Organizing Committee
Barbara Amaral
University of São Paulo
Professor of Physics at the University of São Paulo, with research focusing on foundations of quantum theory, specially nonlocality and contextuality. Barbara attended Quantum Paraty as a student in the editions of 2007, 2009 and 2011, as a researcher in the edition of 2015 and as part of the organizing committee in 2017 and 2019.
Daniel Brod
Fluminense Federal University
Professor at the Fluminense Federal University in Niterói. His research is theoretical, and main interests include alternative models of quantum computation, linear optics, and quantum foundations. Daniel previously attended the Quantum Paraty event as a PhD student in 2009 and 2011, and as a researcher in 2015 and 2017.
Daniel Tasca
Fluminense Federal University
Professor of Physics at the Fluminense Federal University in Niterói. Develops experimental research in the field of optics in the classical and quantum regimes. Daniel attended Quantum Paraty as a student in the edition of 2007 and 2009, as a researcher in the edition of 2015 and as organizer in 2019.
Diogo O. Soares Pinto
University of São Paulo
Professor at the São Carlos Institute of Physics at University of São Paulo. His research interest is in open quantum systems, resource theories, geometry of quantum states, and quantum technologies. Diogo previously attended the Quantum Paraty event as a PhD student in 2009 and as a researcher in 2013, 2015 and 2019.
Marcelo Terra Cunha
Campinas University
Full professor in Mathematical Physics at Unicamp, with research interests that run from entanglement characterization and applications, besides other forms of correlation, to foundations of quantum physics, including nonlocality and contextuality. Marcelo is a founding member of EnLight (Entanglement and Quantum Properties of Light) and MathFoundQ (Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Theory) research groups, as well as the research network SPIN off QuBIT (São Paulo Integration and Nucleation of future Quantum Based Information Technology). He has been an Affiliated Member of Brazilian Academy of Science, and an Associate Member of International Centre for Theoretical Physics. Marcelo is one of the creators of Quantum Paraty, being part of the organizing committee in the editions of 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2019, being one of the school lectures in 2017 and attending as a researcher in the editions of 2013 and 2015.
Rafael Chaves
International Institute of Physics
Professor of Physiscs and one of the leaders of the Quantum Information and Quantum Matter group at UFRN, with research focusing on quantum information and computation, open systems and decoherence, entanglement theory, nonlocality and foundational aspects of quantum mechanics, quantum metrology, quantum optics, machine learning, Bayesian networks and causal models. Rafael attended Quantum Paraty as a student in the editions of 2007 and 2009, as a researcher in the editions of 2011, 2015 and 2017 and as organizer in 2019.
Renné Medeiros de Araújo
Federal University of Santa Catarina
Physics Professor at UFSC in Florianópolis and member of the Southern Quantum Information Group – Brazil. He develops experimental research in Optics in both classical and quantum regimes, specially exploring tools to manipulate and read transverse modes of light. Renné attended Quantum Paraty as a student in the edition of 2015 and as a researcher in 2017.