Doctora en Lenguajes y Sistemas Informáticos e Ingeniería de Software por la  Facultad de Informática de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, con mención de “Doctorado Europeo”. Realizó una Estancia posdoctoral en la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Tiene una Maestría en Ciencias de la computación y una licenciatura en informática por el Instituto Tecnológico de Orizaba.

Actualmente es investigadora titular A del CIMAT- Unidad Zacatecas en el área de Ingeniería de Software, tiene el reconocimiento por Sistema Nacional de Investigadores de Investigador Nivel II.

Es miembro del grupo de investigación de Ingeniería de Software del CIMAT, de la red temática Red de Optimización de Mejora de Procesos (ROPRIM), de la red de mejora de procesos, así mismo, participa en el Grupo 24 del ISO/IEC JTC1 SC7 Software and System Engineering, miembro de la Academia Mexicana de Computación, la Sociedad Mexicana de Ciencias de la Computación y la Red Mexicana de Ingeniería de Software.

Ha participado en la traducción oficial del libro CMMI-DEV v1.2 y 1.3, así como al perfil entrada ISO/IEC 29110. Más recientemente ha participado en el desarrollo de guía para implementación del estándar ISO/IEC 29110 en entornos ágiles.

Pertenece al comité científicos de congresos internacionales relevantes en su área. Además de ser invitada como evaluadora de artículos de revistas indexadas y con factor de impacto.

Es vicepresidenta del Congreso Internacional en Mejora de Procesos de Software (CIMPS), donde además participa activamente como chair en el Taller Robot Competition.

En el congreso EUROSPI participa también como chair en el Taller team Skills and Diversity.

Autora del libro Metodología Multi-modelo para Implementar Mejoras de Procesos Software.

Ha publicado diversos artículos técnicos en journals, capítulos Spriger e IGI global, así como en congresos  nacional e internacionales de alto impacto en su área. Áreas de interés son: Definición y mejora de procesos, factor humano, gestión del cambio, entornos multimodelo, DevOps, Calidad de software, integración de equipos, implementación de modelos y estándares de calidad, métodos ágiles, gamificación y juegos serios.

ARTICULOS REVISTAS

2022. Adriana Peña Perez Negron, Luz Maria Reyes, Mirna Muñoz. Mathematical model of social behavior for the allocation of members in software development teams. AUTOMATED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, pp. 1-16. DOI. 10.1007/s10515-022-00330-4

2021. Laporte, C.Y., Muñoz M. Not Teaching Software Engineering Standards to Future Software Engineers-Malpractice? COMPUTER. DOI. 10.1109/MC.2021.3064438

2021. Gloria Piedad Gasca- Hurtado, Maria Clara Gómez-Álvarez, Liliana Machuca-Villegas, Mirna Muñoz. Design of a gamification strategy to intervene in social and human factors associated with software process improvement change resistance. IET Software. DOI10.1049/sfw2.12045, pps 428-442.

2021. Mirna Muñoz, Jezreel Mejía, Adriana Peña, Claude Y. Laporte, Gloria Piedad Gasca-Hurtado. Beyond factors that motivate the adoption of the ISO/IEC 29110 in Mexico: An exploratory study of the implementation pace of this standard and the benefits observed. IET Software. DOI. 10.1049/sfw2.12041. pps 412-427. (

2021. Muñoz M., Rodríguez MN. A guidance to implement or reinforce a DevOps approach in organizations: A case study. Journal of Software-Evolution and Process. DOI10.1002/smr.2342. pps 1-21

2021. Muñoz M., Negrete M., Arcilla-Cobian, M. Using a platform based on the Basic profile of ISO/IEC 29110 to reinforce DevOps environments. Journal of Universal Computer Science. 10.3897/jucs.65080. pps 91-110

