Outputs

1. Manuel B. Santos, Paulo Mateus, and Chrysoula Vlachou, "Quantum Universally Composable Oblivious Linear Evaluation", Quantum Vol. 8, 1507, (2024). DOI: 10.22331/q-2024-10-23-1507.
2. Mariano Lemus, Ricardo Faleiro, Paulo Mateus, Nikola Paunković, André Souto, "Quantum Kolmogorov complexity and quantum correlations in deterministic-control quantum Turing machines", Quantum Vol. 8, 1230, (2024). DOI: 10.22331/q-2024-01-18-1230.
3. Maurício J. Ferreira, Nuno A. Silva, Armando N. Pinto, and Nelson J. Muga, "Statistical Validation of a Physical Prime Random Number Generator Based on Quantum Noise", Appl. Sci Vol. 13, no 23, 12619, (2023). DOI: 10.3390/app132312619.
4. Margarida Almeida, Daniel Pereira, Margarida Facão, Armando N. Pinto and Nuno A. Silva, "Reconciliation Efficiency Impact on Discrete Modulated CV-QKD Systems Key Rates", IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 41, pp. 6134, (2023). DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2023.3280076.
5. Daniel Pereira, Armando N. Pinto, and Nuno A. Silva, "Polarization Diverse True Heterodyne Receiver Architecture for Continuous Variable Quantum Key Distribution", IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology Vol. 41, pp. 432-439, (2023). DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2022.3216754.
6. Francesco Massa, Preeti Yadav, Amir Moqanaki, Walter O. Krawec, Paulo Mateus, Nikola Paunković, André Souto, and Philip Walther, "Experimental Semi-quantum Key Distribution With Classical Users", Quantum Vol. 6, pp. 819, (2022). DOI: 10.22331/q-2022-09-22-819.
7. Manuel Santos, Paulo Mateus, Armando N. Pinto, "Quantum Oblivious Transfer: A Short Review", Entropy Vol. 24, no 7, pp. 945, (2022). DOI: 10.3390/e24070945.
8. Ricardo Faleiro, Nikola Paunkovic, and Marko Vojinovic, "Operational interpretation of the vacuum and process matrices for identical particles", Quantum Journal, Vol. 7, pp. 986, (2023). Doi: 10.22331/q-2023-04-20-986
9. N. Paunković and M. Vojinović, “Equivalence principle in classical and quantum mechanics”, Universe Vol. 8, pp. 598, (2022). DOI: 10.3390/universe8110598.
10. B. Mera, N. Paunković, S. T. Amin and V. R. Vieira, “Information geometry of quantum critical submanifolds: relevant, marginal and irrelevant operators”, Physical Review B Vol. 106, pp. 155101, (2022). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.106.155101.
11. Maurício J. Ferreira, Nuno A. Silva, Armando N. Pinto, and Nelson J. Muga, "Characterization of a Quantum Random Number Generator Based on Vacuum Fluctuations", Appl. Sci Vol. 11, no 16, 7413, (2021). DOI: 10.3390/app11167413.
12. P. Branco, L. Fiolhais, M. Goulão, P. Martins, P. Mateus, and L. Sousa, "ROTed: Random Oblivious Transfer for embedded devices", IACR Transactions on Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems Vol. 4, 215–238 (2021). DOI: 10.46586/tches.v2021.i4.215-238.
13. Bruno Costa, Pedro Branco, Manuel Goulão, Mariano Lemus and Paulo Mateus, "Randomized Oblivious Transfer for Secure Multiparty Computation in the Quantum Setting", Entropy Vol. 23, no. 1, 1001 (2021). DOI: 10.3390/e23081001.

