Izabel Machado graduated from the University of São Paulo in Metallurgical Engineering (1992); also got both her Master degree (1995) and PhD (1999) also from the University of São Paulo (USP). In 2001 became a faculty member of USP, and currently holds the position of Associate Professor in Mechatronics and Mechanical System Engineering Department at USP and co-coordinates Surface Phenome Lab. Has done research on materials characterization, phase transformations in alloys, mechanical and tribological behavior of materials focusing on applications and manufacturing process analysis, which were conducted both experimentally and numerically simulated. Regarding materials evaluation, has acted on machinability study and its relationship with the microstructure and mechanical behavior. Has also done research on sintering by means Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS), using metal alloys and ceramics for different applications, including tools. This work has its onset at Trento University (Italy) in 2008 (Sabbatical). For 6 months in 2019 was at the University of California - Davis - as visiting professor and also worked on SPS applications. Supervised 11 Master degrees and 9 PhDs. Prof. Machado is one of the editors of Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering.