Ayesha Afzal is a researcher at Erlangen National High Performance Computing Center (NHR@FAU), Germany.
She is the recipient of First Place ISC PhD Forum Award 2021 that recognizes the most outstanding PhD work and is named in 100 Future Leaders Role Model List 2022 supported by Yahoo Finance. Her PhD research lies at the crossroads of analytic performance models, performance tools and parallel simulation frameworks in high-performance computing. Ayesha has authored multiple peer-reviewed publications and serves as an active speaker, reviewer, and/or committee member at various international events. She is a passionate advocate for inclusive technology and training new scientists in mentorship. She was named in 100 Future Leaders Role Model List 2022 supported by Yahoo Finance.