15/04/2026

Beatriz Costa wins Best PhD Pitch Award at Quantum Day@PT: Academy Edition

Beatriz Costa, a PhD student at PQI – Portuguese Quantum Institute, won the Best PhD Pitch Award at Quantum Day@PT – Academy Edition, held on 14 April, World Quantum Day, at the Salão Nobre of the Academia das Ciências de Lisboa.

The award recognised her presentation “Beyond the Photon: A Comprehensive Framework for Electronic Side-Channel Security in QKD”, delivered during the student pitch session where MSc and PhD students presented their research in the style of a three-minute pitch, covering Quantum Flagship topics.

Quantum Day@PT – Academy Edition was co-organised by LaPMET, PQI, INL, and Young Minds – University of Porto.

More information about the event can be found here.

Congratulations, Beatriz!

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