Mariya has a degree in Digital Animation from Lusófona University of Humanities and Technologies, and she is currently taking a Master’s Degree in Fashion Design at Faculdade de Arquitetura of Universidade de Lisboa (FAUL). 

Her master’s degree thesis focuses on promoting a virtual way of advising people on what to wear using the Kansei methodology to originate the outfits.

The main purpose is to give the consumers the experience of a personal and virtual fashion adviser that suggest an outfit for a specific occasion or activity, in this study case: Womens gym clothes.