About me
I hold an integrated master’s degree in Engineering Physics from Instituto Superior Técnico (Lisbon, Portugal). I am currently a PhD student in the QuLab at Instituto de Telecomunicações (Lisbon, Portugal).
My research focuses on developing practical quantum communication protocols. I am pursuing the experimental implementation of Quantum Keyless Private Communication (QKPC), pushing toward robust daytime field trials with a view to future satellite deployment.
Research interests
Education
Teaching & Work Experience
Work Experience
- Intervenção por Aparatologia — Cuidados de Beleza e Bem-Estar
Teaching
- Redes de Computadores (RC) — LEIC-A
- Sistemas de Controlo de Tráfego (SCT) — MEAer21
- Teoria da Informação e Comunicação (TIComu) — MECD, MEEC21
- Redes de Computadores e Internet (RCI) — LEEC21 Min-TI
Supervision
- Duarte Lourenço Sumares Velosa Barreto — Space-based high-speed quantum communication (ongoing)
- Ana Filipa Caroço Castela Rio — Go-Around detection at LPPT based on deep learning models using ADS-B and Meteorological data (ongoing)
- Mariana Dinis — Entangled photon pair source using a ppKTP crystal in a Sagnac Loop, 2024
- Carolina Realinho — Quantum Keyless communication under turbulence, 2024
- Ricardo Figueiredo Ferreira — High-Speed Free-Space Quantum Key Distribution, 2023
- Luis Barbosa — Mechanical design for satellite quantum communication, 2023
- Gonçalo Teixeira — Entangled Photon Pair Source for Free-Space Quantum Communication, 2022
Publications
2025 — Quantum Keyless Private Communication under intense background noise (arXiv)
We study how Quantum Keyless Private Communication (QKPC) performs when background noise is high, such as in daylight free-space links. The work outlines security and implementation considerations and shows that practical operating regimes remain viable under strong noise with appropriate filtering and timing.
2025 — Simple portable quantum key distribution for science outreach (American Journal of Physics)
This article presents a compact, low-cost QKD demonstrator designed for classrooms and public engagement. It details the optical layout, alignment tips, and teaching activities that make quantum cryptography tangible for non-specialists.
2024 — Optical payload design for downlink quantum key distribution and keyless communication using CubeSats (EPJ Quantum Technology)
We propose and analyze a CubeSat-compatible optical terminal that supports both QKD and keyless quantum communication modes. The design discusses link budgets, pointing requirements, and component choices to enable robust space-to-ground quantum links.
2022 — QuantSat-PT: an attitude determination and control system architecture for QKD (4th SEAC Conference)
This work describes an ADCS architecture tailored to quantum communication missions, where precise pointing stability is critical. It outlines sensor/actuator choices and control loops compatible with small satellite platforms.
2020 — Design of a passive photonic integrated circuit for QKD (Master’s thesis)
The thesis explores a passive photonic integrated circuit that implements core QKD operations on-chip. It discusses layout strategies and expected performance to reduce size, weight, and power while improving stability.