Gustavo Miranda Castilho dos Anjos

Gustavo Anjos

Academic position:	Researcher
Joining date:	01-09-2016
Roles in IT:	Researcher
Thematic Line:	Optics and Photonics
Group:	Optical Quantum Communications – Av

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Address: IT – Aveiro
Instituto de Telecomunicações
Campus Universitário de Santiago
P-3810-193 AVEIRO - PORTUGAL
Tel: +351 234 377 900

http://www.cienciavitae.pt/7814-4B4B-8CE9

https://www.orcid.org/0000-0002-1883-8464

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20-02-2025

Instituto de Telecomunicações Demonstrates Secure Quantum Network for Military Applications in Brussels

The team of Quantum Communications of Instituto de Telecomunicações in Aveiro conducted a demonstration of a secure quantum network for military applications in Brussels within the scope of the DISCRETION project, on 29th January 2025.

12-03-2024

PTQCI project gathered experts and stakeholders

In February, national and international experts met at IT Aveiro for a kick-off Workshop on the development of the National Quantum Communications Network.

16-02-2024

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24-11-2023

IT integrates European Project Quantum Secure Networks Partnership

Officially launched in the spring, the consortium is dedicated to advancing quantum communications through its primary objective of developing and implementing quantum cryptography technology.

Scientific Achievements

Degrees

PhD, Universidade de Aveiro, 02-03-2022
MSc, Universidade de Aveiro, 13-12-2013

Expertise Topics

Physical Layer Security
Quantum Key Distribution
Field Programmable Gate Array

Academic Activities

2Lecture courses

Aplicacionais para Ciências e Engenharia, Universidade de Aveiro, Lic. Eng Materiais, Lic. Bioquímica
Laboratório de Sistemas Digitais, Universidade de Aveiro, Licenciatura em Engenharia de Computadores e Informática

2Supervision of MSc theses

As Supervisor

FPGA Implementation of Post-Processing Algorithms for Quantum Random Number Generators, MSc Student, José Pedro Rato Gonçalves Martins, Expected conclusion 06-2026
Integration of Quantum Key Distribution Devices in Software Defined Networks, MSc Student, Eduardo Lopes Fernandes, Concluded 10-2025

Publications

1Books Chapters

G. Anjos, D. Castanheira, A. Silva, S. Yadav, A. Gameiro, Physical layer security solutions and technologies, Chapter in, Security and Privacy Schemes for Dense 6G Wireless Communication Networks, IET, London, 2023

6Papers in Journals

G. Anjos, D. Castanheira, A. Silva, A. Gameiro, A Method Exploiting the Channel-Training Phase to Achieve Secrecy in a Fading Broadcast Channel, IEEE Transactions on Signal and Information Processing over Networks, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 244 - 257, March, 2022 | BibTex
G. Anjos, D. Castanheira, A. Silva, A. Gameiro, A Cooperative Jamming Technique to Protect a Two-User Broadcast Channel with Confidential Messages and an External Eavesdropper, Electronics, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 496 - 496, March, 2020 | BibTex
G. Anjos, D. Castanheira, A. Silva, A. Gameiro, Intrinsic Secrecy of EGT and MRT Precoders for Proper and Improper Modulations, IEEE Access, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 31317 - 31326, May, 2018 | BibTex
G. Anjos, D. Castanheira, A. Silva, A. Gameiro, M. Gomes, J.P. Vilela, Exploiting the Reciprocal Channel for Discrete Jamming to Secure Wireless Communications Against Multiple-Antenna Eavesdropper, IEEE Access, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 33410 - 33420, May, 2018 | BibTex
G. Anjos, D. Castanheira, A. Silva, A. Gameiro, M. Gomes, J.P. Vilela, Joint Design of Massive MIMO Precoder and Security Scheme for Multiuser Scenarios Under Reciprocal Channel Conditions, Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, Vol. 2017, No. 00, pp. 1 - 10, November, 2017,
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J. Santos, DACD Dinis, D. Riscado, G. Anjos, D. Belo, A. Oliveira, P. Monteiro, N.B.C. Carvalho, A flexible physical layer and fronthaul research testbed for C-RAN, Microprocessors and Microsystems, Vol. 00, No. 00, pp. 1 - 11, September, 2016,
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11Papers in Conferences

