Dr Sonali Mohapatra

Quantum Innovation Sector Lead NQCC

Dr Sonali Mohapatra is a Quantum Innovation Sector Lead leading the development and delivery of NQCC’s sectoral innovation strategy and sectoral engagement framework. Working with diverse stakeholders across government, industry, academia, regulatory bodies & policy makers, she focuses on driving quantum adoption across a portfolio of sectors such as Healthcare and Pharma, Financial Services, Space & Telecoms, etc. Sonali works closely with NQCC's Quantum Applications team to lead the discovery of QC use-cases and drive QC application development through NQCC's SparQ programme.

Sonali has an interdisciplinary research background and extensive industry experience leading the technical development and commercialisation of early-stage quantum, space and AI technologies including two of the world's first ever AI powered Quantum Key Distribution modules for CubeSats.