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

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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

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

2026.

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

General model and modulation strategies for Sagnac-based encoders Miscellaneous

2025.

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Journal Articles

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

Power-Consumption Back Door in Quantum Key Distribution Journal Article

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

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

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

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

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

Modular Source for Near-Infrared Quantum Communication Journal Article

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

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

Synchronization of Quantum Communications over an Optical Classical Communications Channel Journal Article

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fast and Simple Qubit-Based Synchronization for Quantum Key Distribution Journal Article

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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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

Extending Wheeler's Delayed-Choice Experiment to Space Journal Article

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

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