Joana is a data engineer and a data scientist, with 15+ years experience and a strong expertise in the field of geospatial tech and analytics.

After acquiring a PhD in GIS, at UCL, her drive to solve real-world problems has led her to SMEs, an international organisation, a research foundation and a start-up. Joana has been very involved with FOSS, in particular in what concerns geospatial. This has led her to become a charter member and a board member of OSGeo. Joana is the founder of ByteRoad, an R&D SME in the field of Spatial Data Infrastructures. She is also a reviewer for the European Commission, and has been involved in education, teaching the next generation of full-stack developers and data analysts. As Developer Relations at OGC, Joana is responsible for connecting the OGC standards with the wider developer community, increasing their adoption and contributing towards making them more developer-friendly.