C. Bastos, F. Pinto, R. Bacar, G. Anjos, M. Almeida, A. N. Pinto, R. Chaves, T. Dias, J. Afonso, R. Calé, M. Freitas, L. Maia, L. Magalhães, A. Muñiz, R. Cantó, J. Brito, J. Ballesta, R. Méndez, S. Laschet, S. Ramacher, P. James, L. Torresetti, P. Piscione, A. Abdulwahed, P. Giardina, V. Martin, L. Ortiz, A. Pastor, N. J. Muga, N. A. Silva, DL Lopez, M. Vieira, DISCRETION: First field demonstration of a quantum enabled SDN in the context of a military exercise, International Conference on Military Communications and Information Systems ICMCIS ICMCIS, Oeiras, Portugal, Vol., pp. -, May, 2025,
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J. Brito, J. Ballesta, R. Méndez, L. Ortiz, R. Cantó, A. Muñiz, A. Pastor, S. Laschet, P. Piscione, A. Abdulwahed, P. Giardina, G. Anjos, S. Ramacher, L. Maia, T. Dias, R. Chaves, J. Afonso, P. Martins, L. Magalhães, F. Pinto, M. Vieira, R. Bacar, R. Calé, V. Martin, DL Lopez, C. Bastos, Secure Network Innovation in Defense: SDN and Quantum Cryptography with DISCRETION, IEEE International Conference on Quantum Communications, Networking, and Computing QCNC, Nara, Japan, Vol., pp. -, March, 2025,
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M. Almeida, G. Anjos, J. Martins, A. N. Pinto, N. A. Silva, An FPGA-based Physical Layer for a CV-QKD System, International Conf. on Applications of Optics and Photonics - AOP, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol., pp. -, July, 2024 | BibTex
G. Anjos, M. Almeida, J. Martins, N. A. Silva, N. J. Muga, A. N. Pinto, An FPGA-based physical layer approach for a CV-QKD transmitter, International Conference of Transparent Optical Network (ICTON), Bucharest, Romania, Vol., pp. -, July, 2023,
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G. Anjos, D. Castanheira, A. Silva, A. Gameiro, Securing Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access Systems Against Simultaneous Eavesdropping Attacks Coming from Inside and Outside of the Network, IEEE International Symp. on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Commun - PIMRC, Istanbul, Turkey, September, 2019 | BibTex
G. Anjos, D. Castanheira, A. Silva, A. Gameiro, Secrecy Analysis of EGT and MRT Precoders for M-QAM Constellations, International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems ISWCS, Lisbon, Portugal, August, 2018 | BibTex
G. Anjos, D. Castanheira, A. Silva, A. Gameiro, Exploiting Reciprocal Channel Estimations for Jamming to Secure Wireless Communications, Wireless Days Conf., Porto, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. 1 - 7, March, 2017,
| Abstract | Full text (PDF 428 KBs) | BibTex
G. Anjos, J. Santos, A. Oliveira, P. Monteiro, D. Riscado Riscado, N.V.S. Silva, P. Jesus Jesus, Implementation and Evaluation of a Low Latency and Resource Efficient Compression Method for Digital Radio Transport, IEEE Globecom Workshops GC Wkshps, San Diego, United States, Vol. x, pp. 1 - 6, December, 2015,
| Abstract | Full text (PDF 572 KBs) | BibTex
D. Riscado Riscado, J. Santos, DACD Dinis, G. Anjos, D. Belo, A. Oliveira, N.B.C. Carvalho, A Laboratorial Platform for C-RAN, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol., pp. 1 - 8, September, 2015 | BibTex
D. Riscado, J. Santos, DACD Dinis, G. Anjos, D. Belo, N.B.C. Carvalho, A. Oliveira, A Flexible Research Testbed for C-RAN, Euromicro Conf. on Digital System Design - Euromicro, Funchal, Portugal, Vol. 0, pp. 131 - 138, August, 2015,
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D. Riscado Riscado, A.P. Prata, DACD Dinis, J. Santos, S. J. Julião, J. C. Duarte Duate, G. Anjos, A. Oliveira, N.B.C. Carvalho, FPGA Applications in 5G Mobile Networks, Jornadas sobre Sistemas Reconfiguráveis - REC, Porto, Portugal, Vol., pp. 17 - 24, February, 2015 | BibTex

