Paula Moraga is an Assistant Professor of Statistics and the Principal Investigator of the GeoHealth research group at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). She received her Master's in Biostatistics from Harvard University and her Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Valencia. Dr. Moraga develops innovative statistical methods and computational tools for geospatial data analysis and health surveillance, including methods to understand geographic and temporal patterns of diseases, assess their relationship with potential risk factors, identify clusters, and quickly detect outbreaks. Her work has directly informed strategic policy in reducing the burden of diseases such as malaria and cancer in several countries. Dr. Moraga has published extensively in leading journals and has created educational materials that impact learning on a large scale, including her books Geospatial Health Data (2019) and Spatial Statistics and Data Science (2023) (Chapman & Hall/CRC). Dr. Moraga received the prestigious Letten Prize by the Letten Foundation and the Young Academy of Norway for her pioneering research in disease surveillance, and her significant contributions to the development of sustainable solutions for health and the environment globally.