José Ramón Martínez Saavedra

I build verifiable entropy infrastructure for cybersecurity and accelerated computing: the randomness layer that keys, protocols and large-scale simulations depend on, and that is rarely checked.

As VP of Innovation at Quside Technologies, I lead R&D across that stack: photonic entropy sources and chips, FPGA and silicon implementations, drivers and SDKs, including quside-curand, which brings verifiable entropy to NVIDIA CUDA workflows. I also drive certification (NIST SP 800-90B; BSI AIS 20/31 evaluation in progress) and integration with post-quantum cryptography. I lead a team of about ten and set technical direction across engineering.

I also run the IP and funding side: PI of €7.5M+ in competitive R&D (Horizon Europe/EIC, CDTI, Digital Europe), co-inventor of 8 patent families (US, EP, CN, JP), and responsible for a portfolio of 30+ families.

Ph.D. in Photonics (UPC/ICFO, 2018, Cum Laude; advisor: F. J. García de Abajo), MSc in Photonics, and Physics at Universidad Complutense de Madrid. MBA (Valar Institute, 2025). Currently pursuing a Law degree (UOC) focused on technology, IP and regulation.

I teach in UPC’s postgraduate programme in quantum engineering, co-supervise doctoral theses at ICFO, and build open teaching tools such as NanophotonicsLab.