Claire Rossi has been President of the University of Technology of Compiègne (UTC) since December 2022.
 She serves on the board of members of the Sorbonne University Alliance, the board of directors of the Sino-French Institute for Engineering and Technology (UTSEUS) in Shanghai, and the prospective commission of the Regional Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESER) Hauts-de-France. At the national level, she is vice-president of the “Ecological Transition and Societal Engagement” Commission of the CDEFI (Conference of Directors of French Engineering Schools). She also chairs the supervisory board of UTEAM SA, UTC’s technology transfer subsidiary, and the steering committee of the International Campus UTC-UPT, the Franco-Albanian campus for engineering and innovation in Tirana.

As professor at the CNRS UMR 7025 Laboratory of enzymatic and cellular engineering, she conducts interdisciplinary research at the crossroads of biochemistry, nutrition, and health.
 Her work focuses on the mechanisms of action and health potential of phytochemicals and polyphenols naturally present in foods. She founded and directs UTC’s Food Science Platform, dedicated to formulation, by-product valorization, and technology transfer to industry. She has been actively involved in the creation of several food-tech start-ups and in winning multiple national innovation awards in food science and technology.

Her projects combine food science, biophysical modeling, and artificial intelligence to design food systems that promote global health, prevent chronic diseases, and enhance sustainability.
 Within the Global Health Institute of the Sorbonne University Alliance, she contributes to advancing an integrated approach to human, environmental, and nutritional health.