Biography
Dr. Paula Petrone leads the Digital Health Unit at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, where she develops algorithms for early disease diagnosis, risk assessment, and treatment using data from wearables, imaging, and health records. She holds a Ph.D. in Biophysics from Stanford and has worked at Novartis and Roche applying machine learning to drug discovery. With expertise at the intersection of biology, chemistry, and medicine, she collaborates with biotech and medtech companies to deliver AI-based, explainable, and trustworthy solutions to patients. A WiDS Ambassador (2021–2024), she promotes diversity in STEM and fairness in AI and is a published scientist, mentor, speaker, and mother of two.
