Hey! I am Francisco.

I am originally from Portugal and am currently based in Delft, the Netherlands. I hold bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Engineering Physics from the University of Lisbon.

In December 2023 I received my PhD from TU Delft under the supervision of Stephanie Wehner, where I studied the performance of near-term quantum-repeater networks with the goal of bridging the gap between physical experiments and quantum-networking applications. You can find my thesis here.

Since February 2024 I have been member of a pre-spinout team at TU Delft, developing real-world use cases and applications of entanglement-based networks.

Besides a scientist, I am an avid tennis player, reader and writer.