Members
Professors:
José Nuno Oliveira
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Luís Soares Barbosa
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Luís Paulo Santos
About me: I am an Assistant Professor at the Department of Informatics, Universidade do Minho. My research interests include Parallel Computing, Physically-based Global Illumination and, more recently, Quantum Computing. Within this later context I am interested on the development of algorithms that leverage the potential of near term NISQ systems. Additionally, I am interested on the simulation of quantum circuits, in particular, on leveraging highly efficient Monte Carlo simulations to speed up convergence rates.
Renato Neves
PhD:
André Sequeira
About me: I am PhD student working in Quantum Computing at the University of Minho. I belong to the High-Assurance Software Laboratory (HASLab) and Quantum and Quantum Linear-Optical Computation (QLOC) research group at the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) . My research focuses on Quantum machine learning and NISQ algorithms. Specifically I am interested in the foundations and applications of quantum reinforcement learning.
Mafalda Alves
About me: I have an MSc in Engineering Physics and I am a PhD student working in quantum computing since 2022. I belong to the Quantum and Linear-Optical Computation (QLOC) research group at the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory and I am affiliated with the High-Assurance Software Laboratory. I am interested in NISQ-friendly algorithms for optimization and simulation, especially adaptive variational quantum algorithms.
Henrique Faria
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Andrea D’Urbano
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Michael Oliveira
About me: I am Michael de Oliveira, a Ph.D. student at the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory and an Edinburgh & Paris Quantum Virtual Lab member. My research focuses on the temporal structure of quantum algorithms. Other topics of interest are quantum complexity theory and quantum secure-multi party computation. Generally, I am interested in the fundamental distinctions between quantum and classical computations/processes.
Zeinab Rahmani
About me: I have a Master degree in Quantum Physics and I am currently persuing my Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at the University of Aveiro. I am also affiliated with the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory. My research focuses on Quantum Cryptography, Quantum Secure Multiparty Computation and Measurement-Based Quantum Computing. I am passionate about contributing to the advancement of Quantum Computing, and I am always looking for ways to share my knowledge and experience with others.
Alexandra Alves
About me: My PhD project is dedicated to quantum-enhanced numerical integration. Currently, my work focuses on quantum algorithms for amplitude estimation, with an emphasis on noise-resilience. Other interests of mine include quantum metrology; quantum algorithms in general, both fault-tolerant and near term; and in the classical computing domain, Bayesian inference and Monte Carlo methods. I am a member of the Quantum and Linear-Optical Computation (QLOC) research group at the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory. I am also affiliated with the High-Assurance Software (HASlab) center of the INESC TEC, and a student at University of Minho.
Jaime Santos
About me: I am a PhD student at the University of Minho and INESC TEC, with a research focus on quantum walks and their applications such as search and optimization problems, mostly through numerical analysis. I have a deep interest in the principles of quantum mechanics and how they can be utilized to solve complex problems and drive innovation in various fields.
Manisha Jain
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Vitor Fernandes
About me: I am a PhD student at the University of Minho and INESC TEC. My research focuses on syntax and semantics for concurrent quantum programming languages. I am interested in knowing how topological quantum computers can be built and how quantum music is made.
Ana Neri
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José Diogo Guimarães
About me: I am an international PhD. student at University of Minho, Portugal and Institute of Theoretical Physics of University of Ulm, Germany. My overall research field is quantum computation in the Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) era. More specifically, I am currently working on the development of methods for simulating open systems on NISQ devices, using quantum error mitigation and other suitable techniques to improve the accuracy of the simulations’ results.
MSc:
Inês Dias
About me: I am an MSc student of Physics Engineering, specializing in Physics of Information, at University of Minho. Currently, I am developing a dissertation entitled “An Interpreter for a Concurrent Quantum Language”, whose goal is to implement in Haskell the semantics of a concurrent quantum language, which will allow to study to what extent concurrency can help to mitigate noise in quantum programming. I am also affiliated with INESC TEC.
Maria Gabriela Oliveira
About me: I am a Portuguese MSc student of Physics Engineering, specializing in information physics, at the University of Minho, Braga, Portugal. I am also a research student at LIP Minho, where I am currently developing my master’s thesis entitled “Quantum computing applications to quantum chromodynamics”. I have a general interest in quantum physics, quantum information, quantum computing, and their applications and I am curious about the theoretical foundations of particle physics, solid state physics, and probably anything else that could help to learn how the world is made and works. You can find more information about me on my Git Hub, and feel free to contact me about new research and ideas.
Vitória Sousa
About me: I am a MSc student of Physics Engineering, specialising in Information Physics, at University of Minho, Portugal. I am a member of the Quantum Linear Optical Computation (QLOC) research group at International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL). Currently, I am working on my Master’s Thesis, whose main aim is to develop a simulation of noisy quantum computation using a Feynman sum over paths approach.
Bruna Salgado
About me: I am an MSc student of Physics Engineering, specializing in Physics of Information, at University of Minho. I am currently developing my master’s thesis entitled “A Metric Equational System for Quantum Computation”, whose goal is to provide a fully-fledged quantum programming language on which to study metric program equivalence in various scenarios such as in quantum algorithmics and quantum information theory.