Lilia Boeri

Lilia Boeri is a Professor of Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics at the University of Rome "La Sapienza", where she also obtained her PhD. She previously held research and teaching positions at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Stuttgart (Germany) and at Graz University of Technology (Austria).

Her research focuses on the design and understanding of novel materials using ab initio methods, with a particular emphasis on superconductors. She has authored more than 80 scientific publications, which have received over 6000 citations, and has delivered more than 100 invited talks and seminars at international conferences and research institutions, including the APS March Meeting, the Gordon Research Conference on Superconductivity and High Pressure, and the European Conference on Applied Superconductivity.

Her recent work concentrates on the ab-initio design of new superconductors, with a special focus on high-pressure quenching of metastable phases. In addition to her academic activities, she serves on the Board of Trustees of PSIK, an international organization supporting the development of electronic structure methods, and she is actively involved in promoting the role of women in STEM.