Associate Professor, University of Porto·Adaptive Optics & Astronomical Instrumentation
I work on wavefront sensing, atmospheric tomography and real-time control for adaptive-optics systems on ground-based telescopes — from Keck and Gemini to instrument concepts for the ELT. Based in Porto (FEUP / INESC TEC / CENTRA); previously LAM Marseille, NRC Herzberg, and W. M. Keck Observatory.
Project NEUROSPACEAWARE awarded by FCT (2026–2029) — “Neuromorphic Space Situational Awareness for Wide-Area Real-Time Surveillance”, with me as PI. See Projects.
Published in Optics Letters: “Estimation of the laser guide star uplink tip-tilt using aperture size diversity” (Jouve, Fusco, Correia et al.) — doi · PDF.
Started as Associate Professor at the University of Porto, working across FEUP, INESC TEC and CENTRA.
New A&A paper: “First light for the GRAVITY+ Adaptive Optics” — extreme AO results for the VLTI upgrade — doi · PDF.
Slow focus sensor design for Keck I laser guide star AO accepted in A&A — doi · PDF.
Supervising PhD and MSc students on tomographic reconstruction, adaptive-optics telemetry standards, and RL-based XAO control — see Supervision.