Sofia Vallecorsa

​Dr. Sofia Vallecorsa is a researcher specializing in scientific computing, machine learning, and quantum computing applications in High Energy Physics at CERN. She earned her Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Geneva and has extensive experience in software development for various experiments, including CDF, IceCube, and ATLAS. Currently, Dr. Vallecorsa coordinates the Quantum Computing area within the CERN Quantum Technology Initiative, leading a team dedicated to exploring the impact of quantum algorithms in High Energy Physics. Her research focuses on the intersection of artificial intelligence and quantum computing, with notable contributions to quantum anomaly detection and quantum graph neural networks.