Anna Fontcuberta i Morral studied Physics at the University of Barcelona, followed by a PhD in Materials Science at the Ecole Polytechnique Palaiseau, France. Between 2001 and 2005, she conducted research as a visiting researcher at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA, and as a CNRS researcher in France. During this time, she was co-founder of the suc­cessful start-up Aonex Technologies in the USA. She received her post-doctoral degree in Experimental Physics at the Technical University of Munich, Germany in 2009. Since 2008, she has been working at EPFL, where she was promoted to Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering in 2014 before being promoted to Full Professor in September 2019. The renowned researcher has established her Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials as the world leader in sustainable nanotech­nologies. She has also been an active member of various scientific advisory boards, com­mittees and expert committees.

Nicolas Gisin is President of the Swiss Quantum Commission, the coordinating body for the Swiss Quantum Initiative. The Initiative was launched in 2023 to further strengthen the leading position of the Swiss quantum ecosystem. Gisin is professor emeritus at the University of Geneva with a focus on quantum optics and sensors. His research in telecom and the sensing domains led to many patents and technological transfers to Swiss and international industries. More recently, the demonstration of quantum cryptography and of long distance quantum entanglement received attention from the international scientific community as from the general public. In 2009, Gisin was awarded the First Biennial John Stewart Bell Prize for Research on Fundamental Issues in Quantum Mechanics and their Applications.

Hugo holds a PhD in Nuclear Physics from the University of Fribourg. After his PhD he joined the Institute Laue-Langevin in Grenoble, where he was responsible for the high-resolution gamma ray spectrometer GAMS4.
Back in Switzerland, he joined the innovation department of Swisscom, where he specialized in the measurement of electromagnetic fields and their potential biological effects. Later he took over the lead of Swisscom’s accredited test lab.
After a Master in Management of Technology and Economics from ETH Zurich, he built up an engineering team, with the mandate to bring mobile technologies faster to the Swisscom network.
With his background in industry research, technology and management he joined METAS in 2020, where acts currently as Chief Partnership and Technology Transfer Officer, while pushing also forward METAS quantum activities.

María José Calderón is a theoretical physicist specializing in quantum materials for quantum technologies. Her research addresses electronic properties of complex systems, including moiré materials, and semiconductor-based quantum devices. After her PhD at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (2001), she held postdoctoral positions at the University of Cambridge and the University of Maryland. She joined CSIC in 2007 and received the L’Oréal-UNESCO “For Women in Science” award (Spain, 2008). Dr Calderón has taken on leadership roles such as Programme Officer for Physical Sciences at AEI, president of the Spanish Condensed Matter Physics Division (GEFES-RSEF), and elected board member of the European Physical Society Condensed Matter Division. She served on the editorial board of Physical Review B (2018–2024) and participates in international advisory and program committees. Committed to outreach, she co-founded the Spanish initiative 11 de febrero to promote women in science. She is currently CSIC’s Deputy Coordinator for Matter.

Arindam Ghosh is JRD Tata Chair Professor of Physics at the Indian Institute of Science (IISC) in Bangalore, India. He is an alumnus of the University of Cambridge, has been a Visiting Research Fellow in Nanotechnology at the T J Watson Research Centre of IBM. Arindam works with both the Central and the State Governments on various aspects of the Quantum Technology roadmap in India. He coordinated the Material and Devices vision document for India’s National Quantum Mission, works with the Mission Coordination Cell, and chaired the committee that designed the undergraduate quantum education in India for over 9000 technical colleges and universities. He is currently the Convenor of the IISC Quantum Technology Initiative. He is also the co-founder and CEO of Quan2D Tech. Pvt Ltd – a deeptech startup developing commercializable devices for quantum sensing.

Jennifer E. Hastie is a Professor in Physics, leading research on novel solid-state and semiconductor lasers at the Institute of Photonics, University of Strathclyde. Her research has a particular emphasis on laser spectral purity, wavelength versatility, and applications in precision metrology and spectroscopy. She has held leadership roles in the UK’s Quantum Technology Programme since 2014, leading work on ultra-coherent VECSELs for atomic physics, including optical clocks, and is currently Deputy Lead of the UK Hub for Quantum Enabled Position, Navigation and Timing. She served as Director of the Institute of Photonics (2022-2025) and was awarded Fellowship of Optica in 2024 for “leadership in the photonics and quantum technology community and pioneering technical contributions in the area of narrow-linewidth lasers.”

