Andrea Stanco

Andrea Stanco

RTDA

Andrea Stanco was born in Padua, Italy. He received the M.Sc. degree in electronic engineering and the Ph.D. degree in information engineering from the University of Padova, Padua, in 2014 and 2019, respectively.
He is currently a Research Fellow at the Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, where he conducts research on digital electronic systems for quantum applications. His research interests include FPGA architectures, embedded systems, and electronics for satellite quantum communications.

Publications

Miscellaneous

2.

GHz-rate polarization-based QKD system for fiber and satellite applications

Matías Rubén Bolaños; Edoardo Rossi; Federico Berra; Alberto De Toni; Ilektra Karakosta-Amarantidou; Daniel Christian Lawo; Costantino Agnesi; Marco Avesani; Andrea Stanco; Francesco Vedovato; Paolo Villoresi; Giuseppe Vallone

2026.

1.

General model and modulation strategies for Sagnac-based encoders

Federico Berra; Matías Rubén Bolaños; Alberto De Toni; Kannan Vijayadharan; Costantino Agnesi; Marco Avesani; Andrea Stanco; Paolo Villoresi; Giuseppe Vallone

2025.

Journal Articles

20.

Power-Consumption Back Door in Quantum Key Distribution

Beatriz Lopes Da Costa; Matías R. Bolaños; Ricardo Chaves; Claudio Narduzzi; Marco Avesani; Davide Giacomo Marangon; Andrea Stanco; Giuseppe Vallone; Paolo Villoresi; Yasser Omar

In: Phys. Rev. Applied, vol. 24, no. 5, pp. 054004, 2025, ISSN: 2331-7019.

19.

A Time-to-Digital Converter With Steady Calibration Through Single-Photon Detection

Matías Rubén Bolaños; Daniele Vogrig; Paolo Villoresi; Giuseppe Vallone; Andrea Stanco

In: IEEE Trans. Instrum. Meas., vol. 74, pp. 1–9, 2025, ISSN: 0018-9456, 1557-9662.

18.

Modular Source for Near-Infrared Quantum Communication

Federico Berra; Costantino Agnesi; Andrea Stanco; Marco Avesani; Sebastiano Cocchi; Paolo Villoresi; Giuseppe Vallone

In: EPJ Quantum Technol., vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 27, 2023, ISSN: 2662-4400, 2196-0763.

17.

Synchronization of Quantum Communications over an Optical Classical Communications Channel

Federico Berra; Costantino Agnesi; Andrea Stanco; Marco Avesani; Michal Kuklewski; Daniel Matter; Giuseppe Vallone; Paolo Villoresi

In: Appl. Opt., vol. 62, no. 30, pp. 7994, 2023, ISSN: 1559-128X, 2155-3165.

16.

Cross-Encoded Quantum Key Distribution Exploiting Time-Bin and Polarization States with Qubit-Based Synchronization

Davide Scalcon; Costantino Agnesi; Marco Avesani; Luca Calderaro; Giulio Foletto; Andrea Stanco; Giuseppe Vallone; Paolo Villoresi

In: Adv Quantum Tech, vol. 5, no. 12, pp. 2200051, 2022, ISSN: 2511-9044, 2511-9044.

15.

Optimal Design and Performance Evaluation of Free-Space Quantum Key Distribution Systems

Alessia Scriminich; Giulio Foletto; Francesco Picciariello; Andrea Stanco; Giuseppe Vallone; Paolo Villoresi; Francesco Vedovato

In: Quantum Sci. Technol., vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 045029, 2022, ISSN: 2058-9565.

14.

Deployment-Ready Quantum Key Distribution Over a Classical Network Infrastructure in Padua

Marco Avesani; Giulio Foletto; Matteo Padovan; Luca Calderaro; Costantino Agnesi; Elisa Bazzani; Federico Berra; Tommaso Bertapelle; Francesco Picciariello; Francesco B. L. Santagiustina; Davide Scalcon; Alessia Scriminich; Andrea Stanco; Francesco Vedovato; Giuseppe Vallone; Paolo Villoresi

In: J. Lightwave Technol., vol. 40, no. 6, pp. 1658–1663, 2022, ISSN: 0733-8724, 1558-2213.

13.

