Marco Avesani
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
Journal Articles
High-performance heterodyne receiver for quantum information processing in a laser-written integrated photonic platform Journal Article
In: Advanced Photonics, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 016009, 2026.
Quantum bounds and device-independent security with rank-one qubit measurements Journal Article
In: npj Quantum Information, vol. 12, no. 1, 2026.
A Sagnac-based Arbitrary Time-Bin State Encoder for Quantum Communication Applications Journal Article
In: EPJ Quantum Technol., vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 129, 2025, ISSN: 2662-4400, 2196-0763.
Intermodal Quantum Key Distribution Field Trial with Active Switching between Fiber and Free-Space Channels Journal Article
In: EPJ Quantum Technol., vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 6, 2025, ISSN: 2662-4400, 2196-0763.
Power-Consumption Back Door in Quantum Key Distribution Journal Article
In: Phys. Rev. Applied, vol. 24, no. 5, pp. 054004, 2025, ISSN: 2331-7019.
Hybrid Encoder for Discrete and Continuous Variable QKD Journal Article
In: Adv Quantum Tech, vol. 8, no. 8, pp. 2400522, 2025, ISSN: 2511-9044, 2511-9044.
Low-Error Encoder for Time-Bin and Decoy States for Quantum Key Distribution Journal Article
In: npj Quantum Inf, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 22, 2025, ISSN: 2056-6387.
High-Speed Source-Device-Independent Quantum Random Number Generator on a Chip Journal Article
In: Optica Quantum, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 111, 2025, ISSN: 2837-6714.
Secure and Robust Randomness with Sequential Quantum Measurements Journal Article
In: npj Quantum Inf, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 94, 2024, ISSN: 2056-6387.
Quantum-Secured Time Transfer between Precise Timing Facilities: A Field Trial with Simulated Satellite Links Journal Article
In: GPS Solut, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 48, 2024, ISSN: 1080-5370, 1521-1886.
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.
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.
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.
Unbounded Randomness from Uncharacterized Sources Journal Article
In: Commun Phys, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 273, 2022, ISSN: 2399-3650.
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.
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.
Semi-Device-Independent Randomness from d -Outcome Continuous-Variable Detection Journal Article
In: Phys. Rev. A, vol. 104, no. 6, pp. 062424, 2021, ISSN: 2469-9926, 2469-9934.
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.
Experimental Test of Sequential Weak Measurements for Certified Quantum Randomness Extraction Journal Article
In: Phys. Rev. A, vol. 103, no. 6, pp. 062206, 2021, ISSN: 2469-9926, 2469-9934.
Full Daylight Quantum-Key-Distribution at 1550 Nm Enabled by Integrated Silicon Photonics Journal Article
In: npj Quantum Inf, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 93, 2021, ISSN: 2056-6387.