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Dr. Marina Gertsvolf is the Director of Quantum Sensors Program (QSP) at National Research Council Canada (NRC). In this role, she leads collaborative research projects between NRC scientist and academic and industrial partners that aim to advance the state of the art of quantum sensing and strengthen the Canadian quantum ecosystem. Prior to her current role, Marina led Frequency and Time team at NRC where she was responsible for the development and dissemination of the SI unit of the second and UTC(NRC), the official time for Canada. She holds a PhD in ultrafast physics from the University of Ottawa.

Andreas Wallraff is Full Professor for Solid-State Physics in the Department of Physics at ETH Zurich. His work focuses on the experimental investigation of quantum effects in superconducting electronic circuits for fundamental quantum optics experiments and for applications in quantum information processing. His group at ETH Zurich researches micro- and nano-electronics as well as hybrid quantum systems combining superconducting electronic circuits with semiconductor quantum dots, making use of fast and sensitive microwave techniques at ultra-low temperatures.

Eleni Diamanti is CNRS research director at the LIP6 laboratory of Sorbonne University in Paris. She received her PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 2006 and was a Marie Curie postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Optics Graduate School in Palaiseau before joining the CNRS in 2009. Her research focuses on experimental quantum cryptography and communication, and on the development of photonic resources and applications for quantum networks. She is a recipient of a European Research Council Starting Grant, director of the Paris Centre for Quantum Technologies, and was awarded the CNRS Silver and Innovation Medals in 2024. She also serves as vice chair of the European Quantum Technologies Flagship Strategic Advisory Board and is cofounder and scientific advisor of the start-up company Welinq that specializes in quantum interconnect technology.

Yonuk Chong is Full Professor of Department of Quantum Information Engineering at SKKU. His work focuses on the superconducting quantum devices in application to quantum computing, quantum sensing and fundamental science. He is the director of QFab and QCenter, Korean government’s two flagship initiatives for superconducting device foundry and quantum workforce education. His recent interest includes large-scale fabrication and integration of superconducting electronics, which requires a seamless combination of state-of-art nano-fabrication and high-frequency ultra-low temperature precision measurement.

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Wolfgang Tittel received his PhD from the University of Geneva in 2000, joined the University of Calgary in 2006 as associate professor and industrial research Chair, and became full professor in 2013. In 2018 he accepted a position at QuTech at the Delft University of Technology and, since January 2023, he is a professor and Chair affiliated with the University of Geneva, the Constructor Institute of Technology in Schaffhausen, and the Constructor University in Bremen.

Dr. Tittel has engaged in groundbreaking research in quantum communication from the early stages on, and his work has raised appreciation that quantum communication is not restricted to controlled laboratory settings. His research interests include light-matter interaction, nano-photonics, quantum repeaters, and quantum networks. He is a member of the Swiss Quantum Commission, has steered institutes at the Universities of Calgary and Delft, was a senior fellow of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, and has been a founding member of the international QCRYPT conference, the workshop for quantum repeaters and networks, and the IOPscience journal “Quantum Science and Technology”.

Megan Lee is Managing Director of Calgary’s “Quantum City,” with nearly 20 years of experience across the full spectrum of research, innovation and commercialization. She has a significant depth of experience in various organizations, from operational leadership at a publicly traded biotech company, to the world’s top university-affiliated incubator to a large oncology research and care funder.

She is a recognized expert in conducting technical and business due diligence, start-up creation, strategy and management consulting, investment portfolio management and organization management of a growth-stage biotech company, where she led the development of new pharmaceutical products and recorded multiple consecutive years of record turnover and profit. She has an MBA in entrepreneurship and technology commercialization and a PhD in Biochemistry.

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Hirofumi “Hiro” Mori is Chair of Global Consortium Alliances Working Group at Quantum STrategic
industry Alliance for Revolution (Q-STAR) and serves as Expert of Strategic Advanced Technology
Group in Toshiba Corporation.
Mr. Mori started his career as an engineer at Toshiba in Japan and accumulated profound
experiences in developing both hardware and software digital products. Prior to his current position,
Mr. Mori was the IoT evangelist and leading technology engagement with strategic partners,
especially industrial area. Also Mr. Mori was appointed to the Senior Manager of Toshiba America
Information Systems in San Jose of California from 2011 to 2015, which focuses on dedicated digital
product and application development. In 2019, he was appointed General manager of Israel
Development Office at Toshiba of Europe Limited to initiate open innovation with global start-ups.