Versatile and Concurrent FPGA-Based Architecture for Practical Quantum Communication Systems

Andrea Stanco; Francesco B. L. Santagiustina; Luca Calderaro; Marco Avesani; Tommaso Bertapelle; Daniele Dequal; Giuseppe Vallone; Paolo Villoresi

In: IEEE Trans. Quantum Eng., vol. 3, pp. 1–8, 2022, ISSN: 2689-1808.

12.

Semi-Device Independent Randomness Generation Based on Quantum State's Indistinguishability

Hamid Tebyanian; Mujtaba Zahidy; Marco Avesani; Andrea Stanco; Paolo Villoresi; Giuseppe Vallone

In: Quantum Sci. Technol., vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 045026, 2021, ISSN: 2058-9565.

11.

Certification of the Efficient Random Number Generation Technique Based on Single-photon Detector Arrays and Time-to-digital Converters

Andrea Stanco; Davide G. Marangon; Giuseppe Vallone; Samuel Burri; Edoardo Charbon; Paolo Villoresi

In: IET Quantum Communication, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 74–79, 2021, ISSN: 2632-8925, 2632-8925.

10.

Resource-Effective Quantum Key Distribution: A Field Trial in Padua City Center

Marco Avesani; Luca Calderaro; Giulio Foletto; Costantino Agnesi; Francesco Picciariello; Francesco B. L. Santagiustina; Alessia Scriminich; Andrea Stanco; Francesco Vedovato; Mujtaba Zahidy; Giuseppe Vallone; Paolo Villoresi

In: Opt. Lett., vol. 46, no. 12, pp. 2848, 2021, ISSN: 0146-9592, 1539-4794.

9.

Stable, Low-Error, and Calibration-Free Polarization Encoder for Free-Space Quantum Communication

Marco Avesani; Costantino Agnesi; Andrea Stanco; Giuseppe Vallone; Paolo Villoresi

In: Opt. Lett., vol. 45, no. 17, pp. 4706, 2020, ISSN: 0146-9592, 1539-4794.

8.

Efficient Random Number Generation Techniques for CMOS Single-Photon Avalanche Diode Array Exploiting Fast Time Tagging Units

Andrea Stanco; Davide G. Marangon; Giuseppe Vallone; Samuel Burri; Edoardo Charbon; Paolo Villoresi

In: Phys. Rev. Research, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 023287, 2020, ISSN: 2643-1564.

7.

Fast and Simple Qubit-Based Synchronization for Quantum Key Distribution

Luca Calderaro; Andrea Stanco; Costantino Agnesi; Marco Avesani; Daniele Dequal; Paolo Villoresi; Giuseppe Vallone

In: Phys. Rev. Applied, vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 054041, 2020, ISSN: 2331-7019.

6.

Simple Quantum Key Distribution with Qubit-Based Synchronization and a Self-Compensating Polarization Encoder

Costantino Agnesi; Marco Avesani; Luca Calderaro; Andrea Stanco; Giulio Foletto; Mujtaba Zahidy; Alessia Scriminich; Francesco Vedovato; Giuseppe Vallone; Paolo Villoresi

In: Optica, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 284, 2020, ISSN: 2334-2536.

5.

All-Fiber Self-Compensating Polarization Encoder for Quantum Key Distribution

Costantino Agnesi; Marco Avesani; Andrea Stanco; Paolo Villoresi; Giuseppe Vallone

In: Opt. Lett., vol. 44, no. 10, pp. 2398, 2019, ISSN: 0146-9592, 1539-4794.

4.

Exploring the Boundaries of Quantum Mechanics: Advances in Satellite Quantum Communications

Costantino Agnesi; Francesco Vedovato; Matteo Schiavon; Daniele Dequal; Luca Calderaro; Marco Tomasin; Davide G. Marangon; Andrea Stanco; Vincenza Luceri; Giuseppe Bianco; Giuseppe Vallone; Paolo Villoresi

In: Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A., vol. 376, no. 2123, pp. 20170461, 2018, ISSN: 1364-503X, 1471-2962.

3.

Extending Wheeler's Delayed-Choice Experiment to Space

Francesco Vedovato; Costantino Agnesi; Matteo Schiavon; Daniele Dequal; Luca Calderaro; Marco Tomasin; Davide G. Marangon; Andrea Stanco; Vincenza Luceri; Giuseppe Bianco; Giuseppe Vallone; Paolo Villoresi

In: Sci. Adv., vol. 3, no. 10, pp. e1701180, 2017, ISSN: 2375-2548.