Alba Huidobro is a PhD candidate in the program Political and Social Sciences at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, under the supervision of Dr. Aina Gallego. She is graduated in Political Science and Public Administration, and Master in Research in Political Science from Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Her specialization is in the study of political behaviour of citizens and political leaders, electoral systems and multilevel governance through quantitative research methods.

Currently, she is a pre-doctoral fellow from the Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness (FPI), linked to the project LEADERS at the Barcelona Institute of International Studies (IBEI). Her thesis "The Effects of Leaders on Coalition Governments" focuses on the mechanisms of formation of post-electoral coalitions and to what extent these are defined by the attitudes and individual characteristics of the political leaders.