Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science at UTEP. She holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Carleton University (Canada), a M.Sc. in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Edinburgh (Scotland, UK) and a B.Eng. in Computer Science from the Panamerican University (Mexico) with a double major in Statistical Methods.

• College of Engineering Excellence in Research Award - Spring 2021 - College of Engineering, UTEP (07/01/2021)
• 2019 Hispanic Engineer National Achievements Awards Conference (HEENAC) Education Award. - Great Minds in STEM (GMiS) (09/26/2019)
• 2019 Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award - National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) (05/14/2019)

• Ph D in Doctor of Philosphy Computer Science, Carleton University (2012)
• MS in Artificial Intelligence, University of Edinburgh (2002)
• Statistical Methods, Center for Mathematical Research (2001)
• BS in Computer Science, Panamerican University Campus Bonaterra (1999)

• Towards Estimating Water Consumption in Semi-arid Urban Landscaping: A Machine Learning Approach Springer (2024), Damian L. Gallegos Espinoza, Luis A. Garnica, Natalia Villanueva-Rosales, Juan M. Rodríguez Gaeta, Carmen J. Navarro Gómez.
• WIP: CAHSI Allyship Program: An Asset-Based Approach to Build Computing Communities for Students Success at HSIs 2024 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE) (2024), Sanga Kim, Shiva Darian, Natalia Villanueva-Rosales, Nayda G. Santiago.
• The future of water in a desert river basin facing climate change and competing demands: A holistic approach to water sustainability in arid and semi-arid regions Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies 46 (2023), W.L. Hargrove, Josiah M. Heyman, Alex Mayer, Ali Mirchi, A. Granados-Olivas, G. Ganjegunte, D. Gutzler, Deana D. Pennington, F.A. Ward, L. G. Chavira, Z. Sheng, Saurav Kumar, Natalia Villanueva-Rosales, W.S. Walker.
• The Use of Technology by Older Adults in El Paso, Texas during COVID-19: Purposes, Challenges, and Opportunities 2022 IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2 2022) (2022), Ashley S. Bangert, Christian Ruiz, Diana L. Becerra, Guillermina G. Nunez-Mchiri,, Daniel E. Calvo, Oscar A. Mondragon Campos, Ruey Long K. Cheu, Natalia Villanueva-Rosales.
• Using Technology to Teach Older Adults during the COVID-19 pandemic 2022 IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2 2022) (2022), Ashley S. Bangert, Guillermina G. Nunez-Mchiri,, Oscar A. Mondragon Campos, Daniel E. Calvo, Christian Ruiz, Edgar J. Escobedo, Natalia Villanueva-Rosales, Ruey Long K. Cheu.

• Panel: Balancing Fundamental Research with Community Engagement in S&CC (2024), Volume Nashville, TN, Oscar A. Mondragon, Natalia Villanueva-Rosales.
• SSC-IRG Track 2: Smart Social Connector: An Interdisciplinary, Collaborative Approach to Foster Social Connectedness in Underserved Senior Populations Year 3 (2024), Volume Nashville, TN, Oscar A. Mondragon, Natalia Villanueva-Rosales, Ashley S. Bangert.
• Older Adults’ Use of Modern Technology for Social Connectedness (2023), Volume San Marcos, TX, Miyah M. Ray-Morales, Christine Martinez, Genesis R. Aguirre, Valerie Fierro, Christian Ruiz, Ruey Long K. Cheu, Oscar Mondragon, Natalia Villanueva-Rosales, Ashley S. Bangert.
• Connectedness – Understanding The Value of Bridging the Digital Divide for Older Adults (2022), Volume El Paso, TX, Natalia Villanueva-Rosales, Ashley S. Bangert, Mary Yanez.
• Fostering the Use of Scientific Water Models from Different Stakeholder Perspectives through the Sustainable Water Through Integrated Modeling (SWIM) Platform (2022), Volume Puerto Rico, Luis A. Garnica, Josiah M. Heyman, Natalia Villanueva-Rosales, Deana D. Pennington.

• CAHSI Latinas in Computing (09/28/2020 - 08/31/2023) Reboot Representation Tech Coalition
• IUSE/PFE:RED: Toward a Model of Change for Preparing a New Generation for Professional Practice in Computer Science (07/01/2016 - 06/30/2021) NSF
• IRES: US-MEXICO INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH COLLABORATION FOR SMART CITIES (06/01/2017 - 05/31/2021) NSF
• Organizing CSSI PI Meeting - Towards a National Cyberinfrastructure Ecosystem (03/24/2020 - 03/31/2021) National Science Foundation
• Tier 1 UTC: Connected Cities for Smart Mobility towards Accessible & Resilient Transportation (C2SMART) (02/15/2016 - 12/31/2020) US DEPT OF TRANS