Alessandra Sala is an Italian computer scientist specializing in distributed algorithms for graph theory, social network analysis, and data privacy.
[7] She is the 2021 winner of the XV International Prize "Le Tecnovisionarie" in the AI - Industrial Research category.
[8] "Le Tecnovisionarie" are women who in their professional activities have demonstrated technological vision and foresight, with an emphasis towards social impact and ethical and transparent behaviors.
[10] She earned a laurea in computer science from the University of Salerno in 2004, and completed a doctorate there under the supervision of Alberto Negro and Vittorio Scarano.
[3] After postdoctoral research at the University of California, Santa Barbara, she joined Bell Labs in 2012.