Paulo Itaborai is a computational physicist and music technologist working on applied quantum computing. Specifically, his work focuses on variational quantum algorithms, quantum simulation of high-energy physics, scientific visualisation and communication, and quantum computing in the arts and humanities. He is a doctoral student in Computational Sciences at CaSToRC, the Cyprus Institute, and a Graduate Research Assistant at CQTA, DESY-Zeuthen. Paulo holds a Bachelor’s degree in Physics from the University of São Paulo and a research Master’s degree in Computer Music from the University of Plymouth.