Claudia obtained her D.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Transport Engineering at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (2001, 1997) and graduated in Product Design from Centro Universitário da Cidade (1994). Visiting scholar at Kookmin University (South Korea) in Spring semester 2022, part of the PosDoc research 'UX Methodology.' Currently is Associate Professor at Post Graduation Program in Design at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. Her work includes teaching at undergraduate and graduation levels, research in Human Factors/ Ergonomics, and coordination of the Laboratory of Ergodesign and Usability of Interfaces LEUI|PUC-Rio. Since 2002, she has served as an ad-hoc consultant for Brazilian Agencies such as CNPq and FAPERJ. Her research focuses on studying and applying Human Factors/ Ergonomics in human-computer interaction, information systems, ergonomics in the built environment, and transport systems. As a recognized Brazilian researcher from CNPq (Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development), She received funding for research for the following periods and levels: level 2 (2015-2017/ 2018-2020), level 1D (2021- 2024). and was also elected as a member of the CNPq Board for Design Area (Comitê de Assessoramento - CA Design) for 2021/2024.