1. Margarida Almeida, Armando N. Pinto, Nuno A. Silva, "An FPGA-based Physical Layer for a CV-QKD System", Proc. of VI Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics, AOP2024, Aveiro, Portugal, July 16-19, 2024. (Download)
2. Mauricio Ferreira, Nuno A. Silva, Armando N. Pinto, And Nelson J. Muga, "Searching for Bias in Commercial Quantum Random Number Generators", Proc. of VI Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics, AOP2024, Aveiro, Portugal, July 16-19, 2024. (Download)
3. Sara Mantey, Marcos A. Fernandes, Gil M. Fernandes, Nuno A. Silva1, Fernando P. Guiomar, Paulo Monteiro, Armando N. Pinto, Nelson J. Muga, "Impact of Fast Power Fluctuations Caused by Atmospheric Turbulence on Polarization Measurements", Proc. of VI Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics, AOP2024, Aveiro, Portugal, July 16-19, 2024. (Download)
4. Hugo F. Costa, Nelson J. Muga, Nuno A. Silva, and Armando N. Pinto, "Advanced Algorithms for Optimization of QKD Encoding Subsystems", Proc. of VI Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics, AOP2024, Aveiro, Portugal, July 16-19, 2024. (Download)
5. Alexandra Felisberto, Sara Mantey, Nelson J. Muga, and Armando N. Pinto, "High-Performing Synchronization Techniques for Quantum Key Distribution Systems", Proc. of VI Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics, AOP2024, Aveiro, Portugal, July 16-19, 2024. (Download)
6. Mariline Costa, Sara Mantey, Nuno A. Silva, Armando N. Pinto, And Nelson J. Muga, "Link Analysis for Satellite-Based Quantum Key Distribution", Proc. of VI Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics, AOP2024, Aveiro, Portugal, July 16-19, 2024. (Download)
7. Margarida Almeida, Armndo N. Pinto, Nuno A. Silva, "Modulation variance optimization in discrete modulated CV-QKD systems", Proc. SPIE vol. 12740, Emerging Imaging and Sensing Technologies for Security and Defence VIII, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2023. DOI: 10.1117/12.2683577.
8. Nuno A. Silva, Maurício J. Ferreira, André Carvalho, André Souto, Nikola Paunkovic, Paulo Mateus, António Teixeira, Armando N. Pinto, "A Network Server for Distributing Quantum Random Numbers", ICTON 2023, Bucarest, Romania 2023. DOI: 10.1109/ICTON59386.2023.10207372.
9. Maurício J. Ferreira, André Carvalho, Nuno A. Silva, Armando N. Pinto, Nelson J. Muga, "Probable Prime Generation from a Quantum Randomness Source", ICTON 2023, Bucarest, Romania 2023. DOI: 10.1109/ICTON59386.2023.10207550.
10. Sara T. Mantey, Nuno A. Silva, Armando N. Pinto, and Nelson J. Muga, "AI-Assisted Polarization Basis Alignment for Quantum Key Distribution System Receivers", ICTON 2023, Bucarest, Romania 2023. DOI: 10.1109/ICTON59386.2023.10207321.
11. Daniel Pereira, Armando N. Pinto, and Nuno A. Silva, "Optimization of continuous variables quantum key distribution using discrete modulation", SPIE Sensors + Imaging, Berlin, Germany September, (2022). DOI: 10.1117/12.2638896.
12. Hugo F. Costa, Nelson J. Muga, Nuno A. Silva, Armando N. Pinto, "Optimization of a Polarization-Encoding System for Practical Quantum Key Distribution", SBRC Workshop de Comunicação e Computação Quântica WQuantum, Fortaleza, Brazil May, (2022). (Download)
13. Maurício J. Ferreira, Nuno A. Silva, and Nelson J. Muga, "Efficient Randomness Extraction in Quantum Random Number Generators", SBRC Workshop de Comunicação e Computação Quântica WQuantum, Fortaleza, Brazil May, (2022). (Download)
14. Sara T. Mantey, Mariana F. Ramos, Nuno A. Silva, Armando N. Pinto, Nelson J. Muga, "Demonstration of a Polarization encoding Quantum Key Distribution System", SBRC Workshop de Comunicação e Computação Quântica WQuantum, Fortaleza, Brazil May, (2022). (Download)
15. Pedro Branco, Nico Döttling, and Paulo Mateus, "Two-Round Oblivious Linear Evaluation from Learning with Errors", In: Hanaoka, G., Shikata, J., Watanabe, Y. (eds) Public-Key Cryptography – PKC 2022, (2022). DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-97121-2_14.

1. Margarida Almeida, Armando N. Pinto, Nuno A. Silva, "Optimization of CV-QKD Systems for Field Deployment", in Research Summit 2024, Aveiro, Portugal, 16-19 July 2024. (Download)
2. Mariano Lemus, Peter Schiansky, Manuel Goulão, Mathieu Bozzio, David Elkouss, Nikola Paunković, Paulo Mateus, Philip Walther, "Performance of Computationally Secure Oblivious Transfer in the Quantum Setting", Quantum Communication Networks Workshop, Aveiro, Portugal, February 26-27, 2024. (Download)
3. Eduardo Fernandes, Mauricio Ferreira, Nuno A. Silva, Armando N. Pinto, And Nelson J. Muga, "Quantum Random Number Generator Distribution System", Quantum Communication Networks Workshop, Aveiro, Portugal, February 26-27, 2024. (Download)
4. Mauricio Ferreira, Nuno A. Silva, Armando N. Pinto, And Nelson J. Muga, "Prime Number Generation Based on Quantum Noise", Quantum Communication Networks Workshop, Aveiro, Portugal, February 26-27, 2024. (Download)
5. Maurício J. Ferreira, Nuno A. Silva, and Nelson J. Muga, "Quantum-Noise Based True Random Number Generation", Iberic Meeting of Optics Students (IMOS), Aveiro, Portugal June, (2022). (Download)

