Biography

Cateau (she/her) holds a double master’s degree in Human-Computer Interaction & Design from Université Paris-Saclay and KTH. She is a PhD student at University College Dublin, working in the ID-Care group of Camille Nadal, alongside Teresa Almeida at ITI.

Her work focuses on feminist interaction design to support earlier diagnosis of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD). She is also the founder of Four Drops of Us, a community-based non-profit organisation working to break menstrual stigma. Drawing on her background in FemTech and HCI, she brings together activism, design, and innovation to explore how digital technologies can support the lived experiences of people with a menstrual cycle. This work embodies her commitment to building a more inclusive, compassionate, and feminist society in which women’s health receives the care it deserves.

Supervisor: Teresa Almeida