Lorena Qendro

Dr. Lorena Qendro is a Senior Research Scientist at Nokia Bell Labs in Cambridge, where she leads research on AI and machine learning for wearable and mobile technologies. She holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Cambridge. Her work focuses on translating advanced ML ideas into practical systems and prototypes, with an emphasis on reliability, efficiency and privacy. Lorena brings deep software engineering experience and has built production-grade pipelines and tools across data, modelling and on-device implementation. At Bell Labs her work emphasises robustness and efficiency in AI systems, including uncertainty and evaluation methods and resource-aware models, and has led to peer-reviewed publications and patents. She is a committed mentor and an advocate for women in STEM, and aims to inspire more young women to explore how computing and AI can shape a healthier and more connected future.