Current Team Members
Current Team Members
Nadir Samos
Post Doc (QuantERA)
nadir.samos
@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Carlos Couto
PhD Student (FCT)
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@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
João Costa
PhD Student (FCT)
joao.sanfins.costa
@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Flávio Riche
PhD Student
flavio.riche
@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Rafael Torres
PhD Student (FCT)
rafaelcjtorres
@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Polina Kofman
PhD Student (FCT)
polina.kofman
@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
António Oliveira
Master Student
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@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Rafael Dias
Master Student
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@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
José Afonso
Master Student
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@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Diogo Aguiar
Master Student
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@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Rodrigo Pereira
Master Student
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Miguel Moreira
Master Student
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@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Mariana Abreu
Master Student
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@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Tiago Jorge
Master Student
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@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Francisco Dias
Master Student
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@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Gabriel Almeida
4rd year Student
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@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Gabriel Batista
4rd year Student
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@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
List of Current and Former Members
Postdocs
Nadir Samos
IST, Lisbon. 2023 -
Advisors: Pedro Ribeiro
Topic: Dissipative Quantum Systems
Griffith Rufo
IST, Lisbon and CSRC, Beijing. 2021- 2024
Advisors: Pedro Ribeiro and Stefano Chesi, CSRC Beijing.
Topic: Ordered Phases of Open Quantum Systems.
After: Postdoc, Graduate School of China Academy of Engineering Physics, Beijing
Sabrina Rufo
IST, Lisbon and CSRC, Beijing. 2021- 2024
Advisors: Pedro Ribeiro and Stefano Chesi, CSRC Beijing.
Topic: Quantum Chaos in Open Dissipative Systems.
After: Postdoc, Graduate School of China Academy of Engineering Physics, Beijing
Tharnier Oliveira
IST, Lisbon and CSRC, Beijing. 2017-2019
Advisors: Pedro Ribeiro and Stefano Chesi, CSRC Beijing.
Topic: Quantum matter away from equilibrium.
After: Postdoc, Zhejiang Institute of Modern Physics
PhD Students
Polina Kofman
IST, Lisbon. 2024-
Co-advisors:
Topic:
Rafael Torres
IST, Lisbon. 2023-
Co-advisors: Paul McClartey, MPI-PKS
Topic: Lattice gauge theories for Quantum Materials and Quantum Information Processing
João Costa
IST, Lisbon. 2022-
Co-advisors: Andrea de Luca (Cergy-Pontoise).
Topic: Continuous Measurements in Quantum Transport Setups
Flávio Riche
IST, Lisbon. 2021-
Co-advisor: Eduardo Castro, University of Porto.
Topic: Correlations in Quasi-periodic Structures
Carlos Couto
IST, Lisbon. 2021-
Co-advisor: José Mourão, Math Dep., IST.
Topic: Towards a Physics Understanding of Deep Learning - Dissipative Phase-space Dynamics and the Renormalization Group
Lucas Sá
IST, Lisbon. 2019-2023
Co-advisor: Tomaz Prosen, University of Ljubljana.
Topic: Signatures of dissipative quantum chaos.
After: Postdoc, Cambridge University, UK
Miguel Gonçalves
IST, Lisbon. 2019-2024
Co-advisor: Eduardo Castro, University of Porto.
Topic: Non-equilibrium control over Quantum Electronic Matter – Theoretical Challenges
After: Postdoc, Princeton University, US
Miguel Oliveira
IST, Lisbon. 2018 - 2024
Co-advisors: Stefan Kirchner, Zhejiang University and Paulo Mateus, Math Dep., IST.
Topic: Non-equilibrium control over Quantum Electronic Matter – Theoretical Challenges
After:
João Braz
IST, Lisbon. 2019-2023
Advisor: Hugo Terças, Phys. Dep. IST.
Topic: 2D systems with condensates: a novel platform for quantum computation.
After: Postdoc, University of Maryland.
Hadi Zahir
IST, Lisbon. 2015-2019
Advisor: Eduardo Castro, University of Porto.
Topic: Transport in Graphene Heterostructures.
