Iryna Hontsovska was born in 2005 in Lviv, Ukraine. From an early age she's had a keen interest in natural sciences, therefore, after 7th grade  was accepted to the Lviv Physics and Mathematics Lyceum, from which she successfully graduated in 2022 with a GPA of 11.4/12.  

During the time at the Lyceum, Iryna successfully participated in various Olympiads in mathematics, physics, astronomy etc., including the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics, where she won silver and bronze medals in 2021 and 2022 respectively.

After the escalation of the Russian war against Ukraine, Iryna moved to Austria, where she completed the University Preparation Programme of the Vienna Universities and was accepted to  the Vienna University of Technology. Following her passion for problem solving, she is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science.

In April 2024, Iryna received IV-STEM Scholarship for high potentials from Ukraine.