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Quantum Backdoor - Performing Electronic Side-Channel Analysis on QKD Systems
Published in QCrypt, 2024
This poster was presented at the QCrypt 2024. It shows the findings later published in Physical Review Article
Quantum Backdoor - Performing Electronic Side-Channel Analysis on QKD Systems
Published in European Quantum Technologies Conference (2024), 2024
This poster was presented at the European Quantum Technologies Conference (EQTC) 2024. It shows the findings later published in Physical Review Article
Power-consumption back door in quantum key distribution
Published in Physical Review Applied, 2025
This paper reports a side-channel attack on a QKD system using power-consumption data from the FPGA driving its electro-optical modulators.
Recommended citation: Lopes da Costa, B., Bolaños, M. R., Chaves, R., Narduzzi, C., Avesani, M., Marangon, D. G., Stanco, A., Vallone, G., Villoresi, P., & Omar, Y. (2025). Power-consumption back door in quantum key distribution. Physical Review Applied, 24(5), 54004. https://doi.org/10.1103/f92x-c3zj
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Teaching assistant - Computing and Programming
Undergraduate course, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, 2023
Teaching assistant for the Computing and Programming course for first-year students in Chemical Engineering and Materials Engineering. Awarded the “Outstanding Teaching Diploma” by the University for my performance as a TA.
Thesis Supervisor – Entanglement Distribution
Bachelor Thesis, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, 2024
Supervisor of two bachelor thesis on entanglement distribution.
Teaching Assistant – Classical Electrodynamics
Undergraduate Course, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, 2025
Teaching assistant for the Classical Electrodynamics course, from the Department of Physics, for third-year students in Engineering Physics.