Curriculum Vitae
Appointments
Postdoctoral Researcher
Division of Information Coding, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Linköping University · Linköping · September 2025 – present
Experimental quantum information and quantum communications, with research activities spanning quantum random number generation, deployed quantum key distribution, photonic systems, FPGA-based instrumentation, and research supervision.
Ph.D. Student in Electrical Engineering (Information Coding)
Division of Information Coding, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Linköping University · Linköping · September 2020 – September 2025
Researched measurement-device-independent quantum random number generation, with a focus on experimental photonic implementations that can be certified to generate private randomness.
Master’s Thesis Project
Division of Information Coding, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Linköping University · Linköping · January 2020 – June 2020
Investigated active phase compensation using FPGAs in a single-mode fibre Mach–Zehnder interferometer for quantum-information experiments. Using feedback control, I demonstrated phase stabilisation over spatially multiplexed fibre modes.
Garage Intern
Ericsson · Linköping · April 2018 – January 2020
Developer and team leader in Ericsson’s innovation incubator programme, working with early-phase IoT projects. Tasks included development, sprint planning, product planning, customer contact, stakeholder communication, and supervision of summer interns.
Software Testing Intern
SensMaster Sdn/Bhd · Kota Damansara, Malaysia · October 2013 – November 2013
Participated in the development of acceptance-testing software for RFID equipment used for high-value asset tracking.
Education
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (Information Coding)
Linköping University · September 2020 – September 2025
Thesis: Engineering Resilient Quantum Randomness
Supervisors: Senior Associate Professor Guilherme B. Xavier, Professor Jan-Åke Larsson
Master of Science in Computer Science and Engineering (Civilingenjör)
Linköping University · August 2014 – June 2020
Master’s profile in Secure Systems, including computer security, information security, and cryptology, with a broad background in
software engineering, analogue and digital electronics, signals and systems, computer architecture, and automatic control.
Thesis: Active Phase Compensation in a Fiber-Optical Mach-Zehnder Interferometer
Supervisor: Dr. Alvaro Alarcón
Other Qualification
Linköping University · January 2022
Becoming a Teacher in Higher Education, 6 ECTS.
Research projects and responsibilities
NordicQCI — Nordic Quantum Communication Infrastructure
2026 – present
Cross-border quantum-communication infrastructure involving Sweden, Finland, and Estonia, with work on coexistence studies, deployed QKD operation, and key-management development.
Parametriq — ultra-secure video conferencing with QKD
2025 – present
Parametric, model-based ultra-low-bandwidth video coding, prototype development, and market verification for QKD-secured video.
NQCIS — National Quantum Communication Infrastructure in Sweden
2023 – 2025
Contributed to the financial and technical management of LiU’s approximately 20 MSEK project participation, working with the formal PI on budget planning, equipment planning, purchasing, and procurement. Research activities included deployment and analysis of commercial QKD in Swedish fibre networks, monitoring and diagnostics tooling, practical certification, external superconducting detectors, and high-speed data processing.
LiU Quantum Technologies Laboratory
2020 – present
Contributed to establishing and maintaining the laboratory’s in-house experimental and electronics capabilities, including component-level electronics assembly and test, analogue instrumentation, FPGA-based control and data acquisition, and experimental photonic systems.
Research visits
Universidad de Concepción, Chile
August 2026
Research visit with the groups of Prof. Gustavo Lima (Department of Physics) and Prof. Gabriel Saavedra (Department of Electrical Engineering) on high-dimensional QKD over multicore fibre with co-propagating classical telecommunications traffic. Coordinated experimental activities across the two groups, combining quantum-communication and electrical-engineering expertise.
Invited and keynote talks
Quantum Information in Practice: Experiments, Challenges, and Lessons from the Lab
Invited talk · Universidad de Concepción, Chile · 2026
Lessons learned from deploying QKD in Sweden
Keynote · NordicQCI workshop · 2026
Using a perovskite light emitting diode to build secure quantum random number generators
Keynote · Optics and Photonics in Sweden · Stockholm · 2023
Securing the Future with Quantum Technology
Invited talk · Accenture Technology Days · Stockholm · 2023
Teaching and supervision
Examination rights
Formally granted permanent examination rights for Master’s and Bachelor’s theses in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, and Applied Physics by the respective programme boards.
Thesis examination
Examiner for 5 Master’s thesis projects involving 7 students in 2026, spanning computer science, cybersecurity, communications engineering, and quantum communications.
Research supervision
Supervisor or co-supervisor for 10 Master’s/Bachelor’s theses and student projects involving 12 students since 2021, including collaborations with EPFL. Topics span quantum communications, photonics, FPGA-based signal processing, machine learning, and communications engineering.
Courses taught
- TSIT11 — Quantum Algorithms and Quantum Information (M.Sc.): examiner and lecturer, 2026
- TDDD89 — Scientific Method (M.Sc.): teacher, 2025
- TSIT14 — Digital Forensics and Incident Response (M.Sc.): teaching assistant, 2024
- TSIT01/TSIT02/726G81 — Computer Security (B.Sc. and M.Sc.): teaching assistant and lecturer, 2021–2025
- TSIT12 — Quantum Electronics and Quantum Optics (M.Sc.): teaching assistant, 2021–2025
- TSIT13 — Quantum Communication (M.Sc.): teaching assistant, 2020–2025
Grants & awards
Selected competitive funding, resources, and awards.
- QUEST programme (2026–present): TSIT11 selected for the inaugural international cohort supporting quantum-computing education and pedagogy research, including qBraid platform access and quantum-hardware resources. Award value: USD 1,500/month in quantum-computing resources.
- NAISS supercomputer allocation (2026/4-341, ongoing): 4,500 GPU hours on NSC Alvis for machine-learning-assisted analysis of near-field attack strategies against commercial QKD systems.
- LiU/LEAD market verification grant (2025): market verification of ultra-low-bandwidth model-based video coding for quantum-secure video transmission. Amount: three months’ salary for two consultants.
- Board for School Collaboration, Linköping University (2025): 15,000 SEK for equipment and materials supporting high-school student projects in quantum technologies.
Department nominee for Lilla Polhemspriset for best diploma thesis in 2020 (Master’s thesis).
Academic service
Peer review
More than 30 manuscript reviews for journals including Physical Review Letters, Physical Review Applied, Optica, Optics Express, New Journal of Physics, Applied Optics, Physica Scripta, and SoftwareX, primarily in quantum key distribution, quantum random number generation, and high-speed optical data processing.
Outreach
National jury member for the Swedish national research championship for high-school students (Unga Forskare, 2026), assessing STEM research projects, and regional jury member for the Linköping region (2025).
Languages
- Swedish — native speaker
- English — fluent
- Finnish — conversational
- German — basic knowledge
Publications
As of September 2026, my publications have been cited 177 times, with an h-index of 7 and an i10-index of 6 according to Google Scholar.
Full list: see Publications.