Dr. Alejandra Ruiz [female] is project manager in the quantum technology group (QTECH) from TECNALIA where she leads the area of quantum software engineering (QSE). Se join ESI European Software Institute) where she was part of the embedded group. Later on, the institute merged with others creating TECNALIA in 2010. In TECNALIA she has has been part of the Embedded Systems, Cybersecurity and Safety and Software & Systems Lifecycle Innovation teams. She has participated on projects about Modular Assurance and Certification of Safety-critical Systems, with particular focus on automotive, aerospace, railway and medical devices industries. SHe has experiences in analysis and risk management for novel technologies. With extensive experience in European projects where he has participated in projects such as SafeAdapt (Safe Adaptive Software for Fully Electric Vehicles) EMC2 (Embedded Multi-Core systems for Mixed Criticality applications in dynamic and changeable real-time environments) OPENCOSS (Open Platform for EvolutioNary Certification of Safety-critical Systems) and She has coordinated projects such as AMASS, ECSEL project, Architecture-driven, Multi-concern and Seamless Assurance and Certification of Cyber-Physical Systems (AMASS) (20 Million EUR) or QUANTEK, ELKATEK project, of quantum technology. Alejandra is a telecommunications engineer from the University of Deusto and has a master's degree in advanced artificial intelligence from the UNED and a European doctorate from the University of Deusto in computer science and telecommunications