Krysta Svore received her Ph.D. with Highest Distinction in Computer Science from Columbia University. Her research focuses on quantum algorithm. She leads a team working on designing scalable, fault-tolerant software architecture for translating a high-level quantum program into a low-level, device-specific quantum implementation. She serves as a representative for the Academic Alliance of the National Center for Women and Information Technology, and is a member of the American Physical Society and the Association for Computing Machinery. Her work has received recognitions such as a Kavli Fellowship of the National Academy of Sciences and an AAAS Fellowship. She was also named to the “39 Most Powerful Female Engineers 2018” list by Business Insider.