Piedad Tolmos
Bio
PhD Piedad Tolmos Rodríguez-Piñero (born 1970), Associate professor, Faculty of Economic and Business Administration Sciences, Univ. Rey Juan Carlos (URJC); Madrid, Spain.
She was graduated in Mathematics from the Complutense University in 1993, where she began her doctorate studies in Applied Mathematics. She obtained her PhD in Economics and Business Sciences from the Rey Juan Carlos University in 2007 with the Thesis “Risk factors selection and premium calculation using machine learning techniques”.
She is actually a Senior Lecturer at the Rey Juan Carlos University, where she teaches Mathematics in Social Sciences careers, and Didactics of Mathematics in Education degrees and Master studies. She is the Head of the Department of “Financial economy and accounting” which includes the area of Mathematics for social sciences and Didactics of Mathematics belongs.
Her research lines are Mathematical Education, STEAM Education for pre-service teachers, Application of Technology and Robotics in Mathematical Education. She has many scientific publications, and participates in research and innovation projects in these topics.