Elena Zancanaro is an MSc student in Nanoscience at the University of Barcelona and holds an MSc in Physics from Université Paris-Saclay. Her research spans quantum computing, sensing, and nanotechnology, with experience at the University of Groningen and the Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies in Paris. She is a recipient of the France Excellence Quantum Scholarship and has published on stochastic simulations in complex systems. Her interests lie at the intersection of emerging technologies, global governance, and international security.