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Sofia Guerra

Sofia Guerra is a chartered engineer and AI safety adviser whose work examines assurance for civil nuclear AI. She coauthored a 2019 paper on developing an IAEA Nuclear Energy Series guide and had a 2024 talk on AI assurance in civil nuclear systems; by 2024, she held degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science, a PhD in Mathematics, and a BA in Music. At Adelard, she led growth until its 2022 acquisition; in 2025, she set up Themistoclea and became a Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow. Her 2025 report Fission for Algorithms assesses nuclear fast-tracking in response to AI energy demand, and her April 2026 EDCC keynote addresses AI and nuclear power. As of October 2026, she is AI Now Institute's Senior Advisor for Safety and Security.

Works
24
Citations
117
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Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 2019

    Guidance for nuclear digital devices

    In 2019, she coauthors a paper on work to develop an IAEA Nuclear Energy Series guide for justifying commercial devices used in nuclear power plants.

  2. 2022

    Adelard growth and acquisition

    She leads Adelard's growth until its acquisition in 2022.

  3. By 2024

    Mathematics and music training

    By 2024, she holds a degree in Mathematics and Computer Science, a PhD in Mathematics, and a BA in Music; she is also a chartered engineer.

  4. September 2024

    AI assurance in nuclear systems

    In September 2024, she is a speaker at York's RoboStar Exhibition with a talk titled “Regulatory sandbox on artificial intelligence in the nuclear sector.” It examines assurance cases for civil nuclear AI, including a robotic glovebox for radioactive-waste processing and AI support for structural-integrity claims in plant safety cases.

  5. 2025

    Advising AI Now, founding Themistoclea

    In May 2025, AI Now welcomes her as an advisor on work about AI's impact on energy infrastructure and nuclear safety. She sets up Themistoclea in 2025 and is elected a Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow; the Academy lists her as the company's Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder.

  6. November 2025

    Fission for Algorithms

    She coauthors Fission for Algorithms with Heidy Khlaaf in November 2025. The report assesses nuclear fast-tracking initiatives responding to AI energy demand and their effects on nuclear safety, security, and safeguards.

  7. April 2026

    An EDCC keynote

    In April 2026, she gives EDCC's keynote, “Fission for Algorithms? AI, Nuclear Power, and the Politics of Acceleration.” Her talk examines AI's power demand and nuclear safety, security, and governance.

  8. As of October 2026

    Senior Advisor at AI Now

    As of October 2026, she is AI Now Institute's Senior Advisor for Safety and Security.

Career

  1. Since 2025AI Now InstituteAdvisor
  2. From 2025ThemistocleaCo-Founder, Chief Executive Officer
  3. 2002–2022Adelard

From the biography and OpenAlex affiliations (the years of papers that list the organization), so some years are approximate.

  1. Google alumni have founded or led 133 other organizations, more than any other AI labIncludes AI Now Institute. We estimate that alumni of 17 major AI labs went on to found or lead 350 other organizations, including 226 they founded, and we trace 472 career moves directly between 23 labs since 2010.
  2. Of 216 AI researchers who entered public life, 83 held advisory seats and 58 took public rolesIncludes AI Now Institute. Of 216 AI researchers who entered public life, 83 held advisory seats and 58 took public roles. Another 97 people moved from public careers into AI organizations or research, with 62% of dated records starting from 2020 on.
  3. Google had the most people shaping AI every year from 2014 to 2025Our estimates of which organizations employed the most people shaping AI each year from 1955 to 2025, tracing the shift from university labs to companies.
  4. The United States employs an estimated 48% of people shaping AIWe estimate where the people shaping AI work today, how universities, companies and research institutes split across countries, and how country shares have changed since the 1960s.

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  1. Research papers | Adelard adelard.com. Checked 20 October 2026.
  2. Dr Sofia Guerra FREng raeng.org.uk. Checked 20 October 2026.
  3. RoboStar Exhibition: Celebrating the official launch robostar.cs.york.ac.uk. Checked 20 October 2026.
  4. RoboStar Exhibition Talks robostar.cs.york.ac.uk. Checked 20 October 2026.
  5. New work on AI, energy infrastructure and regulatory safety ainowinstitute.org. Checked 20 October 2026.
  6. Royal Academy of Engineering welcomes 74 new Fellows raeng.org.uk. Checked 20 October 2026.
  7. Fission for Algorithms ainowinstitute.org. Checked 20 October 2026.
  8. EDCC2026 - 21st European Dependable Computing Conference cs.kent.ac.uk. Checked 20 October 2026.
  9. About - AI Now Institute ainowinstitute.org. Checked 20 October 2026.