Johanna Sepúlveda received her M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering – Microelectronics from the University of São Paulo, Brazil. She was a Senior Researcher in the area of security and emerging technologies at the University of South Brittany (France), INRIA (France), and at the Technical University of Munich (Germany).
Currently, Johanna holds the position of Airbus Senior Expert on Quantum-Secure Technologies and Technical Domain Manager for Quantum Technologies across all Airbus Defence and Space, serving as Chief Engineer for various European quantum initiatives, including the European Quantum Communication Infrastructure (EuroQCI). Additionally, she serves as the Vice-Chair of the Strategic Advisory Board for Quantum Technologies at the European Commission and leads the Strategic Industry Roadmap at the European Quantum Industry Consortium (QuIC).
Johanna holds more than 15 years of experience in R&T and R&D in the area of security, networked systems, HPC, and quantum technologies.