Francesca Madonini

Francesca Madonini is an accomplished Electronics Engineer with a strong academic background and practical experience in advanced technologies. Currently employed at Empatica since December 2022, Francesca also serves as a mentor at FUTURELY starting September 2023. Francesca completed a PhD in Information Technology at Politecnico di Milano, with a focus on the design and development of Single Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD) array chips for applications in quantum imaging, spectroscopy, and LiDAR. Previous roles include serving as a teaching assistant and a visiting PhD student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Quantum Engineering Group. Francesca holds multiple degrees in Electronics Engineering from Politecnico di Milano, Politecnico di Torino, and Alta Scuola Politecnica, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering from Politecnico di Milano and a diploma from LSS Leonardo da Vinci.