Aurora Maccarone
Heriot-Watt University
Aurora is Assistant Professor and Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellow at Heriot-Watt University.
Aurora’s research is focused on underwater quantum imaging and she is working on a new LIDAR system that can image objects in three dimension underwater using a single-photon detector array. The technology has applications in inspecting, monitoring and surveying underwater objects, off-shore engineering, and even archaeology. With several windfarms being built off the shores of Scotland, the technology will become crucial for surveys of the seabed at potential windfarm locations.
Aurora’s research team are working on the development of the first prototype of a fully-submerged imaging system based on quantum detection technologies. They are working with industry to reduce the size of the system to make it small enough to fit in an underwater vehicle.
