcelona
• Postgraduate program, Architecture and Urban Culture, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
• Architect, University of Buenos Aires (UBA)

• Muxí Martínez, Zaida (2018). Mujeres, casas y ciudades. Más allá del umbral. DPR_Barcelona, 2018. Arenal: Revista de Historia de las Mujeres, 26(1), 333-338.
• Falagan, D., Montaner, J. M., & Muxí, Z. (2011). Herramientas para habitar el presente: La vivienda del siglo XXI [Review of Herramientas para habitar el presente: La vivienda del siglo XXI]. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.
• Montaner, J. M., & Muxí, Z. (2011). Arquitectura y política. Ensayos para mundos alternativos. GG.
• Borja i Sebastia, J., & Muxí, Z. (2003). El espacio público: ciudad y ciudadanía [Review of El espacio público: ciudad y ciudadanía]. Barcelona. Electa.

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