Dr. Barros is an expert in metal Additive Manufacturing and process monitoring, and has been involved in research activities for the past 6+ years. Along the way, worldwide collaboration with industry and renowned research groups has been developed. During her D.Sc., a novel monitoring methodology and 3D interactive software to aid the investigation of part quality in metal Additive Manufacturing via L-DED was proposed and implemented. Current interests are in manufacturing processes, to enhance material quality in Metal Additive Manufacturing with the aid of process monitoring, sensor fusion and advanced techniques of artificial intelligence.