Academic position: | Researcher |
Joining date: | 11-01-2004 |
Roles in IT: | Researcher |
Thematic Line: | Optics and Photonics |
Group: | Optical Quantum Communications – Av |
Nelson Muga (NMuga) graduated in Physics from the University of Porto, Portugal, in 2002, and obtained a Master's degree in Applied Physics, in 2006, from the University of Aveiro, Portugal. He earned his PhD in Physical Engineering from Aveiro University for his research on polarization effects in fiber-optic communication systems. After obtaining his Ph.D. degree, NMuga joined the Instituto de Telecomunicações as a postdoctoral researcher. He continued researching coherent optical fiber communications, from 2012 to 2017. Since 2016, he has served as a lecturer at the Physics Department of the University of Aveiro, teaching courses that cover optics, optoelectronics and photonics. Currently, NMuga works as a researcher at the Instituto de Telecomunicações in Aveiro. Throughout his career, he has taken part in 30+ R&D research projects, 6 of which were international, and 4 of which were directly supported by the industry. His area of specialization lies in high-speed optical communication systems and quantum secure optical communications.
His primary research interests encompass optical quantum cryptography, coherent optical systems, and digital signal processing. He has a track record of publishing 50+ articles scientific journals, 80+ international conference proceedings, 1 book and 5 book chapters.
NMuga is a Senior Member of the Optical Society - OSA.
[last update: 01-09-2023]
Acronym | Name | Funding Agency | Start date | Ending date |
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DISCRETION | Disruptive SDN secure communications for European Defence | EU | 01-12-2021 | 31-05-2025 |
PTQCI | Portuguese Quantum Communications Infrastructure - PTQCI | EU | 01-01-2023 | 30-06-2025 |
QSCAN | Quantum-Enabled Secure Multiparty Computation for Space Surveillance Tracking | NATO | 01-03-2024 | 28-02-2027 |
QSNP | Quantum Secure Networks Partnership | EU | 01-03-2023 | 31-08-2026 |
QuantaGenomics | Quantum Enabled Secure Multiparty Computation for Genomic Medicine | EU / FCT / Programme ERA-NET Cofund QuantERA II | 01-05-2022 | 30-04-2025 |
SenSat | Integrated Communications and Sensing for Next-Generation Optical Satellite Networks | FCT | 01-01-2025 | 30-06-2026 |
Acronym | Name | Funding Agency | Start date | Ending date |
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AdaptDig | Adaptive Digital Compensation in Access and Transport Optical Networks | PT Inovação | 01-01-2011 | 01-12-2012 |
COHERENTINUOUS | Coherent detection and advanced digital signal processing techniques for broadband and quantum secure optical communication systems | FCT, IT/LA | 01-01-2018 | 01-12-2023 |
CV-Quantum | Improving Security and Capacity Using Continuous Variables Quantum Communications | IT/LA | 01-02-2014 | 01-06-2016 |
DigCORE | Digital Compensation of Inter Crosstalk in Multicore Fibers | IT/LA | 01-05-2020 | 30-04-2023 |
DiNEq | Digital Nonlinear Equalization in Very-High Speed Coherent Optical Transmission Systems | FCT/PTDC | 01-07-2013 | 01-06-2015 |
DSPMetroNet | DSP Functions for Simplified Coherent Transceivers in Optical Metropolitan Networks | FCT/POCI | 01-07-2018 | 31-12-2021 |
FreeCom-B5G | Ultra-high-capacity free-space optical communications for beyond 5G | IT | 01-01-2020 | 31-12-2022 |
MCTechs | Multicore fibers technologies for high-capacity Optical Networks | FCT/POCI | 14-05-2018 | 14-10-2021 |
NG-COS | Next-Generation Coherent Optical Communication Systems | IT/LA | 01-09-2011 | 01-08-2013 |
OPTICAL 5G | High-Capacity SDM Solutions for Optical Backhaul in 5G Networks and Optical Data Center Connectivity | IT | 01-07-2016 | 01-12-2018 |
OptWire | Next-Generation Optical Wireless Communications Enabled by Artificial Intelligence | FCT | 01-12-2021 | 30-11-2024 |
OSP-HNLF | OSP-HNLF - Optical Signal Processing Using Highly Nonlinear Fibers | FCT/PTDC | 01-05-2010 | 01-04-2013 |
PANORAMA II | Desenvolvimento de um Sistema de Telecomunicações sustentado em Plataformas Ópticas e de Rádio Avançadas com gestão integrada | PT Inovação | 01-01-2013 | 01-01-2015 |
PIC | Photonic Integrated Circuits for NGPON2 | PT Inovação | 01-05-2013 | 01-12-2014 |
P-Quantum | Practical Quantum Communications | IT/LA | 01-09-2011 | 01-08-2013 |
Q.DOT | SI I&DT Copromoção Nr. 039728 - Distributed Quantum Oblivious Transfer | P2020 | 01-10-2019 | 30-06-2022 |
QSCRIPTED | Quantum Secure Communication Field Experiment | Gabinete Nacional de Segurança | 10-05-2021 | 09-07-2021 |
QuantPrivTel | QuantPrivTel: Quantum PrivateTelecommunications | FCT/PTDC | 01-01-2010 | 01-06-2013 |
Quantum | Quantum Effects in High Speed Optical Communication Systems | IT/LA | 01-07-2005 | 01-06-2008 |
QuantumMining | Quantum Primitives for Privacy Preserving Data Mining | FCT | 01-09-2018 | 28-02-2022 |
QuantumPrime | Generation of Prime Numbers Enabled by Quantum Technologies for Cryptographic Applications | FCT | 01-02-2021 | 31-01-2024 |
QuGENOME | Quantum Enabled Private Recognition of Composite Signals in Genome | EU | 01-12-2020 | 31-03-2022 |
Raman | Raman Amplification for CWDM Systems | PT Inovação | 01-03-2005 | 31-07-2007 |
SoftTransceiver | Software Defined Transceiver for Flexible Optical Networks | IT | 01-04-2016 | 01-12-2018 |