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Dr. Kitty Yeung is a physicist, artist, maker, fashion designer and musician based in Germany. She works at Microsoft Quantum Systems as a Senior Program Manager. Kitty is the producer of MS Learn quantum modules, creator of comic series Quantum Computing through Comics, lecturer at HackadayU and Microsoft DevRel on Introduction to Quantum Computing, founder & designer of fashion brand, Art by Physicist, and creative technologist & lead of the Fashion Hack at Microsoft. Her fashion brand, Art by Physicist creates unique and timeless science - and nature - themed clothing and accessories. Her paintings, printed on fabrics through eco-friendly processes, and 3D printing on-demand production, achieve sustainable (STEAM) fashions. Kitty worked as a research scientist, hardware engineer and UX designer at Intel, and was Manager of the Microsoft Garage program in Silicon Valley, California. She received her Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Harvard University (thesis: Engineering Plasmonic Circuits in 2-Dimensional Electron Systems) and a M.Sci., B.A. and M.A. in Natural Sciences from University of Cambridge. Kitty's career has been focusing on physics while pursuing the integration of technology, science, design and art. Kitty frequently gives technical and career talks reflecting her passion and experience in quantum computing, wearables industry, digital transformation, and internal startups.