Héctor Corzo

Héctor Corzo

Héctor Corzo, PhD, is a Senior Science Officer specializing in data privacy, artificial intelligence, and computational hardware technologies at the California Council on Science and Technology (CCST). In this role, Héctor supports efforts to bridge the gap between emerging computational technologies and science policy. He contributes to CCST’s Science Services by leading and supporting projects related to AI, data privacy and security, and advanced hardware technologies such as quantum computing. He also helps deliver workshops, expert briefings, and policy briefs.

Héctor earned his PhD in Chemistry with a specialization in Theoretical and Computational Chemistry from Auburn University. His doctoral research focused on the development, implementation, and application of a many-body quantum field theory framework to accurately describe molecular systems.

Prior to joining CCST, Héctor served as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Center for Computational Sciences at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. His work focused on developing high-performance computing software for quantum chemistry applications and advancing research on emerging quantum computing hardware. He also contributed to the design and training of natural language processing and generative AI models, with applications spanning molecular science, protein modeling, fusion energy science and broader scientific research domains.