Maria was a Senior Researcher, working on Onward’s Science Superpower programme. She is now a Data & Technology Insights Adviser for the Competition and Markets Authority. She was previously a research associate at King’s College London, where she developed methods for monitoring and analysing the impact of open innovation programmes aimed at data-centric companies. Maria holds a PhD in Web Science from the University of Southampton, with a thesis that explored innovation patterns in the history of Web technology.