Outputs

Papers in international journals

1. M. J. Ferreira, N. A. Silva, A. N. Pinto, N. J. Muga, "Machine Learning Validation of a Physical Prime Random Number Generator," IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, 21:4535-4546 (2026). DOI: 10.1109/TIFS.2026.3686995
2. Sara T. Mantey, Nuno A. Silva, Armando N. Pinto, and Nelson J. Muga, "Experimental validation of a reversal operator-based QKD polarization control method," Opt. Express 33, 11745-11756 (2025). DOI: 10.1364/OE.550025

Papers in national journals

Communications in international scientific meetings

1. J. Costa, M. Lemus, N. A. Silva, and A. N. Pinto, "Oblivious Transfer from Continuous-Variables QKD with Heterodyne Detection," International Conf. on Transparent Optical Networks - ICTON, Prague, Czech, July, 2026.
2. H. Costa, J. Prata, A. N. Pinto, and N. J. Muga, "Design of high-voltage electronic driver for polarization encoding quantum transmitters," International Conf. on Transparent Optical Networks - ICTON, Barcelona, Spain, July, 2025. DOI: 110.1109/ICTON67126.2025.11125163
3. Iris Guilherme, Margarida Almeida, Armando N. Pinto, and Nuno A. Silva, "Polarization Multiplexing CV-QKD with Polarization Drift Post-Compensation," SPIE Security + Defence Madrid, Spain, 2025. DOI: 10.1117/12.3069806
4. F. Valbusa, T. Lorünser and S. Ramacher, "Commitment Schemes from OWFs with Applications to Quantum Oblivious Transfer," 2025 International Conference on Quantum Communications, Networking, and Computing (QCNC), Nara, Japan, 2025, pp. 105-109. DOI: 10.1109/QCNC64685.2025.00024
5. S. T. Mantey, M. Fernandes, N. A. Silva, G. Fernandes, N. K. Kaai, F. P. Guiomar, P. Monteiro, A. N. Pinto, N. J. Muga, "Integrated Communications and Sensing in a 1.8km FSO Field Trial: Stokes-based SOP Monitoring and Tracking at 400 Gbps," Optical Fiber Conference (OFC), San Francisco, California, United States, March, 2025. DOI: 10.1364/OFC.2025.W4F.7

Communications in national scientific meetings

PhD Thesis

1. Sara Tamara Mantey Practical Implementation of a Polarization-Encoded Quantum Key Distribution System. Electrical Engineering Doctoral Programme. University of Aveiro – Portugal [2025-06-23].

Undergraduate dissertations

1. Rui Ventura, Design and Assessment of DV Quantum Receivers for Satellite-Earth Quantum Links [3rd year project], 1st Cycle (Licenciatura) in Physical Engineering, University of Aveiro. 2025-07-22.
2. Maria Ribas, Integration of DV-QKD Systems into Passive Optical Network Architectures [3rd year project], 1st Cycle (Licenciatura) in Physical Engineering, University of Aveiro. 2025-07-21.
3. Bruno Gentil, Analysis of Polarization Drift in Polarization Entangled Based QKD Systems [3rd year project], 1st Cycle (Licenciatura) in Physical Engineering, University of Aveiro. 2025-07-21.

Models

Software

Demonstrators/Laboratory Prototypes

1. QSCAN demonstration in the Portuguese quantum communications infrastructure (PTQCI). On On 26 November 2025, QSCAN’s secure computation service was showcased during the final demonstration of the Portuguese Quantum Communications Infrastructure (PQCI) project. More details about this demonstration here!

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