Amor Ariza-Álvarez is an Assistant Professor at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) and is member of the Transport Research Centre (TRANSyT). She holds a PhD in Civil Engineering.  Her research focuses on participatory and collaborative planning, land use and transport integration, scenario-building approaches, and adaptive strategies for managing disruptive futures in urban and regional planning. With expertise in quantitative and qualitative methods, she explores urban dynamics and planning processes, using advanced technologies like virtual reality for testing and visualizing future planning scenarios. As a co-investigator in numerous international, national, and regional R&D projects, she has contributed to developing innovative methodologies and practical solutions for sustainable urban and regional development.