Aniana Cruz obtained her M.Sc and Ph.D. degrees in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Coimbra, in 2011 and 2021. Since 2012 she is an Integrated Researcher at the Institute of Systems and Robotics - University of Coimbra (ISR-UC). She has been involved in several research projects as a researcher, member, or collaborator in the areas of computer vision, human-computer interfaces, mobility assistance, and sleep stage. Currently, she is a researcher at VisTeam.