Nara Bigolin is a Computer Science Associate Professor at Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM) [Federal University of Santa Maria], Philosopher, Educational Speaker, and Member of the National Order of Educational Merit. She has a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) [Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul], a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy from Universidade Paulista (UNIP), a Master's degree in Computer Science from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)[Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul], and a Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence from Sorbonne Université - Pierre et Marie Curie. She has been a Professor and Researcher for over 30 years at various universities in France and Brazil, having written over 80 articles and advised over 50 undergraduate and graduate students. She's been working on dozens of research, teaching, and extension projects in Artificial Intelligence, implementation of Computational Thinking in Middle and High School, and the gender gap in Scientific Olympiads. She has been the Coordinator of the Movimento Meninas Olimpicas do Brasil [Brazilian Movement of Girls in Scientific Olympiads] since 2016, General Coordinator of the Torneio Feminino de Computação [Computer Science Tournament for Girls] since 2020, Coordinator of the Torneiro Feminino de Computação [Physics Tournament for Girls] since 2023, member of the Middle and High School Educational Committee of the Sociedade Brasileira de Computação [Brazilian Computer Science Society] since 2016, and was a substitute member of this same society from 2019 to 2021. In 2018, she received the Medal of the National Order of Educational Merit, nominated by the Minister of Education. She was elected the 2018 "Citizen Woman" in the Education Category by the Rio Grande do Sul Legislative Assembly and received a tribute at the 2018 International Mathematics Olympiad, held in Romania, for her contribution to encouraging girls in scientific olympiads. In 2018, she was also honored by the Procuradoria Especial da Mulher [Special Prosecutor's Office for Women] of the Rio Grande do Sul Legislative Assembly for her leadership in reducing the gender gap in scientific olympiads and implementing Computation Thinking in Middle and High schools. She was a finalist for two consecutive years for the SINPRORS Education Award. In 2019, she received a nomination for the Mietta Santiago Medal of the Chamber of Deputies, which aims to value women's rights initiatives. In 2021, she was the Brazilian team leader at the 2021 European Informatics Olympiad for Girls (EGOI), where one student got a gold medal. She gave multiple lectures on implementing Computational Thinking in Middle and High Schools, the gender gap in scientific olympiads, and the gender gap in positions of power.