1. First-year progress report (02/2022)
2. Second-year progress report (02/2023)

1. Organization of the Third QuantumPrime Workshop at Instituto de Teçlecomunicações in Aveiro, Portugal, 03 October 2024. (Download) .
2. Organization of the Third Workshop on Quantum Communications (QC) co-located with ICTON 2023 - “23rd International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks”, Bucharest, Romania, July 2-6, 2023.
3. Organization of the Second Quantum Techday Quantum Techday 2023 - Instituto de Telecomunicações and University of Aveiro, Portugal, March 13, 2023.(Download)

1. Maurício Ferreira: “Quantum Random Number Generation for Cryptographic Applications“. Departament of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics, University of Aveiro.
2. Hugo Costa: “Optimization of Practical Discrete Variable Quantum Key Distribution Systems“. Departament of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics, University of Aveiro.
3. Daniel Pereira: “Analysis and Optimization of Continuous Variables Quantum Cryptographic Systems“. Departament of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics, University of Aveiro, (07/2023). (Download).

1. Maurício Ferreira: “Quantum-Noise Based True Random Number Generation“. Departament of Physics, University of Aveiro. (Download).
2. Alexandra Felisberto: “Synchronization Techniques for Polarization-Encoded Quantum Key Distribution Systems“. Departament of Electronics, Telecomunications and Informatics, University of Aveiro.
3. Tiago Costa: “Semi-Device Independent Random Number Generator Based on the Quantum Nature of Vacuum Fluctuations“. Departament of Physics, University of Aveiro.

1. Julio Marcos Monzón Baldetti: Certification of a Quantum Random Number Generator using Machine Learning. Departament of Physics, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala. (Download).
2. Mariline Costa: Monitoring the Photon Source Statistics in Discrete-Variable Quantum Key Distribution. Departament of Physics, University of Aveiro. (Download)
3. Diogo Salgueiro: Impact of optical and electronic noise fluctuation on the performance of Quantum Key distribution systems. Departament of Physics, University of Aveiro. (Download)
4. Bernardo Lobo: Coherent Heterodyne Detection in quantum key distribution systems. Departament of Physics, University of Aveiro. (Download)

1. Maurício Ferreira, Nuno A. Silva, Armando N. Pinto, and Nelson J. Muga, "Maximization of random bits extraction rate using a digitalized parallel quantum random number generator".

1. Maurício Ferreira, Marcos André Carvalho, Nuno A. Silva, and Armando N. Pinto, "From true quantum random bits to random prime numbers".

1. Demonstrator of the network server developed and implemented in the framework of the QuantumPrime project, and running at Instituto de Telecomunicações – Aveiro.
2. Prototype of the Quantum Random Number Generator developed and implemented in the framework of the QuantumPrime project, and running in our laboratory at the Optical Quantum Communications Group at Instituto de Telecomunicações – Aveiro. More details con found here!

Latest News

• We organized the third workshop on the framework of the QuantumPrime project, where we present the results obtained during project execution.

October 03, 2024

• We participated in the ScienceVerse fair, The event was organized by EMBS chapter University of Aveiro (IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society), ISEL - Instituto Superior De Engenharia De Lisboa, and Universidade de Coimbra. The Quantum Random Number Generator and the Random Prime Number Generator developed under the QuantumPrime project, was exhibited.

October 12, 2023

• We participated in the "TECH4INNOV" event, in Santa Maria da Feira organized by the ANI - Agência Nacional de Inovação. The event promoted technologies, products, and services. The Quantum Random Number Generator and the Random Prime Number Generator developed under the QuantumPrime project, was exhibited.

March 29, 2023

• We participated in the TICE Technological Exhibition (Information, Communication, and Electronic Technologies) on 25 January 2023. Organized by the Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, the event aimed to promote technologies, products, and services. The Quantum Random Number Generator (QRNG), developed under the Quantum Prime and QuRunner projects, was exhibited.

January 25, 2023