Donatella Sciuto

Donatella Sciuto is Rector of Politecnico di Milano, where she is Full Professor of Computer Science and Engineering. She graduated in electronic engineering from the same university, earned her PhD in electrical and computer engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder in the USA, and holds a master's degree in business administration from Bocconi University.

She serves on the boards of the Bank of Italy, Dassault Systèmes, Fila, Gruppo Ferretti, Gruppo Feltrinelli, Fondazione Tech Europe (TEF), Fondazione La Triennale, Fondazione Corriere della Sera, Fondazione TOG Onlus, Fondazione Anthem and the National Centre of Research in High-Performance Computing, Big Data and Quantum Computing.

She also serves on the scientific committees of Fondazione Enel, Fondazione Terna, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Chalmers University and the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology.

She has co-authored more than 400 scientific articles and holds four international patents. She has served as President of the IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation and is a member of Academia Europaea. She is an IEEE Fellow and has been recognised as an IBM Women Leader in Artificial Intelligence and among Inspiring Fifty Italy.

Sciuto contributes to initiatives that encourage girls to pursue science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). She launched Politecnico di Milano's Diversity and Inclusion programme, POP (Politecnico Equal Opportunities). As the university's former Executive Vice-Rector, she oversaw research strategies and teaching innovation, including POK (Polimi Open Knowledge).