Paulo André obtained his degree and PhD in Physics Engineering and is currently Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico.

His research activities encompass the study and development of photonic and optoelectronic components for applications in sensing, energy, and telecommunications, covering both the classical and quantum domains.

He is one of the mentors behind the idea of using PuF for the ubiquitous identification of people and objects, contributing his experience to the experimental implementation of the photonic systems necessary to complete the project.

Rute Ferreira obtained a degree in Physics Engineering and a PhD in Physics and is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Aveiro.

Her scientific interests focus on the study of the luminescence and optoelectronic properties of materials with a view to applications in the areas of photonics, photovoltaic conversion, and mobile optical sensors.

Focusing the IoT, developed smart labels aiming to develop an effective method to track and authenticate via a mobile phone.

She is a mentor behind the idea of using luminescent materials to generate optical patterns for authentication, contributing with her experience to the development and processing of the photonic materials necessary to complete the project.

Emmanuel Zambrini Cruzeiro obtained his degree and master’s degree in physical engineering at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and his Phd in physics at the University of Genève.

 His research focuses on quantum information theory, quantum correlations, quantum communication, and quantum optics.

 He is currently a researcher at the Telecommunications Institute (IT) and invited Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico. Director at the quantum photonics laboratory (QuLab) at IT and actively contributes both theoretically and experimentally to the development of quantum technologies.

He is currently investigating the concept of quantum PUF at a theoretical and experimental level, and develops such photonic systems in the laboratory in collaboration with other team members, for applications in identification resistant to attacks by quantum computers.