1Non-refereed Publications

N. A. Silva, M. J. Ferreira, S. T. Mantey, M. Almeida, G. Anjos, N. J. Muga, A. N. Pinto, Tecnologias Quânticas em Criptografia, PTDC/EEI-TEL/8017/2020, May 2025,
| Abstract | Full text (PDF 225 KBs) | Other Resources

Patents

4Patents

G. Anjos, D. Castanheira, A. Silva, A. Gameiro, Method, transmitter device and receiver device for securing channel training on a power domain non-orthogonal multiple access system, EP20751285, EPO, Granted, 28-06-2019
G. Anjos, D. Castanheira, A. Silva, A. Gameiro, Method, transmitter device and receiver device for securing channel training on a power domain non-orthogonal multiple access system, US12069472, National, Granted, 28-06-2019, United States
G. Anjos, D. Castanheira, A. Silva, A. Gameiro, Method, transmitter device and receiver device for securing channel training on a power domain non-orthogonal multiple access system, PCT/IB2020/056133, PCT, 28-06-2019,
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G. Anjos, D. Castanheira, A. Silva, A. Gameiro, Método, dispositivo transmissor e dispositivo recetor para proteger o treino ao canal em um sistema de acesso múltiplo não ortogonal no domínio da potência, PT115616, National, Granted, 29-06-2019, Portugal,
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Projects

Currently running projects4

Acronym	Name	Funding Agency	Start date	Ending date
ALBATROZ	ALBATROZ – Altice LaBs Advanced Technology on Radio, Optics and virtualiZation	COMPETE2030-FEDER	11-07-2024	10-07-2027
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	30-04-2026

Closed Projects3

Acronym	Name	Funding Agency	Start date	Ending date
DISCRETION	Disruptive SDN secure communications for European Defence	EU	01-12-2021	31-05-2025
Gestão CTI-IT	Centro de Tecnologia e Interface IT - Instituto de Telecomunicações	Next generation EU - Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência (PRR) - Componente 16 “Empresas 4.0” - TD-C16-i03 “Catalisação da Transformação Digital das Empresas”	01-01-2023	31-12-2025
PTQCI	Portuguese Quantum Communications Infrastructure - PTQCI	EU	01-01-2023	30-06-2025

Other Scientific Achievements

1Prototypes

G. Anjos, J. Prata, J. Martins, N. A. Silva, Continuous Variable QKD Network

Other Contributions

3Refereeing Journals

Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing
2018, 1 review(s);
IEEE Access
2018, 1 review(s);
Physical Communication
2019, 1 review(s);

8Refereeing Conferences

IEEE International Conference on Advanced Networks and Telecommunications Systems ANTS
2018, 1 review(s); 2017, 1 review(s);
IEEE International Black Sea Conference on Communications and Networking
2018, 1 review(s);
IEEE Annual International Symposium on Personal Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications PIMRC
2017, 1 review(s);
IEEE Vehicular Technology Conf. - VTC-Fall
2018, 1 review(s);
IEEE Global Communications Conference - GLOBECOM
2018, 1 review(s);
IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conf. - WCNC
2019, 1 review(s);
IEEE International Conf. on Wireless Communications and Signal Processing - (WCSP)
2019, 1 review(s);
IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC)
2019, 1 review(s);

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