The team
16 people work in q.m@t: faculty, postdocs, and PhD, MSc and BSc students.
Faculty
PhD students
Carlos CoutoPhD student · FCTcarloscouto@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
João CostaPhD student · FCTjoao.sanfins.costa@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Rafael TorresPhD student · FCTrafaelcjtorres@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Polina KofmanPhD student · FCTpolina.kofman@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Tiago JorgePhD studenttiagocjorge@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Francisco DiasPhD studentfranciscosalvadodias@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Nicolau SobrosaPhD student (Universidade do Porto) · FCTup201805451@edu.fc.up.pt
Adrian CabralPhD studentadrian.m.cabral@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
MSc students
Jinghao YeMSc studentye.jinghao@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
João ChaveiroMSc studentjoao.luis.rosa.chaveiro@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Gonçalo Pinto de OliveiraMSc studentgoncalo.pinto.de.oliveira@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
BSc students
Rodrigo RaimundoBSc student (3rd year)rodrigo.raimundo@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Afonso MarcosBSc studentafonso.r.marcos@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Dinis DiasBSc student
Flávio Riche
PhD 2026 · The effects of interactions in one-dimensional quasiperiodic systems
Now: Diplomat, Brazil
Gabriel Almeida
MSc 2026 · Non-equilibrium dynamics of dissipative strongly-correlated quantum matter
BSc 2024 · Extensions of the Eigenstate Thermalisation Hypothesis to Open Quantum Dynamics
Now: PhD student, University of Birmingham
Gabriel Batista
MSc 2026
BSc 2024 · Optimizing Quantum Circuit Discovery
Nadir Samos
Postdoc 2023–2026 · Dissipative quantum systems
Now: Visiting Professor, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Rafael Dias
MSc 2026
BSc 2022 · Response functions of quantum-coherent non-equilibrium current-carrying states
Francisco Dias
MSc 2025 · Measurement Waiting Time Distributions as Probes of Dynamical Many-Body Quantum Phases Transitions
Now: in the group, PhD student
Mariana Abreu
MSc 2025 · Relevance of electronic interactions at quasiperiodicity-driven localization transitions
Miguel Moreira
MSc 2025 · Learning Dynamics of Neural Networks
António Oliveira
MSc 2024 · Universal Properties of Non-Markovian Dissipative Quantum Systems
Diogo Aguiar
MSc 2024 · Liouvillian Tomography in Noisy Intermediate-scale Quantum Computers
Griffith Rufo
Postdoc 2021–2024 · Ordered phases of open quantum systems
Now: Assistant Prof., Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus (Brazil)
José Afonso
MSc 2024 · Bias driven non-equilibrium phase transitions
Rodrigo Pereira
MSc 2024 · Assessing Quantum Computers' Performance in the NISQ Era
Now: PhD student, University of Stuttgart
Sabrina Rufo
Postdoc 2021–2024 · Quantum chaos in open dissipative systems
Now: Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus (Brazil)
Afonso Ribeiro
MSc 2023 · Stability of quantum liquid phases against environment-induced dissipation
Now: PhD student, Laboratoire Léon Brillouin, Université Paris-Saclay
Hugo Lóio
MSc 2023 · Effects of disorder in higher-order topological insulators
Now: PhD student, CY Cergy Paris Université
José Cruz
MSc 2023 · Higher Rank Gauge Theories- A Quantum Monte-Carlo study
Now: PhD student, University College Dublin
Lucas Sá
PhD 2023 · Signatures of dissipative quantum chaos
MSc 2019 · Dissipation and decoherence for generic open quantum systems: Spectral and steady-state properties of random Liouvillian operators
Now: 1851 Research Fellow, University of Cambridge
Miguel Gonçalves
PhD 2023 · Quantum phases of quasiperiodic matter and why incommensurate moiré is different
MSc 2018 · The phase diagram of the Haldane-Falicov-Kimball model
Now: Postdoctoral Fellow, Princeton Center for Theoretical Science
Nicolau Sobrosa
MSc 2023 · Correlated Phases on Quasi-Periodic 1D Moiré systems
Now: in the group, PhD student (Universidade do Porto)
Maria Mesquita
MSc 2022 · High Temperature Superconductors Modelling
Beatriz Dias
MSc 2021 · Entanglement Signatures of Random Quantum Circuits
Now: PhD student, Technische Universität München
Laura Martins
MSc 2021 · High-fidelity entanglement generation with imperfect excitations using a single-click scheme
Rodrigo Câmara
MSc 2021 · Lyapunov-Governed Magnitude-Independent Average Fidelity Decay in a Classically Mixed Two-Spin System
Now: PhD student, Instituto de Telecomunicações
Victor Negîrneac
MSc 2021 · Automatic characterization and calibration of a superconducting quantum processor capable of error correction.
Now: QuTech, Delft
Pedro Ninhos
MSc 2020 · Transport through driven systems - Application to Floquet topological states
Now: PhD student, University of Southern Denmark, Odense
Hadi Zahir
PhD 2019 · Transport in Graphene Heterostructures
Now: Bosch
Henrique Silvério
MSc 2019 · Implementation of Gate Set Tomography on Quantum Hardware
Now: Pasqal, Palaiseau
Tharnier Oliveira
Postdoc 2017–2019 · Quantum matter away from equilibrium
Now: Sygaldry Technologies, Ann Arbor (USA)
João Ferreira
MSc 2018 · On the energy transport in a non-integrable Ising chain
Now: Moth Quantum (Switzerland)