**Sara Gallardo Saavedra**

Sara Gallardo Saavedra is a professor and researcher at the Campus Duques de Soria of the University of Valladolid, Spain. Her research focuses on the detection, characterization, and classification of defects in photovoltaic (PV) modules through the use of thermography, electroluminescence, I-V curves, and visual analysis. She has participated in numerous national and international R+D+I projects, carrying out active dissemination of the results with high regularity in the scientific production, including scientific publications in high impact factor journals, book chapters, and contributing to congresses on advanced maintenance in PV. She has made a predoctoral and a postdoctoral stay in the Unit of Solar PV Energy in the Energy Department of the Energy Research Center, Environment, and Technology (CIEMAT) in Madrid, and the researcher has collaborated with different institutions such as the University of Gavle in Sweden, the Universidad del Valle in Colombia, the National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico, and the University of Cuenca in Ecuador.
