Carla Osthoff is a Brazilian professional with a degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master's and PhD in Computer Engineering Systems. She is currently a researcher in the field of High-Performance Computing at the National Laboratory for Scientific Computing (LNCC), where she coordinates the National High-Performance Processing Centre (CENAPAD) and the High-Performance Processing Sector of the LNCC, which includes various collaborative projects in the area of High-Performance Computing. She is also a lecturer in the Multidisciplinary Postgraduate Programme, a member of the Management Board, and an advisory committee member for the Santos Dumont Supercomputer at the same institution.

Throughout her career, Carla has published numerous articles and specialised in High-Performance Computing, Parallel Programming, and Scientific Computing. She has made significant contributions through her participation in various conferences, serving this year as Program Chair for the IEEE International Symposium on Computer Architecture and High-Performance Computing (SBAC-PAD) and Program Chair of the Latin American High-Performance Computing Conference.