Maria do Carmo Raposo de Medeiros was born in São Miguel, Açores. She obtained a Ph.D. and M.Sc.  both in electronic engineering, from the University of Wales, U.K and  B.Sc. in electronics and telecommunications engineering from the Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal. Presently she is a Professora Associada, in the Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Departamento de Engenharia Electrotécnica e Computadores at the Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal. Previously she was  a researcher at the University of Wales, U.K. and professora auxiliar at the Universidade do Algarve. Her research interests include modeling and optimization of optical  system/networks and radio over fiber techniques for access network.  Recently, she is also interested in nano-electronics specifically the interaction of electronic devices and living cells.