Blanca Luque

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Blanca Luque Capellas  works as a researcher at the Department of Sociology of Technology and Innovation, Social Simulation since October 2021.

She studied Sociology (M.A.) at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and Mediation (M.A.) at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, both in Barcelona. Between 2006 and 2022, she worked as a research assistant and project manager at several universities and institutions in Catalonia and Chile. She has been involved in research projects on social inequalities, religion, public policies and education. Besides, she has trained in conflict mediation, both in Catalonia and Chile. At the moment, she is developing her PhD at TISSS Lab. Her dissertation focuses on the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) for natural resources management, exploring the interaction of AI with human agency and decision-making within a case study in the context of climate change adaptation to droughts through water management. Empirical data collection and participatory modelling are the basis for developing an ABM as part of the methodologies implemented during the PhD research.