After: Bosh, Braga, Portugal
Master Students
Gabriel Costa Batista
IST, Lisbon. 2024 -
Co-advisor: Carlos Couto
Topic: Learning Quantum Circuits under a Teacher-Student Setup
Gabriel Almeida
IST, Lisbon. 2024 -
Co-advisor: Lucas Sá - Cambridge U, Masud Haque - TUDesden
Topic: Extensions of the Eigenstate Thermalization Hypothesis to Open Quantum Systems
Francisco Dias
IST, Lisbon. 2024
Co-advisor:
Topic:
Tiago Jorge
IST, Lisbon. 2024
Co-advisor: Jens Paaske
Topic: Non-Equilibrium Phase Transitions in Magnetic Quantum Dots
Mariana Abreu
IST, Lisbon. 2024 -
Co-advisor: Bruno Amorim
Topic: Quasiperiodic-enhanced Order in Moire Systems
Rafael Dias
IST, Lisbon. 2023 -
Advisor: Paulo Freitas, INESC-MN IST
Topic: Unveiling Sources of 1/ f Noise in Magnetic Tunneling Junctions
Miguel Moreira
IST, Lisbon. 2023 -
Co-advisor: Carlos Couto, CeFEMA-IST
Topic: Learning Dynamics of Neural Networks
José Afonso
IST, Lisbon. 2023 -
Co-advisor: Ivan Khaymovich, NORDITA
Topic: Non-equilibirum Phase Transitions
Rodrigo Pereira
IST, Lisbon. 2023 -
Co-advisor: Nadir Samos and Pedro Sacramento, CeFEMA-IST
Topic: Quantum Volume
Diogo Aguiar
IST, Lisbon. 2023 -
Co-advisor: Sergey Denisov, OsloMet
Topic: Modelling dissipation in near-term quantum computers
António Oliveira
IST, Lisbon.
Co-advisor: Tomaz Prosen
Topic: Universal Properties of Non-Markovian Dissipative Quantum Systems
Afonso Ribeiro
IST, Lisbon.
Co-advisors: Manuel Weber, TUDresden, Paul McClartey, MPI-PKS, 2021-2023
Topic: Universal Properties of Non-Markovian Dissipative Quantum Systems
After: PhD, CEA, Paris.
Henrique Borges
IST, Lisbon.
Co-advisors: Eduardo Castro, University of Porto. 2021-2022
Topic: Effects of Disorder in Higher-order Topological Insulators.
After: Masters IST
Maria Mesquita
IST, Lisbon.
Co-advisors: João Fernandes, Francisco Silva, DEE, IST and Stefan Kirchner, Zhejiang University.
Topic: High Temperature Superconductor Modeling for Energy Generation
After: Internship Caixa Geral de Depositos, Lisbon
José Cruz
IST, Lisbon.
Co-advisors: Co-advisor: Paul McClarty, MPI-PKS, Pedro Bicudo and Nuno Cardoso IST. 2021-2023
Topic: Higher Rank Lattice Gauge Theories
After: Research Internship, Gakushuin Univeristy, Tokyo
Hugo Lóio
IST, Lisbon.
Co-advisors: Eduardo Castro, University of Porto. 2021-2023
Topic: Effects of Disorder on Higher Order Topological Insulators
After: PhD, Cergy Paris University
João Costa
IST, Lisbon.
Co-advisors: Andrea de Luca (Cergy-Pontoise)
Topic: Continuous Measurements in Quantum Transport Setups
After: PhD Student, University of Lisbon
Rodrigo Câmara
IST, Lisbon.
Co-advisors: Rubem Mondaini CSRC Beijing, Masud Haque, TUDresden.
Topic: Lyapunov-Governed Magnitude-Independent Average Fidelity Decay in a Classically Mixed Two-Spin System
After: PhD, Instituto de Telecomunicações, IST.
Rafael Carreira
IST, Lisbon.
Co-advisor: Paul McClarty, MPI-PKS, Pedro Bicudo and Nuno Cardoso IST. 2019-2021
Topic: Phase Diagram of the 4D U(1) Lattice Pure Gauge Theory
After: PhD Student, University of Lisbon
Carlos Couto
IST, Lisbon.
