Monica DeZulueta, Ph.D. is an author of techno-thrillers which feature women engineers and scientists.  After a long career as an engineer working at NASA, NOAA, Microsoft and Coulter, she pursued her dream of becoming a novelist.  Monica found writing to be a creative outlet to her engineering and academic work.  She has a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, a Master of Science in Computer Engineering and another Master of Science in Engineering Management. She also has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. Her doctoral dissertation was on applying AI to security. Monica has spoken at conferences across the US and Europe on topics such as AI, security, robotics, quantum computing, and database software.