Virginie Galland Ehrlacher is a mathematician and professor at ENPC-CERMICS and a member of the INRIA MATHERIALS project team. Her work focuses on developing and mathematical analysis of efficient numerical methods for solving high-dimensional problems, particularly those arising in materials science applications. She is the recipient of the 2023 “Young Woman Scientist” award, which recognizes women who have defended their thesis within the past 10 years, at the 22nd edition of the Irène Joliot-Curie Prize