Presenter

Dr. Michela Taufer is the Jack Dongarra Professor in High Performance Computing at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and an AAAS Fellow and ACM Distinguished Scientist. She earned her degrees from the University of Padova and ETH Zurich, and she held a postdoctoral fellowship at UC San Diego and The Scripps Research Institute through the La Jolla Interfaces in Science Program. Her interdisciplinary work spans computational chemistry, computer systems, and scientific applications on supercomputers and cloud platforms. Michela's research blends AI with high performance computing to support simulations, data analytics, and scalable workflows. She leads several NSF-funded interdisciplinary projects and is committed to mentoring students from diverse backgrounds. A strong advocate for undergraduate research and participation in computing, Michela also contributes to national leadership efforts through service in the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) and as vice chair of ACM SIGHPC, advancing strategic initiatives in computing research and workforce development.