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Academic and professional CV.
Contact Information
| Name | José Ramón Martínez Saavedra |
| Professional Title | VP of Innovation · Physicist |
| jrmsaavedra@gmail.com |
Professional Summary
VP of Innovation and Lead Scientist turning quantum photonics into deployable randomness infrastructure for cybersecurity, HPC, and post-quantum systems. Co-inventor across 8 patent families; PI of €5.6M+ competitive R&D funding; responsible for IP strategy, technology transfer, and product-facing research at Quside Technologies.
Experience
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2018 - Barcelona, Spain
VP of Innovation · Lead Scientist
Quside Technologies S.L.
Leading research, IP strategy, competitive funding, and technology transfer in quantum technologies and photonics.
- Research leadership in quantum random number generation, photonics, and cybersecurity
- IP portfolio management — 30+ patent families (co-inventor in 8, across US, EP, CN, JP)
- PI of Horizon Europe project RPU (€3.9M) and CDTI project PICNET (€1.75M)
- Technology transfer from fundamental research to market-ready products
Education
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2024 - 2025 Washington, DC
MBA
Valar Institute (Quantic School of Business and Technology)
Business Administration
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2014 - 2018 Barcelona, Spain
PhD
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) / ICFO
Photonics
- Cum Laude. Director: F. Javier García de Abajo
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2013 - 2014 Barcelona, Spain
MSc
UPC, UAB, UB, ICFO
Photonics
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2008 - 2013 Madrid, Spain
Licenciado en Física
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Fundamental Physics
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2018 - Barcelona, Spain
Grado en Derecho (in progress)
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
Law
Awards
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2018 Torres Quevedo Postdoctoral Contract
Agencia Estatal de Investigación
Ref: PTQ2018-010146
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2015 FI-DGR 2015 Predoctoral Fellowship
AGAUR, Generalitat de Catalunya
Ref: 2015 FI_B 00492
Research Stays
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2017 - 2017 Palo Alto, California, US
Research Intern
Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) — Xerox
Radar technologies, environmental sensors, optical filters, antenna design, and energy harvesting. Resulting in joint publications and patents.
Teaching
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2021 - Barcelona, Spain
Postgraduate Lecturer — Software Architecture for Quantum Computers
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Annual course at the Postgraduate Course in Quantum Engineering. 3 hours/year.
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2025 - 2025 Bari, Italy
Invited Lecturer — PQC & QRNG Seminars
Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro
Master of Quantum Science and Technology. Post-Quantum Cryptography (3h) and Quantum Random Number Generation (3h).
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2026 - 2026 Online
Course Author & Presenter — QRNG for Cybersecurity and Blockchain
QSecDef
Certified training course. Co-authored and co-presented with David Worrall. 4–5 hours.
Thesis Supervision
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2024 Optimization with spin glass models (PhD)
UPC / ICFO
Completed. Sobresaliente. Co-supervised with Prof. Maciej Lewenstein.
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2024 Geometric Deep Learning in the Quantum Sciences (PhD)
ICFO
In progress. Co-supervised with Prof. Antonio Acín.
Mentoring
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2025 - 2025 Barcelona, Spain
Industry Mentor — Proyecto Aplicado de Ingeniería (PAE)
UPC — ETSETB
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2025 - 2025 Barcelona, Spain
Mentor — Tech2X
ESADE / EIT Higher Education Initiative
Personal Projects
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NanophotonicsLab
Open browser-based nanophotonics simulation toolkit. Mie scattering, plasmonics, RCWA, BPM, and more. nanophotonicslab.com
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El Fotonario
Interactive photonics education platform in Spanish. 9 courses, 145 exercises, 78 visualizations. joseramasa.github.io/fotonica
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Con la Venia
Interactive visual novel for learning Spanish civil procedural law, built with Ren’Py. joseramasa.github.io/con-la-venia