Maximilian Vieweg is currently pursuing a graduate degree in the Engineering and Public Policy Department at Carnegie Mellon University, focusing on Artificial Intelligence Policy. He previously obtained a master’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering at IST through the Erasmus Mundus master’s program Marine and Maritime Intelligent Robotics. Prior to that, he graduated from the Technical University of Vienna with a degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Afonso Amaral leads international alliances research at the Critical Technology Initiative at Carnegie Mellon University, focusing on technology and manufacturing policy and regulation. His research specializes in advanced manufactured products, trade, innovation, and industrial mobilization strategies to address product shortages and crises. He co-develops an early warning mechanism for monitoring supply chain disruptions with the Chief Economist team at the European Commission’s DG GROW.
Rudolph Santarromana’s research focuses on the social, political, and regulatory challenges to deploying low-carbon technologies. He received his B.S. from the University of Illinois, M.S from Instituto Superior Técnico, and finished his PhD in 2024 in Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University and Instituto Superior Técnico, receiving an award for “Outstanding Dissertation”. Prior to starting his PhD, he worked on projects with several organizations including EDP Renewables, the United Nations, and grassroots advocacy organizations.
Jaime Roca is a CMU Portugal program Alumnus in Engineering and Public Policy who graduated in 2017 who currently an Assistant Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Innovation, Technology Entrepreneurship and Marketing Group, at Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands. His studies are mainly focused on how different sources of technical and market uncertainty may change the adoption of advanced manufacturing technologies. As a PhD student, he studied the introduction of metal additive manufacturing in sectors such as aviation or automotive and was part of the CMU Portugal Program ERI (E4Value).
