M. Cecilia C. Baranauskas did post-doctorate research at the Universities of Reading and Staffordshire (UK), and the Polytechnic University of Madrid (Spain). She holds a degree in Computer Science and Mathematics, Master's degree in Computer Science, and a PhD in Electrical Engineering from UNICAMP. Cecilia is a Full Professor at the Institute of Computing, UNICAMP. Her research contributes to the areas of HCI, Organizational Semiotics, and design of interactive systems in different domains (social, educational, work). Cecília received several best paper awards as well as awards for her lifetime contribution, such as the Educational Merit Diploma "Professor Darcy Ribeiro", the ACM SIGDOC Rigo Award, and the 1st Outstanding Career in HCI Award, from the Brazilian Computer Society’s Special Group of HCI. In 2021, Cecilia Baranauskas received the SIGCHI SOCIAL IMPACT AWARD for her lifetime contribution in science, technology and education.