Dr. Barros is an expert in process monitoring and metal additive manufacturing, 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 monitoring manufacturing processes, to enhance part quality and optimize production with the aid of process monitoring, sensor data fusion and advanced techniques of artificial intelligence.