Ada Byron Award

Ada Byron Award
Ada Byron Award
	Carolina Leyva Inzunza accepting the Mexican chapter's 2021 award
Native name	Premio Ada Byron
Awarded for	Women in technology
Sponsored by	University of Deusto
Country	Spain; Mexico (since 2019); Argentina (since 2020); Colombia (since 2021); Uruguay (since 2021); Chile (since 2022);
Reward	€3,000
Established	2013
First award	2014
Website	www.deusto.es/en/home/we-are-deusto/faculties/engineering/events-and-awards/ada-byron-award

The Ada Byron Award for Women in Technology (Premio Ada Byron a la Mujer Tecnóloga) is an honor given annually by the University of Deusto to recognize the careers of women in technology. It seeks out women scientists and technologists who have contributed to various scientific disciplines, such as Ada Byron, for whom the award is named.

History

The Ada Byron Award for Women in Technology was established at the University of Deusto in October 2013.

Its first edition was presented on 11 April 2014, during the "Women and Technology" session at Forotech 2014, which was held as part of Deusto Engineering and Technology Week. The winner received a cash prize of €3,000.

In 2019 it expanded to Mexico, and in 2020 it reached Argentina through the Catholic University of Córdoba and the National Technological University.

In 2021 it arrived in Uruguay with the support of the Catholic University of Uruguay, and in Colombia with the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.

Continuing with the internationalization of the award, in 2022, it was expanded to Chile, with the support of the Andrés Bello National University.

In 2023, the Ada Byron Award celebrated its tenth edition. To commemorate this milestone, a video was produced, featuring the winners from all previous editions.

Goals

The award aims to:

Give visibility to women within the world of technology by recognizing their important work, which is insufficiently known in society as a whole
Enrich society with technology dissemination events, providing female role models for new generations
Promote technological vocations by making technological work accessible to teenagers, highlighting the positive aspects, especially in female vocations
Raise social awareness of the importance of technology for economic growth and as a future value for society
Contribute to the realization of the UN's Sustainable Development Goal 5: "Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls"

Administrators and jurors

Nerea Aranguren – director of innovation at Danobat and manager at Ideko [eu]
Guillermo Dorronsoro – management board advisor, Zabala Innovation Consulting
Miren Elgarresta [es; eu] – director of Emakunde-Basque Institute for Women
Lorena Fernández Álvarez [es; eu; gl] – director of digital communication at the University of Deusto
Cristina Giménez Elorriaga – member of the Scientific-Technological Committee at the University of Deusto
Sara Gómez Martín [es] – director of the Women and Engineering Project at the Royal Academy of Engineering
Mari Luz Guenaga Gómez – member of the Scientific-Technological Committee at the University of Deusto
Teresa Laespada [es; eu] – deputy for employment, cohesion and equality in the General Assemblies of Biscay
Idoia Maguregui Villalain – advisory board member, CIOnet
Eva Ortega Paíno [es] – Secretary General of Research at the Ministry of Science
Manuel Salaverria – president of Innobasque [es; eu]
María Cora Urdaneta Ponte – member of the Scientific-Technological Committee at the University of Deusto

Winners

Edition	Year	Ada Byron Award	Ada Byron Youth Award	Runner-up
1st	2014	Montserrat Meya [ast; es]	-	Andrea Blanco
2nd	2015	Asunción Gómez Pérez	-	Begoña García-Zapirain [ca; es; eu; gl]
3rd	2016	Nuria Oliver	-	-
4th	2017	Regina Llopis Rivas [ast; ca; es]	-	-
5th	2018	María Ángeles Martín Prats	-	-
6th	2019	Concha Monje [es; eu; ext; gl]	Ana Freire Veiga [ca; es; gl]	-
7th	2020	Laura Lechuga	Susana Ladra [gl]	-
8th	2021	Elena García Armada	Jordina Torrents Barrena [ca]	-
9th	2022	Lourdes Verdes-Montenegro	Julia Guiomar Niso Galán [es]	-
10th	2023	María José Escalona [es; eu]	Sara García Alonso	-
11th	2024	Patricia Horcajada [es]	Alba González Álvarez	-

