Catalina is a Professor in Global Energy and Resources and the Director of Energy Institute, University College London. She is also the Head of Islands and Coastal Research (ICR) Lab. Her expertise is in developing scenarios and model development of increased use of renewable energy, interconnections, storage, EV, balancing demand-supply, to support decision makers with sustainable development, energy security, climate resilience and adaptation. She has extensive experience consulting for business, government, and international organisations, which has included over 30 projects and consultancies over the last ten years. She regularly engaged with media being interviewed (e.g BBC) or cited (e.g Sunday Telegraph). She has been part of advisory board for conferences (e.g Nexus 2018: Water, food, energy and climate); regularly act as expert review panel for the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development Brazil, National Research Agency France, Franco-German panels, expert reviewer for Innovate UK. She was member of the WEC Scenarios Study Group. She made contribution to international reports, e.g. World Energy Council Scenarios Composing Energy futures to 2050; Global Systems Science Orientation paper part of EU-FET consultation process.