Andrea Lara is the director of the first Biomedical Engineering Academic Program and Research Laboratory (BiomedLab) in Guatemala and Director of the Biomedical Engineering Institute at Universidad Galileo. She holds a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Graz University of Technology (TU Graz, Austria).
Her research focuses on applying artificial intelligence (AI) to medical image analysis, particularly on developing tools that address the specific challenges faced by Guatemala’s healthcare system. Her work aims to create technological solutions that make medical services more accessible to underserved populations.