Since 2018 Roger McKinlay has been leading the Quantum Technologies Challenge in Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation. The QT Challenge funds collaborative projects and early procurement and has invested over £300m to industry-led projects over the past seven years. Roger is a Chartered Engineer and a past president of the Royal Institute of Navigation. He joined UKRI following a career in the defence and aerospace industries.

David Morcuende is the Network Manager at the European Quantum Industry Consortium (QuIC), where he coordinates cross-functional working and expert groups to accelerate the commercialisation and impact of quantum technologies across Europe. With a foundation in Computer Science and Engineering and an MBA, David blends technical insight with business strategy. He has contributed significantly to the open-source quantum community—co-authoring tutorials, building connectors like the Qiskit-to-Braket provider—and sustains a creative streak with projects such as quantum-generated fractal art. Prior to QuIC, he held roles in AI product development, R&D direction, and has founded technology ventures. Passionate about collaboration, David works at the intersection of research, policy, and industry to help build Europe’s quantum ecosystem.

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Dr. Ribordy lives in Geneva, Switzerland, and has worked and studied in the US, Japan and China. Dr. Ribordy is a pioneer in the field of quantum technologies. After obtaining his PhD in physics from the University of Geneva in the late 1990’s for his research on quantum communications, Dr. Ribordy co-founded ID Quantique (IDQ) and has been its CEO since then. IDQ was the first company to exploit quantum physics to enhance data security, with several world premieres. He was a member of the High-Level Group on Quantum Technologies, in charge of advising the European Commission on technology and innovation aspects related to this field in 2016 to 2017. Dr. Ribordy is the author of more than 30 scientific papers in the field of quantum technologies and cited as an inventor on more than 20 patents. He is the recipient of several innovation awards, such as the University of Geneva Innovation Medal (2017) or the Digital Shaper Switzerland Award (2018).

Pavel Sulimov has a Ph.D. in Theoretical Computer Science. Currently he is a Senior Quantum AI Researcher at Institute of Computer Science (Zurich University of Applied Sciences) and an Academic Lead at Innosuisse AI Booster (Quantum Algorithms Expert Group). Before moving to Switzerland, was holding the position of Lead Data Scientist at BetVictor (Gibraltar).

CEO and seasoned entrepreneur leading a startup born from EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland, specializes in quantum transducers, aiming to bridge the gap between microwave and optical frequencies for quantum computing. Main focus on developing hardware for quantum LANs, leveraging our quantum frequency conversion technology for applications beyond networking of superconducting quantum computers, including optical communications and enhanced sensing capabilities.

Lennig Pedron is CEO of Trust Valley, a Swiss public-private partnership initiative and Switzerland’s center of excellence in digital trust and cybersecurity, part of the EPFL Innovation Park Foundation. A recognized leader in cybersecurity and emerging technologies, she was awarded European Cyber Woman 2023 in the Executive Leader category in Paris. As co-founder and president of NGO iCON, she represents an international community of over 100 digital trust experts at the Council of Europe. A Certified Board Member and former Data Protection expert for the Swiss Confederation, Lennig advises diverse audiences including police, prosecutors, and financial institutions. She has served as judge for the GCSP’s 9/12 geopolitical challenge for four years, spoken at the WSIS Forum, and co-authored “The Fundamentals of Cyber Crisis Management” (Ellipses, 2022).

Kilian Wasmer is team leader “Anticipation” at armasuisse Science & Technology, where is also responsible for both Technology Anticipation and Technology Management (2022 – present). One additional activity is also the coordination of Quantum activities by armasuisse. He additionally represents Switzerland in several NATO quantum groups.
Before Kilian Wasmer was Deputy Head of the Laboratory for Advanced Materials Processing at Empa (Switzerland), where he leads the Dynamical Processes group (2013-2022). Trained in mechanical engineering (Sion, Soest) and holding a PhD from Imperial College London, he later earned an EMBA from HEC Lausanne. Hence, Kilian Wasmer’s main technology competences at the intersection of advanced materials processing, real-time monitoring, intelligent manufacturing systems as well as technology anticipation in defence relies on continuous scanning, scenario building, roadmapping, linking emerging science to future capability needs.