References

↑ "Deusto celebra el Día de Ada Lovelace, la protagonista del Premio Ada Byron a la Mujer Tecnóloga que organiza Ingeniería" [Deusto Celebrates Ada Lovelace Day, Honoring the Protagonist of the Ada Byron Award for Women in Technology, Organized by the Engineering Department] (in Spanish). University of Deusto. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
↑ Pascual, Sonia (6 February 2014). "Premio Ada Byron a la mujer tecnóloga 2014" (in Spanish). Formazion. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
1 2 3 Written at Bilbao. "Montserrat Meya, Premio Ada Byron a la mujer tecnóloga". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. EFE. 11 April 2014. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
↑ "La Universidad de Deusto presenta la nueva edición Argentina del Premio Ada Byron" [The University of Deusto Presents the New Argentine Edition of the Ada Byron Award]. Religión Digital (in Spanish). 25 June 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
↑ "Lanzamiento del Premio Ada Byron a la Mujer Tecnóloga en Uruguay" [Launch of the Ada Byron Award for Women in Technology in Uruguay] (in Spanish). University of Deusto. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
↑ "Universidad Andrés Bello lanza oficialmente el Premio Ada Byron Chile 2022" [The Andrés Bello University Officially Launches the Ada Byron Award Chile 2022] (in Spanish). Andrés Bello National University. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
↑ 10º aniversario del Premio Ada Byron [10th Anniversary of the Ada Byron Award] (in Spanish). University of Deusto. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2025 – via YouTube.
1 2 "About the Award and Application". University of Deusto. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
1 2 "Asunción Gómez gana el II Premio Ada Byron a la Mujer Tecnóloga" (in Spanish and Basque). Innobasque. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
↑ "Nuria Oliver recibe el Premio Ada Byron a la mujer tecnóloga 2016". Irekia (in Spanish and Basque). Basque Government. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
↑ Barroso, Gonzalo (8 April 2017). "Regina Llopis, Premio Ada Byron a la Mujer Tecnóloga 2017". Innovaspain (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 November 2025.
↑ "La profesora en Tecnología Electrónica, María Ángeles Martín Prats, gana el premio Ada Byron a la Mujer Tecnóloga" [Professor of Electronic Technology, María Ángeles Martín Prats, Wins the Ada Byron Award for Woman in Technology] (in Spanish). University of Deusto. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
1 2 "La investigadora en Robótica y profesora titular de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Concepción Alicia Monje Micharet, gana el premio Ada Byron a la Mujer Tecnóloga de la Universidad de Deusto" [Concepción Alicia Monje Micharet, a Robotics Researcher and Tenured Professor at the Carlos III University of Madrid, Wins the Ada Byron Award for Women in Technology from the University of Deusto] (in Spanish). University of Deusto. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
1 2 "Laura Lechuga Gómez gana el premio Ada Byron a la Mujer Tecnóloga de la Universidad de Deusto" (in Spanish). Radio Popular. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
1 2 "La científica Elena García Armada gana el premio Ada Byron a la Mujer Tecnóloga de la Universidad de Deusto" (in Spanish). Basque Health Cluster. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
1 2 "Las investigadoras Lourdes Verdes-Montenegro y Julia Guiomar reciben en Premio Ada Byron a la mujer tecnóloga 2022" [Researchers Lourdes Verdes-Montenegro and Julia Guiomar Receive the 2022 Ada Byron Award for Women in Technology] (in Spanish and Basque). Basque Government. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
1 2 "María José Escalona y Sara García, Premio Ada Byron a la Mujer Tecnóloga de la Universidad de Deusto en cuyo jurado participa Innobasque" [María José Escalona and Sara García, Winners of the Ada Byron Award for Women in Technology from the University of Deusto, Whose Jury Includes Innobasque] (in Spanish). Innobasque. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
1 2 "Las investigadoras Patricia Horcajada y Alba González, galardonadas con los premios Ada Byron" [The Researchers Patricia Horcajada and Alba González, Winners of the Ada Byron Awards] (in Spanish). University of Deusto. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2025.

External links

Official website

[1] "Deusto celebra el Día de Ada Lovelace, la protagonista del Premio Ada Byron a la Mujer Tecnóloga que organiza Ingeniería" [Deusto Celebrates Ada Lovelace Day, Honoring the Protagonist of the Ada Byron Award for Women in Technology, Organized by the Engineering Department] (in Spanish). University of Deusto. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2025.

