Dr. Leslie Leonard is one of more than 50,000 scientists and engineers who work to solve complex defense challenges.

She is a computer scientist at the U.S. Army Engineer Research & Development Center (ERDC).

The ERDC is a laboratory organization that provides expertise in engineering and environmental sciences in support of the U.S. military and the nation.

Currently, Leonard is a program manager for the Department of Defense High-Performance Computing Modernization Program, which has been in operation for more than 25 years.

She provides insight to advance high-performance computing by identifying challenges in research, cybersecurity, supercomputer applications, and cloud applications.

Leonard earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Maryland.

She also holds a master’s and bachelor’s degree in computer science from Jackson State University. According to Computer Science dot org, women only earn 18% of computer science bachelor’s degrees in the United States.

Dr. Leonard will receive an Outstanding Technical Contribution Award at WOC DTX 2021. Click here to register now.