Research Team
Quanifi is an open-source visual quantum software engineering platform developed by Neilson Ramalho as part of his PhD research at the Software Analysis and Evaluation Group (SAEG) at the University of São Paulo (USP), advised by Prof. Marcos Lordello Chaim, co-advised by Prof. Higor Amario de Souza, in research collaboration with Prof. Valter Vieira de Camargo (UFSCar).
Marcos Lordello Chaim
Research Advisor
Associate Professor
University of São Paulo (USP)
School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities (EACH)
Software Analysis and Evaluation Group (SAEG)
University of São Paulo (USP)
School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities (EACH)
Software Analysis and Evaluation Group (SAEG)
Higor Amario de Souza
Research Co-Advisor
Assistant Professor
University of São Paulo (USP), Butantã Campus
Department of Computer and Digital Systems Engineering (PCS-Poli)
University of São Paulo (USP), Butantã Campus
Department of Computer and Digital Systems Engineering (PCS-Poli)
Valter Vieira de Camargo
Research Collaborator
Full Professor
Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar)
Department of Computing (DC)
Software Engineering & Architecture
Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar)
Department of Computing (DC)
Software Engineering & Architecture
Neilson Ramalho
Creator & Lead Developer
PhD Candidate
University of São Paulo (USP)
School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities (EACH)
Software Analysis and Evaluation Group (SAEG)
University of São Paulo (USP)
School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities (EACH)
Software Analysis and Evaluation Group (SAEG)
Institutional Collaboration
The Quanifi project emerged from research collaboration between academic institutions and open-source practitioners in software engineering, programming languages, and quantum computation:
- University of São Paulo (USP) — School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities (EACH), Polytechnic School (PCS-Poli) & Software Analysis and Evaluation Group (SAEG).
- Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) — Department of Computing (DC).
Research Publication & Citation
If you build upon this work, cite the foundational paper:
@misc{ramalho2026nxmversionprogrammingquantumsoftware,
title={NxM-Version Programming for Quantum Software: High-Level Components across Frameworks and Engines},
author={Neilson Carlos Leite Ramalho and Higor Amario de Souza and Anthony Accioly and Valter Vieira de Camargo and Marcos Lordello Chaim},
year={2026},
eprint={2609.33255},
archivePrefix={arXiv},
primaryClass={quant-ph},
url={https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.33255}
}
title={NxM-Version Programming for Quantum Software: High-Level Components across Frameworks and Engines},
author={Neilson Carlos Leite Ramalho and Higor Amario de Souza and Anthony Accioly and Valter Vieira de Camargo and Marcos Lordello Chaim},
year={2026},
eprint={2609.33255},
archivePrefix={arXiv},
primaryClass={quant-ph},
url={https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.33255}
}