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)

• 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.
• Data-Driven Metrics Applied to Traffic Crashes to Improve Observability in Smart Cities 2022 IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2) (2022), Daniel M. Mejia, Natalia Villanueva-Rosales.
• Supporting Regional Water Sustainability Decision-Making through Integrated Modeling 2022 IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2) (2022), Luis Garnica-Chavira, Natalia Viillanueva-Rosales, Josiah M. Heyman, Deana Pennington, Katalina Salas.

• 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.
• 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.
• CSSI Elements: Data: HDR: SWIM to a Sustainable Water Future (2022), Natalia Villanueva-Rosales, Deana D. Pennington, Josiah M. Heyman, Luis A. Garnica.

• CAHSI Latinas in Computing
• Organizing CSSI PI Meeting - Towards a National Cyberinfrastructure Ecosystem
• IRES: US-MEXICO INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH COLLABORATION FOR SMART CITIES
• IUSE/PFE:RED: Toward a Model of Change for Preparing a New Generation for Professional Practice in Computer Science
• Tier 1 UTC: Connected Cities for Smart Mobility towards Accessible & Resilient Transportation (C2SMART)