Marco A. Fernandes

Marco A. Fernandes (Member, IEEE) received the M.Sc. degree in electronics and telecommunications engineering from the University of Aveiro, in 2019, and the joint Ph.D. degree from the University of Aveiro, University of Porto, and University of Minho, through the MAP-Tele Doctorate Program, in 2023. During the M.Sc. degree, he worked with analog-radio over fiber applied to 5G communications. His Ph.D. degree was focused on high-capacity, reliable free space optics (FSO) communications exploiting coherent optics, advanced modulation techniques, and machine-learning-based channel estimation. Currently, he is a Postdoctoral Researcher participating in multiple research projects, mainly involving high-capacity FSO transmission for terrestrial and satellite applications. He has already authored or coauthored more than 40 scientific publications in leading international journals and conferences. He is a member of Optica. In 2021, he was a Finalist at the OFC2021 Corning Student Award, and in 2023, he was a Runner-Up at the ECOC Best Student Paper Award.