Hi! I am João Guilherme

Student, Developer & Musician

About Me

Hi, I’m João! I’m an Electrical and Computer Engineering MSc student at IST-Lisboa, specializing in Control, Robotics, and AI. My background is in Engineering Physics, and I love building things that merge abstract theory and real-world application—whether that’s developing quantum-optical classifiers or simulating transport agents. When I’m not coding or solving equations, I’m a musician and avid classical music enthusiast. Feel free to get in touch if you want to talk about AI, physics, or Bach!

My Journey

French Language Course (Level B1.2)

French Language Course (Level B1.2)

Oct 2025 - Dec 2025

Achieved Level B1.2 certification at Alliance Française Lisbonne, my first certificate in French :)

Masters in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Masters in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Sep 2025 - Present

Started my masters degree, specializing in systems, control and artificial intelligence.

Research Student at IT - Quantum Photonics

Research Student at IT - Quantum Photonics

Apr 2025 - Present

Developing a quantum-inspired optical classifier that outperformed classical linear algorithms by 10% on MNIST with significant parallelism advantage.

Research Assistant at CERIS

Research Assistant at CERIS

Feb 2024 - Present

Collaborated with TU Munich to develop high-fidelity synthetic populations and implemented Multinomial Logit models to analyze transport mode choices for over 2.8 million agents within the MITO framework.

Quantitative Analyst at Tecnico Investment Club

Quantitative Analyst at Tecnico Investment Club

Sep 2024 - Jul 2025

Collaborated in a team to research and deploy quantitative trading strategies. Gained exposure to consulting and risk management through BCG and McKinsey workshops.

Participatory Choir Member

Participatory Choir Member

Jan 2024 - Mar 2024

Interpreted Mozart’s Requiem in the Great Auditorium alongside the Gulbenkian Choir and Orchestra.

Software Engineering Intern at Student Hub

Software Engineering Intern at Student Hub

Dec 2022 - Jan 2024

Built a REST API (Flask + PostgreSQL) serving 3,000+ users. Implemented automated testing with Pytest and set up CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Azure.

Bachelors in Engineering Physics

Bachelors in Engineering Physics

Sep 2023 - Jul 2025

Started my bachelors degree in Engineering Physics at IST-Lisboa and learned a lot of cool stuff about engineering, mathematics, computer science and physics.

Learning to Code

Learning to Code

During the COVID-19 lockdown, I learned to code from a course at https://treetree2.school/ and later became an instructor of that course.