Claudia Maria Bauzer Medeiros

Claudia Maria Bauzer Medeiros has been a pioneer in the spirit of data-centered interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research both in Brazil and internationally, addressing challenges posed by large, real-world applications, ranging from chemistry, biology, and biodiversity to urban planning, agro-environmental sciences, and social sciences.  She served as president of the Brazilian Computer Society, the first female to be elected in this role, as well as a member of the Research Data Alliance Council, of the World Data System Council and a Member-at-Large of the ACM Council. Medeiros has also served as an ambassador of the ACM Committee for Women in Computing (ACM-W), carrying the spirit of ACM in supporting women in the computing community.