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Dr. Puebla Hellmann is CEO of QZabre, an ETH Spinoff that creates NV Scanning Magnetometers and NV scanning probes. An enthusiast for moving quantum technologies from the lab to real world applications, he started his career with a PhD in Prof. Andreas Wallraff’s Quantum Device Lab at ETH Zürich. He then moved to IBM Zürich, first in collaboration with the University of Zurich, then with the University of Basel, where he worked to create a mass-fabrication compatible platform for molecular electronics. Mid 2018, immediately convinced of the potential that NV technology offers, he joined QZabre as a late cofounder. Dr. Puebla Hellmann has authored scientific papers published in Nature as well as several patents and won the Zeiss Quantum Challenge in 2020.

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Dr. Christian Jünger is CEO and Co-Founder of YQuantum LLC, a Swiss startup driving the next generation of scalable quantum hardware. As co-inventor of the company’s core technology, he blends deep scientific expertise with a strong entrepreneurial spirit.
Christian earned his PhD in Physics from the University of Basel, focusing on quantum transport, before joining UC Berkeley under Prof. Irfan Siddiqi to advance research on superconducting qubits and circuit QED. He further broadened his global perspective during research stays at the University of Tokyo, establishing connections across Switzerland, the US, and Japan.
Beyond academia, Christian gained hands-on industry experience as Business Developer at QuantrolOx, a quantum software startup, where he deepened his understanding of commercialization strategies and ecosystem dynamics.
With this unique combination of scientific excellence, international experience, and startup know-how, Christian now leads YQuantum’s mission to deliver innovative cryogenic components that overcome key scaling bottlenecks and accelerate the path toward large-scale quantum computing.

Dr. Frederik F. Flöther is Chief Quantum Officer at QuantumBasel and a member of the University of Basel Center for Quantum Computing and Quantum Coherence (QC2). Frederik previously held roles at IBM and was responsible for healthcare and life sciences at IBM Quantum. He was also elected to the IBM Academy of Technology and appointed Master Inventor and Qiskit Advocate.

Frederik’s research interests include technological applications as well as philosophical and societal implications of quantum computing and AI. He holds a PhD in physics with a focus on photonic quantum computing from the University of Cambridge as well as a professional certificate in quantum computing applications from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Frederik has authored over 50 filed patents, peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and white papers.

Artem Nikitin is leading commercial activities at Delft Circuits. He is responsible for expanding the partners and customers worldwide. Artem received a PhD in experiment condensed matter physics from the University of Amsterdam in 2017. Then, he obtained an EU Marie Curie fellowship to continue the research as a postdoc at the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland. In 2019, he joined a young startup from Delft to create a commercial foundation for the ambitious technology – Cri/oFlex®. This technology aims to massively scale the qubit architecture by introducing flexible high-frequency cryogenic cabling.

Matija completed his PhD in neutral-atom physics at ETH Zurich, and subsequently spent 3.5 years at McKinsey & Company, where he primarily worked at the intersection of quantum technologies and real-world business strategy. Since October 2023, he has been in the quantum computing industry: first at Alice & Bob in France, and currently at PsiQuantum. At PsiQuantum, he is responsible for educating the future users of PsiQuantum’s computer on how to use the device most efficiently.

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Francesco is an associate professor and economist at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. His research focuses on the economics of quantum technologies. This research includes his co-authored work on quantum economic advantage, the commercial applications of quantum computing, and the economics of open-source quantum computing. Francesco is also the Chief Quantum Economist for Creative Destruction Lab’s quantum stream. CDL-Quantum has played an important role in supporting over 160+ quantum startups throughout its history. Francesco also sits on the Leadership Council for Open Quantum Design as its Economist-in-Residence. Open Quantum Design is a non-profit organization that is building the world’s first open-source, full-stack, trapped-ion quantum computer.

