Summary
Katia Bulekova is a research computing leader with 12+ years advancing high-performance and scientific computing at Boston University, now directing research computing and digital strategy for the entire institution. She blends deep technical expertise in GPU acceleration, numerical and statistical programming with a talent for translating institutional priorities into actionable services that accelerate interdisciplinary research. Her career progressed from hands-on graphics and scientific programming to managing teams and owning service lifecycles, giving her a rare combination of practitioner-level depth and strategic program design. Known for emotionally intelligent leadership, she balances innovation, security, and compliance to enable researchers across domains. Trained in applied mathematics and computer science at top Russian institutions, she still brings a researcher’s mindset to solving large-scale computational challenges.
12 years of coding experience
32 years of employment as a software developer
Post Graduate Studies, Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Post Graduate Studies, Applied Mathematics and Computer Science at NIISI Russian Academy of Science
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian, English