Prof. Paola Inverardi
Rector, Gran Sasso Science Institute
Paola Inverardi has been Rector of the Gran Sasso Science Institute since September 2022. Previously, she was Professor of Computer Science at the University of L’Aquila, where she also served as Rector from October 2013 to September 2019.
Her research focuses on the application of rigorous methods to software development, with the aim of improving software quality. Over the past decades, her work has concentrated on software architectures, mobile applications, and adaptive and autonomous systems, with particular attention to the ethical implications of their interaction with society and human beings.
She has held major leadership roles in leading international conferences and scientific organizations, including ACM and IEEE. She is an ACM Fellow, an IFIP Fellow, and a member of Academia Europaea. She currently represents Italy on the EuroHPC Governing Board and serves on the Executive Board of the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia.
Professor Inverardi has been awarded honorary doctorates from Mälardalen University (Sweden) and Shibaura Institute of Technology (Tokyo, Japan). She received the 2013 IEEE TCSE Distinguished Service Award.