Co-Advisor: José Mourão, Math Dep. IST. 2019--2021
Topic: Semiclassical approximation for non-hermitian operators and imaginary-time dynamics
Beatriz Dias
IST, Lisbon.
Co-advisor: Paul McClarty, MPI-PKS. IST. 2019--2021
Topic: Entanglement Signatures of Random Quantum Circuits
After: PhD, Technical University of Munich
Pedro Ninhos
IST, Lisbon.
Advisor: Miguel Araújo, Universidade de Évora. 2019-2020
Topic: Transport properties of driven graphene
After: PhD, University of Southern Denmark
Lucas Sá
IST, Lisbon.
Co-advisor: Tomaz Prosen, University of Ljubljana. 2018-2019
Topic: Dissipation and decoherence for generic open quantum systems
After: PhD Student, University of Lisbon
Henrique Silvério
IST, Lisbon.
Advisor: Joaquin Rossier, INL. 2018-2019
Topic: Characterization of faulty quantum gates and measurements
After: Quantum Software Engineer at PASQAL, Paris
Miguel Gonçalves
IST, Lisbon.
Advisor: Eduardo Castro, IST. 2017-2018
Topic: Phase diagram of the Haldane-Falicov-Kimball model
After: PhD Student, University of Lisbon
João Ferreira
IST, Lisbon.
Advisor: F. Pollmann, TU Munich. 2017-2018
Topic: Efficient simulation of quantum thermalization using matrix-product states
After: PhD Student, University of Geneva
Miguel Oliveira
IST, Lisbon.
Co-advisor: Stefan Kirchner, Zhejiang University.
Topic: Liquid and Ordered Phases of Geometrical Frustrated Charges – A study of the Falicov-Kimball model on the triangular lattice
After: PhD Student, University of Lisbon
Bachelor Students
Gabriel Costa Batista
IST, Lisbon. 2024 - 2024
Co-advisor: Carlos Couto
Topic: Learning Quantum Circuits under a Teacher-Student Setup
Program: PIC I
After: Master Student, Electrotechnical Engineering, IST, Lisbon
Gabriel Almeida
IST, Lisbon. 2024 - 2024
Co-advisor: Lucas Sá - Cambridge U, Masud Haque - TUDesden
Topic: Extensions of the Eigenstate Thermalization Hypothesis to Open Quantum Systems
Program: PIC I
After: Master Student, Physics, IST, Lisbon
Mariana Abreu
IST, Lisbon. 2023 -
Co-advisor: Miguel Gonçalves
Topic: Quasiperiodic-enhanced Order in Moire Systems
Program: New Talents in Physics - Gulbenkian Foundation
After: Ms Student, IST
Tiago Jorge
IST, Lisbon. 2023 - 2024
Co-advisor: Miguel Gonçalves
Topic: Transport Properties of Quasiperiodic Materials
After: Ms Student, IST
José Afonso
IST, Lisbon. 2023
Co-advisor: Ivan Khaymovich, NORDITA
Topic: Non-equilibirum Phase Transitions
Rodrigo Pereira
IST, Lisbon. 2023
Co-advisor: Nadir Samos and Pedro Sacramento, CeFEMA-IST
Topic: Quantum Volume
Diogo Aguiar
IST, Lisbon. 2022 - 2023
Co-advisor: Sergey Denisov, OsloMet
Topic: Modelling dissipation in near-term quantum computers
Afonso Guerreiro
IST, Lisbon. 2022 - 2023
Co-advisor: Paul McClartey, MPI-PKS
Topic: Completing a hundred-year-old puzzle: Spin Groups in Condensed Matter Physics
Rafael Dias
IST, Lisbon. 2022
Co-advisor: Jens Paaske, Niels Bohr Institute
Topic: Response functions of quantum-coherent non-equilibrium current-carrying states
António Oliveira
IST, Lisbon. 2021-2022
Co-advisor: Lucas Sá
Topic: Do Random Matrices Have Memory?
Program: New Talents in Physics - Gulbenkian Foundation
Afonso Alves
IST, Lisbon. 2023
Co-advisor: Lucas Sá
Topic: The echos of chaos.
Program: New Talents in Physics - Gulbenkian Foundation