2020. Mirna Muñoz, Adriana Peña, Jezreel Mejía, Gloria Piedad Gasca-Hurtado, María Clara Gómez-Alvarez, Claude Y. Laporte. Analysis of 13 implementations of the software engineering management and engineering basic profile guide of ISO/IEC 29110 in very small entities using different life cycles. Journal of Software: Evolution and Process. 2020. e2300.pp2-20. https://doi.org/10.1002/smr.2300

CAPÍTULOS DE LIBROS

2022. Muñoz Mirna. From research to practice: implementing software engineering to solve software industry problems. In Theory and Practice in Software Engineering. Springer (aceptado y en impresión)

2022. Peña Pérez Negrón, A., Bonilla Carranza, J. L., Muñoz, M., & Osorio Angel, S. (2022). Scrumming: Gamifying a Dashboard for Undergraduate Student Motivation. In O. Bernardes, V. Amorim, & A. Moreira (Ed.), Handbook of Research on the Influence and Effectiveness of Gamification in Education (pp. 521-540). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4287-6.ch026.

2021. Muñoz, Mirna. "Boosting the Competitiveness of Organizations with the Use of Software Engineering." In Latin American Women and Research Contributions to the IT Field. edited by Negrón, Adriana Peña Pérez, and Mirna Muñoz, 198-216. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7552-9.ch009

2020. Muñoz, M., Mejía, J., & Laporte, C. Y. (2021). Analysis of the Evolution of Eight VSEs Using the ISO/IEC 29110 to Reinforce Their Agile Approaches. In Mora, M., Gómez, J. M., O'Connor, R. V., & Buchalcevová, A. (Ed.), Balancing Agile and Disciplined Engineering and Management Approaches for IT Services and Software Products (pp. 28-51). IGI Global. http://doi:10.4018/978-1-7998-4165-4.ch002

2020. Mirna Muñoz, Adriana Peña Pérez Negrón, Luis Hernández. Gamification in Virtual Reality Environments for the Integration of Highly Effective Teams. In Negrón, A. (Ed.), López, G. (Ed.), Aguirre, H. (Ed.). (2020). Virtual Reality Designs. Boca Raton: CRC Press. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781003019589/chapters/10.1201/9781003019589-7

Artículos Proceedings de congresos internacionales indexados Springer

2022. Negrón, A.P.P., Carranza, D.B., Muñoz, M. (2023). Video Game Development Process for Soft Skills Analysis. In: Mejia, J., Muñoz, M., Rocha, Á., Hernández-Nava, V. (eds) New Perspectives in Software Engineering. CIMPS 2022. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 576. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20322-0_7

2022. Muñoz, M. (2023). Can Undergraduates Get the Experience Required by the Software Industry During Their University? In: Mejia, J., Muñoz, M., Rocha, Á., Hernández-Nava, V. (eds) New Perspectives in Software Engineering. CIMPS 2022. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 576. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20322-0_11

2022.   Restrepo-Tamayo, L.M., Gasca-Hurtado, G.P., Muñoz, M. (2022). Building Effective Software Development Teams Based on the Personality of Its Members. In: Yilmaz, M., Clarke, P., Messnarz, R., Wöran, B. (eds) Systems, Software and Services Process Improvement. EuroSPI 2022. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1646. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15559-8_48

2022. Muñoz, M., Gasca-Hurtado, G.P., Gómez-Álvarez, M.C., Sameh, S. (2022). Assessment of a Gamified Automotive Software Development Environment. In: Yilmaz, M., Clarke, P., Messnarz, R., Wöran, B. (eds) Systems, Software and Services Process Improvement. EuroSPI 2022. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1646. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15559-8_8

2022. Negrón A.P.P., Muñoz M., Carranza D.B., Rangel N. (2022) Towards the Evaluation of relevant Interaction Styles for Software Developers. In: Mejia J., Muñoz M., Rocha Á., Avila-George H., Martínez-Aguilar G.M. (eds) New Perspectives in Software Engineering. CIMPS 2021. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1416. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89909-7_11

