Qiskit Fall Fest 2026

Business Leader for Quantum Computing in Latin America at IBM since 2024. Previously, he was responsible for establishing IBM Research's research collaborations and technology licensing in Brazil, Latin America, and with global strategic clients. He holds a Computer Engineering degree from Unicamp and an MBA from the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business.

With a background in aeronautical engineering, he is a researcher focused on Quantum Machine Learning, with several published papers in quantum computing. A specialist in Variational Quantum Algorithms (VQAs) and hybrid ML architectures, he teaches the variational circuits class at Qiskit Fall Fest 2026.

Jefferson Deyvis dos Santos Silva is a researcher at CESAR and a Quantum Computing specialist. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from CIn-UFPE, plus a master's and bachelor's degree in Physics. He works on quantum circuit optimization and Quantum Machine Learning, applying these technologies to innovation projects, including strategic research with FEBRABAN.

Deyvison M. Conrado is a PhD candidate in Electrical Engineering at UFPE, focusing on Quantum Communications, with a master's in Physical Engineering and a degree in Electrical Engineering from UFRPE. He works as a Quantum Computing tutor at CESAR, dedicated to teaching and researching Quantum Machine Learning (QML) solutions for the business and financial sectors.

PhD in Physics, master's in Physics Applied to Medicine and Biology, and an MBA in Data Science from USP, with a postdoctorate in Applied Mathematics and Statistics from the same university. She has experience in Optics, Complex Systems and Quantum Optimization. She was an Eiffel Excellence Scholarship recipient at the Institut d'Optique in France, and works as a Data Scientist at CESAR.

Otto Menegasso Pires holds a bachelor's in Computer Science and a master's in Computational Intelligence from UFSC, and is currently a PhD candidate in Computational Modeling and Industrial Technology at SENAI CIMATEC, focusing on Quantum Machine Learning. He works as a researcher in Quantum Technologies at SENAI CIMATEC, on applied research projects aimed at digital transformation and industrial innovation.

Gabriel Lemos Simão de Albuquerque is an Electrical Engineering student at USP's Polytechnic School and a researcher in quantum technologies, focused on quantum illumination and superconducting qubits. He is a Qiskit Advocate, IBM Certified Developer in Qiskit, and the national president of LACQ Feynman, where he leads education, research and outreach initiatives in quantum computing across Brazil.

Caio Almeida Carneiro Leão holds a Master's in Physics from the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE) and is a PhD candidate in Computer Science at UFPE's Center of Informatics (CIn-UFPE). He researches simulation of open quantum systems and the synthesis and optimization of quantum circuits, with an interest in computational methods for representing quantum system dynamics and building more efficient circuits.

Professor at the Center of Informatics of the Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB). A researcher in Quantum Machine Learning, he develops new quantum models and algorithms for learning and optimization, including quantum neural networks for regression and classification problems, and quantum genetic algorithms. He coordinates the Quantum Neural Networks research project and takes part in the Evolutionary Quantum Computing project of Brazil's National Institute of Science and Technology for Applied Quantum Computing. His published work includes applications in image classification and global function optimization.

Quantum cybersecurity researcher and founder of Sunyom Advanced Technologies. With 17 years of experience in cybersecurity, including work with high-criticality federal agencies, he is a CISSP and a consultant to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). A Computer Science graduate with advanced studies in Quantum Computing, Quantum Communication and Mathematics, he is pursuing the International MSc in Quantum Computing & Technologies at D.U.Th. (Greece). He is an IBM Qiskit Advocate, researches attacks and countermeasures on quantum protocols and infrastructure, and has authored work on quantum radar/LIDAR for Security and Defense, Quantum Internet protocols and quantum machine learning. He has spoken at MindTheSec, CryptoRave and Quantum Villages.

She holds a degree in Physics from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (2004), a Master's in Physics from the same university (2006), and a PhD in Physics from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (2012). She completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Physics department at UFMG and is currently an adjunct professor in the Physics department at UFPE. She has experience in Quantum Optics and Quantum Information, working mainly on long-distance quantum communication and the dynamics of open quantum systems. She is a frevo enthusiast, mother to Assis, and tutor to her dog Laika.

Bachelor's in Mathematics from UFPE and Master's in Computer Science from CIn-UFPE. He has worked as a Package Manager at the NixOS Foundation, a Quantum Computing Analyst at Accenture, and Chief Scientist at Quant.Bond. Founder of Raydian Cloud, with which he took part in the NVIDIA Inception program and the quantum track of the Creative Destruction Lab (Canada). He received a full scholarship for the Venture Finance Programme at Saïd Business School – University of Oxford, won the Unilever Garagem 2024 Hackathon at Campus Party Recife, and was a finalist in the Q2B Paris 2025 Pitch Competition. He is a member of Quantum Security Defense and an Expert Partner at Slingshot Insights, New York. He currently holds a DPES fellowship at CESAR School, researching Post-Quantum Cryptography.

Computer Engineer from the Military Institute of Engineering (IME), PhD in Computational Modeling from the National Laboratory for Scientific Computing (LNCC), with a postdoctoral fellowship in Quantum Computing from the same laboratory. He is a professor and researcher at IME and a researcher at the Venturus Technology Innovation Center, working on quantum computing and cybersecurity. He has received honors and recognitions from the Brazilian Army, the Brazilian Air Force, the Regional Council of Engineering and Agronomy (CREA), and national scientific events.

Undergraduate student in Information Systems at São Paulo State University (UNESP), Bauru campus, and an undergraduate research fellow in Quantum Machine Learning. She is a member of the Recogna Biometric Pattern Recognition Research Group, where she develops hybrid quantum-classical architectures applied to medical diagnosis, with a focus on breast cancer classification.