[2] Pascual, Sonia (6 February 2014). "Premio Ada Byron a la mujer tecnóloga 2014" (in Spanish). Formazion. Retrieved 7 November 2025.

[Meya-3] 1 2 3 Written at Bilbao. "Montserrat Meya, Premio Ada Byron a la mujer tecnóloga". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. EFE. 11 April 2014. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2025.

[4] "La Universidad de Deusto presenta la nueva edición Argentina del Premio Ada Byron" [The University of Deusto Presents the New Argentine Edition of the Ada Byron Award]. Religión Digital (in Spanish). 25 June 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2025.

[5] "Lanzamiento del Premio Ada Byron a la Mujer Tecnóloga en Uruguay" [Launch of the Ada Byron Award for Women in Technology in Uruguay] (in Spanish). University of Deusto. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2025.

[6] "Universidad Andrés Bello lanza oficialmente el Premio Ada Byron Chile 2022" [The Andrés Bello University Officially Launches the Ada Byron Award Chile 2022] (in Spanish). Andrés Bello National University. Retrieved 7 November 2025.

[7] 10º aniversario del Premio Ada Byron [10th Anniversary of the Ada Byron Award] (in Spanish). University of Deusto. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2025 – via YouTube.

[About-8] 1 2 "About the Award and Application". University of Deusto. Retrieved 17 November 2025.

[Gómez_Pérez-9] 1 2 "Asunción Gómez gana el II Premio Ada Byron a la Mujer Tecnóloga" (in Spanish and Basque). Innobasque. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2025.

[10] "Nuria Oliver recibe el Premio Ada Byron a la mujer tecnóloga 2016". Irekia (in Spanish and Basque). Basque Government. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2025.

[11] Barroso, Gonzalo (8 April 2017). "Regina Llopis, Premio Ada Byron a la Mujer Tecnóloga 2017". Innovaspain (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 November 2025.

[12] "La profesora en Tecnología Electrónica, María Ángeles Martín Prats, gana el premio Ada Byron a la Mujer Tecnóloga" [Professor of Electronic Technology, María Ángeles Martín Prats, Wins the Ada Byron Award for Woman in Technology] (in Spanish). University of Deusto. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2025.

[Monje-13] 1 2 "La investigadora en Robótica y profesora titular de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Concepción Alicia Monje Micharet, gana el premio Ada Byron a la Mujer Tecnóloga de la Universidad de Deusto" [Concepción Alicia Monje Micharet, a Robotics Researcher and Tenured Professor at the Carlos III University of Madrid, Wins the Ada Byron Award for Women in Technology from the University of Deusto] (in Spanish). University of Deusto. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2025.

[Lechuga-14] 1 2 "Laura Lechuga Gómez gana el premio Ada Byron a la Mujer Tecnóloga de la Universidad de Deusto" (in Spanish). Radio Popular. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2025.

[García_Armada-15] 1 2 "La científica Elena García Armada gana el premio Ada Byron a la Mujer Tecnóloga de la Universidad de Deusto" (in Spanish). Basque Health Cluster. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2025.

[Verdes-Montenegro-16] 1 2 "Las investigadoras Lourdes Verdes-Montenegro y Julia Guiomar reciben en Premio Ada Byron a la mujer tecnóloga 2022" [Researchers Lourdes Verdes-Montenegro and Julia Guiomar Receive the 2022 Ada Byron Award for Women in Technology] (in Spanish and Basque). Basque Government. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2025.

[Escalona-17] 1 2 "María José Escalona y Sara García, Premio Ada Byron a la Mujer Tecnóloga de la Universidad de Deusto en cuyo jurado participa Innobasque" [María José Escalona and Sara García, Winners of the Ada Byron Award for Women in Technology from the University of Deusto, Whose Jury Includes Innobasque] (in Spanish). Innobasque. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2025.

[Horcajada-18] 1 2 "Las investigadoras Patricia Horcajada y Alba González, galardonadas con los premios Ada Byron" [The Researchers Patricia Horcajada and Alba González, Winners of the Ada Byron Awards] (in Spanish). University of Deusto. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2025.