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Sandra Ramos is a marine robotics researcher whose work addresses critical environmental challenges in ocean monitoring and pollution mitigation. Her research focuses on developing autonomous systems for marine conservation, with key contributions in integrated monitoring platforms, oil spill response, and lost fishing gear recovery. Her most influential work, the MarinEye system (2016, 5 citations), presents an innovative autonomous platform that combines physical-chemical and biological sensors for comprehensive marine environment characterization. This tool enables real-time, multi-parameter ocean monitoring that supports both ecological studies and environmental management. Ramos also led the ROSM project (2019, 4 citations), which proposes a novel approach to oil spill mitigation using heterogeneous autonomous vehicles combined with native microbial consortia for bioremediation—an intersection of robotics and biotechnology. More recently, her IRIS robotic system (2020, 2 citations), developed under the EU-funded NetTag project, addresses the pressing problem of abandoned fishing nets, a major source of marine litter. Through these projects, Ramos demonstrates how autonomous systems can provide practical, scalable solutions for ocean health, bridging engineering innovation with urgent environmental needs.