Christina grew up in Vienna, where she completed her undergraduate degree in electronics at UAS Technikum Vienna, with exchange programs at Loughborough University and the University of Southampton in the UK. She then pursued an Erasmus Mundus Master’s in Medical Imaging and Applications. During that time, she gained experience in deep learning for medical image analysis, particularly in ophthalmology. This led her to apply to Fulbright and begin her second master’s degree in Miami, focusing on ophthalmology and vision sciences. In her free time, she enjoys sewing, playing the ukulele, and learning Spanish.