Marco Avesani

Marco Avesani

RTT

Marco Avesani graduated in Physics and holds a PhD in Information Engineering from the University of Padua. Since 2025, he has been a tenure-track researcher (RTT) at the University of Padua and a co-founder of ThinkQuantum S.r.l., a University of Padua spin-off developing secure communication systems based on quantum technologies. He teaches Quantum Technologies at the University of Padua, and his research focuses on the analysis and development of quantum communication systems for fiber and free-space links, as well as on high-speed and secure quantum random number generators. He is currently the Principal Investigator (PI) of a FISA project aimed at developing quantum communication systems on photonic integrated chips. He is the author of three patents and more than 50 publications, including peer-reviewed journal articles and conference proceedings.

Publications

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Journal Articles

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High-performance heterodyne receiver for quantum information processing in a laser-written integrated photonic platform

Andrea Peri; Giulio Gualandi; Tommaso Bertapelle; Mattia Sabatini; Giacomo Corrielli; Yoann Piétri; Davide Giacomo Marangon; Giuseppe Vallone; Paolo Villoresi; Roberto Osellame; Marco Avesani

In: Advanced Photonics, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 016009, 2026.

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A Sagnac-based Arbitrary Time-Bin State Encoder for Quantum Communication Applications

Kannan Vijayadharan; Matías Rubén Bolaños; Marco Avesani; Giuseppe Vallone; Paolo Villoresi; Costantino Agnesi

In: EPJ Quantum Technol., vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 129, 2025, ISSN: 2662-4400, 2196-0763.

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Intermodal Quantum Key Distribution Field Trial with Active Switching between Fiber and Free-Space Channels

Francesco Picciariello; Ilektra Karakosta-Amarantidou; Edoardo Rossi; Marco Avesani; Giulio Foletto; Luca Calderaro; Giuseppe Vallone; Paolo Villoresi; Francesco Vedovato

In: EPJ Quantum Technol., vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 6, 2025, ISSN: 2662-4400, 2196-0763.

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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.

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Hybrid Encoder for Discrete and Continuous Variable QKD

Mattia Sabatini; Tommaso Bertapelle; Paolo Villoresi; Giuseppe Vallone; Marco Avesani

In: Adv Quantum Tech, vol. 8, no. 8, pp. 2400522, 2025, ISSN: 2511-9044, 2511-9044.

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Low-Error Encoder for Time-Bin and Decoy States for Quantum Key Distribution

Davide Scalcon; Elisa Bazzani; Giuseppe Vallone; Paolo Villoresi; Marco Avesani

In: npj Quantum Inf, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 22, 2025, ISSN: 2056-6387.

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High-Speed Source-Device-Independent Quantum Random Number Generator on a Chip

Tommaso Bertapelle; Marco Avesani; Alberto Santamato; Alberto Montanaro; Marco Chiesa; Davide Rotta; Massimo Artiglia; Vito Sorianello; Francesco Testa; Gabriele De Angelis; Giampiero Contestabile; Giuseppe Vallone; Marco Romagnoli; Paolo Villoresi

In: Optica Quantum, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 111, 2025, ISSN: 2837-6714.

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Secure and Robust Randomness with Sequential Quantum Measurements

Matteo Padovan; Giulio Foletto; Lorenzo Coccia; Marco Avesani; Paolo Villoresi; Giuseppe Vallone

In: npj Quantum Inf, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 94, 2024, ISSN: 2056-6387.

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Quantum-Secured Time Transfer between Precise Timing Facilities: A Field Trial with Simulated Satellite Links

Francesco Picciariello; Francesco Vedovato; Davide Orsucci; Pablo Nahuel Dominguez; Thomas Zechel; Marco Avesani; Matteo Padovan; Giulio Foletto; Luca Calderaro; Daniele Dequal; Amita Shrestha; Ludwig Blümel; Johann Furthner; Giuseppe Vallone; Paolo Villoresi; Tobias D. Schmidt; Florian Moll

In: GPS Solut, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 48, 2024, ISSN: 1080-5370, 1521-1886.

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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.

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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.

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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.

20.

Unbounded Randomness from Uncharacterized Sources

Marco Avesani; Hamid Tebyanian; Paolo Villoresi; Giuseppe Vallone

In: Commun Phys, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 273, 2022, ISSN: 2399-3650.

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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.

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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.

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Semi-Device-Independent Randomness from d -Outcome Continuous-Variable Detection

Hamid Tebyanian; Marco Avesani; Giuseppe Vallone; Paolo Villoresi

In: Phys. Rev. A, vol. 104, no. 6, pp. 062424, 2021, ISSN: 2469-9926, 2469-9934.

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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.

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Experimental Test of Sequential Weak Measurements for Certified Quantum Randomness Extraction

Giulio Foletto; Matteo Padovan; Marco Avesani; Hamid Tebyanian; Paolo Villoresi; Giuseppe Vallone

In: Phys. Rev. A, vol. 103, no. 6, pp. 062206, 2021, ISSN: 2469-9926, 2469-9934.

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Full Daylight Quantum-Key-Distribution at 1550 Nm Enabled by Integrated Silicon Photonics

Marco Avesani; Luca Calderaro; Matteo Schiavon; Andre Stanco; Costantino Agnesi; Alberto Santamato; Mujtaba Zahidy; Alessia Scriminich; Giulio Foletto; Giampiero Contestabile; Marco Chiesa; Davide Rotta; Massimo Artiglia; Antonio Montanaro; Marco Romagnoli; Vito Sorianello; Francesco Vedovato; Giuseppe Vallone; Paolo Villoresi

In: npj Quantum Inf, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 93, 2021, ISSN: 2056-6387.

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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.

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