Prof. Indara Suarez is an Assistant Professor at Boston University. Her research focuses on understanding the characteristics of the Higgs boson and the nature of dark matter using data collected by the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) Collaboration at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). She is currently developing next-generation electronics and firmware for muon detectors and a new CMS precision timing detector capable of ultra-fast timing information to enhance the physics capabilities during the future high-luminosity era of the LHC.Her group has also developed novel computational tools using artificial intelligence for data analysis and detector monitoring. Prof. Suarez is a former UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellow at UCSB and an NSF Graduate Research Fellow at Texas A&M. She was also awarded the DOE Early Career award in 2021. Prof. Suarez a strong supporter of efforts to increase the participation of traditionally under-represented groups and women in science. Her group promotes “inclusion through research” by mentoring, teaching, and training students to create a pipeline for their success through their involvement in research.