Katharina is a quantum physicist with a PhD from RWTH Aachen. After her dissertation, she shifted her focus towards manufacturing-related problems leveraging digital tools like simulation and machine learning. She worked for Siemens’ research department and as chief engineer in ETH Zurich, before she co-founded Digimind GmbH in 2020. Now Katharina’s mission is to develop the first AI-empowered software for the packaging industry to become a sustainable and circular industry.