2021. Galván-Cruz S., Muñoz M., Mejía J., Laporte C.Y., Negrete M. (2021) Building a Guideline to Reinforce Agile Software Development with the Basic Profile of ISO/IEC 29110 in Very Small Entities. In: Mejia J., Muñoz M., Rocha Á., Quiñonez Y. (eds) New Perspectives in Software Engineering. CIMPS 2020. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1297. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63329-5_2

2021. Negrete M., Infante U., Muñoz M. (2021) A Case Study of Improving a Very Small Entity with an Agile Software Development Based on the Basic Profile of the ISO/IEC 29110. In: Mejia J., Muñoz M., Rocha Á., Quiñonez Y. (eds) New Perspectives in Software Engineering. CIMPS 2020. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1297. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63329-5_1

2021. Gasca-Hurtado, G.P., Gómez-Álvarez, M.C., Muñoz, M., Mejía, J. (2021). Gamification Principles to Decrease SPI Change Resistance. In: Yilmaz, M., Clarke, P., Messnarz, R., Reiner, M. (eds) Systems, Software and Services Process Improvement. EuroSPI 2021. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1442. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85521-5_16

2021. Muñoz, M., Mejia, J., Peña, A., Laporte, C., Gasca-Hurtado, G.P., Gómez-Álvarez, M.C. (2021). An Exploratory Analysis of the Perception of the Utility of Proven Practices of the Software Basic Profile of ISO/IEC 29110 by a Set of VSEs in Mexico. In: Yilmaz, M., Clarke, P., Messnarz, R., Reiner, M. (eds) Systems, Software and Services Process Improvement. EuroSPI 2021. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1442. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85521-5_29

2020. Muñoz M., Mejia J., Peña A., Laporte C., Gasca-Hurtado G.P. (2020) What Motivates VSEs to Adopt an International Standard Such as ISO/IEC 29110? An Exploratory Analysis. In: Yilmaz M., Niemann J., Clarke P., Messnarz R. (eds) Systems, Software and Services Process Improvement. EuroSPI 2020. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1251. Springer, Cham. https://doi-org.svproxy01.cimat.mx/10.1007/978-3-030-56441-4_55

2020. Aguilar Vera, R.A., Díaz Mendoza, J.C., Muñoz-Mata, M.A., Ucán Pech, J.P. (2020). Influence of Belbin’s Roles in the Quality of the Software Requirements Specification Development by Student Teams. In: Mejia, J., Muñoz, M., Rocha, Á., A. Calvo-Manzano, J. (eds) Trends and Applications in Software Engineering. CIMPS 2019. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1071. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33547-2_8

2020. Muñoz, M., Negrete, M. (2020). Reinforcing DevOps Generic Process with a Guidance Based on the Basic Profile of ISO/IEC 29110. In: Mejia, J., Muñoz, M., Rocha, Á., A. Calvo-Manzano, J. (eds) Trends and Applications in Software Engineering. CIMPS 2019. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1071. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33547-2_6

2020. Gasca-Hurtado G.P., Gómez-Álvarez M.C., Muñoz M., Betancur S.H. (2020) Gamified Strategy Oriented to Decrease SPI Change Resistance: A Case Study. In: Yilmaz M., Niemann J., Clarke P., Messnarz R. (eds) Systems, Software and Services Process Improvement. EuroSPI 2020. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1251. Springer, Cham. https://doi-org.svproxy01.cimat.mx/10.1007/978-3-030-56441-4_23

2020. Gasca-Hurtado G.P., Muñoz M. (2020) A Path for the Implementation of Best Practices for Software Requirements Management Process Using a Multimodel Environment. In: Gervasi O. et al. (eds) Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2020. ICCSA 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 12254. Springer, Cham. https://doi-org.svproxy01.cimat.mx/10.1007/978-3-030-58817-5_58

