Speaker Bio
Carlotta Barone-MacDonald is a master’s student in Technology and Policy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and an alumna in Mathematics and Physics from École Polytechnique, Paris.
Carlotta has previously worked on quantum computing problems at Imperial College London. She is passionate about finding innovative ways to apply quantum mechanics to real-world challenges, particularly in energy technologies and information science. Her undergraduate thesis at MIT focused on exploring the parallels between quantum mechanical processes in photosynthesis and quantum annealing. Currently, as part of her TPP studies, Carlotta is furthering her research in quantum technologies while examining the broader intersections of science, policy, and technology development.