Quantum Nanostructures and
Nanofabrication Group

Prof. Karl K. Berggren and Dr. P. Donald Keathley

Francesca Incalza

Graduate Research Fellow

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
50 Vassar St., Suite 36-231
Cambridge, MA 02139

incal723@mit.edu | 617-258-6552

Francesca is a double degree Master’s student at Université Paris Cité and Polytechnic University of Turin, undertaking the Quantum Devices and Nanotechnologies for ICTs course. She received her B.Sc. in Engineering Physics from the Polytechnic University of Turin in 2021. Currently, she is working on the Master Thesis as a Visiting Scientist at Quantum Nanostructures and Nanofabrication group at MIT, USA. Her work at MIT focuses on high-temperature superconductors for applications in single-photon detectors.

QNN Publications, Conference Papers, & Thesis

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