2020. Gasca-Hurtado G.P., Londoño J.A.H., Muñoz M. (2020) Multi-model Environment Generation and Tailoring Model for Software Process Improvement. In: Rocha Á., Adeli H., Reis L., Costanzo S., Orovic I., Moreira F. (eds) Trends and Innovations in Information Systems and Technologies. WorldCIST 2020. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1159. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45688-7_62

2020. Mejía J., Maciel P., Muñoz M., Quiñonez Y. (2020) Frameworks to Develop Secure Mobile Applications: A Systematic Literature Review. In: Rocha Á., Adeli H., Reis L., Costanzo S., Orovic I., Moreira F. (eds) Trends and Innovations in Information Systems and Technologies. WorldCIST 2020. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1160. Springer, Cham. https://doi-org.svproxy01.cimat.mx/10.1007/978-3-030-45691-7_13

Artículos Proceedings de congresos internacionales indexados  IEEE Xplorer

2022. Corona and M. Muñoz, "Assessing the knowledge and use of agile methods: A case study in 15 SMEs of Mexico," 2022 IEEE Mexican International Conference on Computer Science (ENC), 2022, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ENC56672.2022.9882945.

2022. Mirna Muñoz. Challenges toward teaching international standards in higher education institutions. IEEE Xplore (in press)

2021. G. -M. J. Eder, A. Muñoz-Mata Mirna, C. -R. Héctor and M. -M. Jezreel, "Design of Gamified Learning Experiences," 2021 4th International Conference on Inclusive Technology and Education (CONTIE), La Paz, Mexico, 2021, pp. 18-22, doi: 10.1109/CONTIE54684.2021.00012

2021. Guzman-Mendoza José Eder, Muñoz Mirna, Cardona-Reyes Héctor, Mejía Jezreel, Designing a Player-Persona for Gamification Learning Experiences. CEUR-WS.org/Vol-3070/papper08.pdf. Proceedings of the VII Iberoamerican Conference on Human Computer Interaction São Paulo, Brazil, September 8-10, 2021. urn:nbn:de:0074-3070-0

2021. N. C. Flores, M. A. Muñoz and J. G. Hernández Reveles, "Guide to teach Lean Startup methodology to software engineering students using a serious game," 2021 Mexican International Conference on Computer Science (ENC), 2021, pp. 1-8, doi: 10.1109/ENC53357.2021.9534827

2021. M. Muñoz and P. Montoya-Méndez, "Identification of issues in the implementation of the ISO/IEC 29110 standard: comparison between the state of the art and the state of practice," 2021 10th International Conference On Software Process Improvement (CIMPS), 2021, pp. 90-97, doi: 10.1109/CIMPS54606.2021.9652708.

2021. E. Bonilla-Rivas, M. Muñoz and A. P. P. Negrón, "Strategy for training in the ISO/IEC 29110 standard based on a serious game" 2021 10th International Conference On Software Process Improvement (CIMPS), 2021, pp. 74-83, doi: 10.1109/CIMPS54606.2021.9652748.

2020. E. Villanueva–Rosas and M. Muñoz, "Proposal of a framework for software product and process quality assurance for very small entities" 2020 9th International Conference On Software Process Improvement (CIMPS), 2020, pp. 141-147, doi: 10.1109/CIMPS52057.2020.9390148.

2020. E. Bonilla-Rivas and M. Muñoz, "Creation of strategies for training the software development standard ISO/IEC 29110: Proposal for a framework," 2020 9th International Conference On Software Process Improvement (CIMPS), 2020, pp. 126-131, doi: 10.1109/CIMPS52057.2020.9390144.

2020. A. Milán, J. Mejía, M. Muñoz and C. Carballo, "Success factors and benefits of using business intelligence for corporate performance management," 2020 9th International Conference On Software Process Improvement (CIMPS), 2020, pp. 19-27, doi: 10.1109/CIMPS52057.2020.9390108.