Mauricio de Jesus Ferreira

Maurício Ferreira

Academic position:	PhD Student
Joining date:	01-10-2022
Roles in IT:	PhD Student
Thematic Line:	Optics and Photonics
Group:	Optical Quantum Communications – Av

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Address: IT – Aveiro
Instituto de Telecomunicações
Campus Universitário de Santiago
P-3810-193 AVEIRO - PORTUGAL
Tel: +351 234 377 900

http://www.cienciavitae.pt/B314-79A3-A7B5

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Thesis Information

Quantum Random Number Generation for Cryptographic Applications, Universidade de Aveiro, PhD Student, Mauricio de Jesus Ferreira, Supervisor: N. J. Muga, Co-supervisor: N. A. Silva, out-2022 - set-2026

Publications

2Papers in Journals

M. J. Ferreira, N. A. Silva, A. N. Pinto, N. J. Muga, Statistical Validation of a Physical Prime Random Number Generator Based on Quantum Noise, Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, No. 23, pp. 12619 - 12619, November, 2023,
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M. J. Ferreira, N. A. Silva, A. N. Pinto, N. J. Muga, Characterization of a Quantum Random Number Generator Based on Vacuum Fluctuations, Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, No. 16, pp. 7413-1 - 7413-16, August, 2021,
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7Papers in Conferences

M. J. Ferreira, N. A. Silva, A. N. Pinto, N. J. Muga, Searching for Bias in Commercial Quantum Random Number Generators, International Conf. on Applications of Optics and Photonics - AOP, Aveiro, Portugal, July, 2024 | BibTex
N. A. Silva, M. J. Ferreira, M. A. Carvalho, A. Souto, N. Paunkovic, P. Mateus, A. Teixeira, A. N. Pinto, A Network Server for Distributing Quantum Random Numbers, International Conf. on Transparent Networks – ICTON, Bucharest, Romania, Vol., pp. -, July, 2023,
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M. J. Ferreira, M. A. Carvalho, N. A. Silva, A. N. Pinto, N. J. Muga, Probable Prime Generation from a Quantum Randomness Source, International Conf. on Transparent Networks – ICTON, Bucharest, Romania, Vol., pp. -, July, 2023,
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M. J. Ferreira, N. A. Silva, N. J. Muga, Quantum-Noise Based True Random Number Generation, Iberic Meeting of Optics Students IMOS, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol., pp. 17 - 17, June, 2022,
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M. J. Ferreira, N. A. Silva, N. J. Muga, Efficient Randomness Extraction in Quantum Random Number Generators, SBRC Workshop de Comunicação e Computação Quântica WQuantum, Fortaleza, Brazil, Vol., pp. -, May, 2022,
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M. J. Ferreira, D. Pereira, N. J. Muga, N. A. Silva, A. N. Pinto, Time-interleaved quantum random number generation within a coherent classical communication channel, SBRC Workshop de Comunicação e Computação Quântica WQuantum, Uberlândia, Brazil, August, 2021,
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M. J. Ferreira, N. A. Silva, A. N. Pinto, N. J. Muga, Homodyne Noise Characterization in Quantum Random Number Generators, Telecoms Conference ConfTELE, Leiria, Portugal, February, 2021,
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1Non-refereed Publications

N. A. Silva, M. J. Ferreira, S. T. Mantey, M. Almeida, G. Anjos, N. J. Muga, A. N. Pinto, Tecnologias Quânticas em Criptografia, PTDC/EEI-TEL/8017/2020, May 2025,
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Projects

Closed Projects2

Acronym	Name	Funding Agency	Start date	Ending date
PTQCI	Portuguese Quantum Communications Infrastructure - PTQCI	EU	01-01-2023	30-06-2025
QuantumPrime	Generation of Prime Numbers Enabled by Quantum Technologies for Cryptographic Applications	FCT	01-02-2021	31-01-2024

Other Scientific Achievements

1Awards

M. J. Ferreira, D. Pereira, N. J. Muga, N. A. Silva, A. N. Pinto, Best paper in Workshop, Best paper in the Workshop de Comunicação e Computação Quântica – Time-interleaved quantum random number generation within a coherent classical communication channel, received in the 1st Communication and Quantum Computing Workshop (WQuantum), 16 August, Uberlândia, Brazil, 01-08-2021

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IT Member Profile

Maurício Ferreira

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