As Managing Director of IonQ EMEA, Noam Zakay leads the company’s strategic expansion and commercialization of its cutting-edge quantum technologies across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. He is responsible for building a robust commercial presence in the region by forging high-impact partnerships and driving the adoption of IonQ’s advanced quantum computing systems.
With a distinguished 35-year career, Noam is a recognized leader in business development and strategic growth. His expertise includes defining organizational missions, identifying new business opportunities, and executing innovative strategies. Noam’s exceptional negotiation and deal-making skills have been formally recognized with the Master Deal Maker certification from INSEAD. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, awarded with Honors from the University of South Florida.

Anca Albu is the Chief Operations Officer (COO) at QAI Ventures, where she plays a key role in shaping its unique position as an ecosystem builder from day one. She oversees strategic operations, ensuring the seamless execution of QAI Ventures’ strategy. Working closely with the CEO, she drives fund expansion, investment structuring, and corporate partnerships to foster innovation in Quantum, AI, and Advanced Computing.

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Dr. Gabriele Rainò is a senior scientist at ETH Zurich. His research focuses on the use of novel semiconductor nanomaterials as sources of quantum light for applications in quantum computing and imaging. Since 2019, he has also been involved in coordinating the Master’s program in Quantum Engineering, where he develops novel educational methodologies that combine hands-on sessions with active learning, fostering deeper student engagement and participation.
Dr. Gabriele Rainò earned his PhD in Innovative Materials and Technologies from the University of Salento in 2008. He then joined IBM Research – Zurich as a postdoc, working on organic–inorganic nanomaterials for integrated photonics. By 2011, he was a junior researcher at IBM Research – Zurich, pioneering the use of colloidal nanomaterials as non-classical light sources. In 2017, he then moved to ETH Zurich as a senior scientist, expanding his research on colloidal nanomaterials for optoelectronics and quantum technologies.

Daniel de Haro Moraes graduated in Computer Engineering at UNICAMP in 2006 and has since been working on the development of technological projects. He is now the Head of Emerging Technologies at Venturus, a private non-profit R&D Institute, where he conducts research on blockchain and quantum computing. His latest research has led to the article “Applying Post-Quantum Cryptography Algorithms to a DLT-Based CBDC Infrastructure: Comparative and Feasibility Analysis”, the creation of “Eagle Audit”, a web application for smart contract quality control, and the framework “Venturus Quantum Readiness”, a program designed to help institutions become quantum-ready. Currently, in addition to coordinating research initiatives in emerging technologies, he has been investigating the adoption of quantum technologies across different institutions, the development of quantum computers, and the application of quantum algorithms in bioinformatics.

Dr. Mira L. Wolf-Bauwens leads the development of new science diplomacy initiatives at GESDA (Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator). Previously, she co-founded and led the Responsible Quantum Computing research at IBM Research and served as IBM Quantum Technical Ambassador. Her work focuses on developing solutions that demonstrate technological innovation and societal benefit can go hand-in-hand, and on the socio-ethical and geopolitical questions that arise with the development of new technologies.

Mira has extensive experience working in tech, development corporation, strategy consulting and as CEO of a block-chain start-up. Mira holds a PhD in Political Philosophy on institutional recognition and normative evaluation of emerging technologies from University of Zurich with Visiting Research Fellowships at Columbia University and University of Oxford.

She is an Associate Member of the University of Oxford’s Computer Science Department, sits on the Advisory Board of the UK’s Responsible Quantum Industry Forum and is a member of the Advisory Committee of the Open Quantum Institute. Among others, Mira has co-authored the first Quantum Computing Governance Principles, published by the WEF in 2022, and advises UNESCO’s comest on questions of the ethical implications of quantum computing. Mira is a sought-after speaker on tech governance and tech policy. This year, she was an invited speaker at the Opening Ceremony of the UNESCO International Year of Quantum, APS March Meeting and the ITU’s AI for Good Summit.

Claudia Fracchiolla is Secretariat Coordinator for the UNESCO-endorsed International Year of Quantum Science and Technology 2025 (IYQ), where she oversees global operations, partnerships, and flagship events. She also serves as Head of Public Engagement at the American Physical Society (APS), leading initiatives that foster inclusive science communication and stronger connections between physicists and society. With a background in physics and and a focus on international collaboration, she works to create opportunities for dialogue between scientists, policymakers, and diverse communities worldwide, advancing trust in science and broadening participation in quantum and beyond.

