She is interested in inter-disciplinary research in dynamical complex systems. Her research topics include laser dynamics, neuronal models and excitability, synchronization, complex networks, time-series analysis, climate data analysis, and extreme events. Se received both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Physics from Uruguay’s Universidad de la República and her Ph.D. from Bryn Mawr College in the United States. She received an ICREA Academia award from Generalitat de Catalunya (2010 and 2015) and she is a fellow of the Optical Society.