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Kelly Richdale is an independent Board Director and Advisor with expertise in cybersecurity, operational risk and frontier technologies (AI, quantum & blockchain).
She is Senior Advisor for SandboxAQ, Alphabet’s spin off combining AI + Quantum techniques to develop critical advances in life sciences, financial services, navigation, and other sectors. She is a Venture Partner at Amadeus Capital Partners, the European deeptech investor and she sits on the boards of a number of European regulated financial services companies.

Between 2023-2025 Kelly held the role of Executive Fellow at the World Economic Forum where she focussed on AI and Quantum industry transformation. Previously she was on the Innovation Council for Innosuisse, the Swiss federal government’s agency for technology innovation, and from 2010-2019 she led the Quantum Safe Security division of ID Quantique.

Urbasi Sinha is a senior professor at the Raman Research Institute (RRI) in Bangalore, India and a Canada Excellence Research Chair at the University of Calgary, Canada and is the cofounder of a deep tech quantum start-up, QuSyn Technologies. She heads the Quantum Information and Computing lab at RRI and is an associate faculty member at both IQC and Perimeter Institute, Canada. Sinha completed her PhD and M.Sc. in Physics at Cambridge University as a Gates Cambridge and Nehru-Chevening scholar respectively. Her research focuses on quantum information processing, secure quantum communication, and precision tests of quantum mechanics using single and entangled photons.
Prof. Sinha has been associated with India’s National Quantum Mission (NQM) since its inception, first as a member of the core committee that authored the vision document and roadmap for the mission and now as the lead PI for the Technology group working on a multi node quantum repeater network for entanglement distribution based quantum communication as a part of the Quantum Communications hub. She has also been appointed the NQM nodal point at the Open Quantum Institute in Geneva in addition to being an advisory board member for the same.
Her recognitions include the Homi Bhabha Fellowship (2017), ICTP-ICO Gallieno Denardo Award (2018), and recognition among Asia’s Top 100 scientists (2019). She received the Simon’s Emmy Noether Fellowship at the Perimeter Institute (2020-2023) and led the winning team at the 2020 BRICS Future Skills Challenge in Quantum Technology. Recent honours include the ASSOCHAM Women in Cyber award (2021), SIES Chandrasekarendra Saraswathi National Eminence award (2023), a Distinguished International Associate award from the Royal Academy of Engineering, UK (2024), the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar: Yuva Shanthi Swarup Bhatnagar award from the Indian government (2024), the Gates Cambridge Impact Prize (2025) and the Lakshmipat Singhania IIM Lucknow National Eminence Award in Science and Technology (2025).

Dr. Rebekka Garreis is a Quantum Strategist and Scientific Officer at the Swiss Quantum Initiative (SQI), hosted by the Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT) and mandated by the Swiss Confederation. In this role, she supports the Swiss Quantum Commission in shaping quantum strategy, coordinating research funding frameworks, innovation programs, infrastructure development, specialist training, and international partnerships.
She holds a PhD from ETH Zürich in Physics, where her doctoral research centered on electronic transport in graphene quantum dots, involving hands-on experience in nanofabrication and low-temperature measurements. She also gained industry perspective as a Quantum Engineer in Sydney with Silicon Quantum Computing before returning to Switzerland and taking up her current position.

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Dr. Maria (Marilena) Longobardi is Executive Director and Head of Education of the Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) SPIN at the University of Basel, where she coordinates a national program on semiconductor spin-qubit quantum technologies with more than 30 partner institutions, including IBM, ETH Zurich, EPFL, Roche, and TU Delft. A quantum physicist by training, she earned her PhD at the University of Salerno jointly with the University of California, Berkeley, and has over a decade of research experience in experimental quantum physics, focusing on low-dimensional quantum systems and hybrid nanostructures.

Alongside her scientific leadership, Dr. Longobardi is deeply engaged in art&science and international science diplomacy. She was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2022 for her contributions to physics and international collaborations and recognized by Inspiring Fifty (Italy 2021, UK 2023) as one of Europe’s most influential women in science and technology. Her current focus includes connecting quantum research with global policy and society. She contributes to global quantum initiatives through the APS, UNESCO, and the European Commission and advises international organizations on the societal, ethical, and security implications of emerging quantum technologies.