Activities

• Sep 6, 2024: Project Workshop in Madrid (ES)

Products and Dissemination

Publications

• D. Balbás, D. Fiore, M.I. González Vasco, D. Robissout, and C. Soriente: Modular Sumcheck Proofs With Applications to Machine Learning and Image Processing, CCS '23: Proceedings of the 2023 ACM SIGSAC Conference on Computer and Communications Security, November 2023, pp. 1437-1451, 2023. 
• M. I. González Vasco and R. Steinwandt: Group Key Establishment in the Post-Quantum Setting: Constructions and Research Avenues, Advances in the Mathematical Sciences - AWM Research Symposium, Minneapolis, MN, June 2022, Eds.: Megan Breit-Goodwin, Mee Seong Im, Kelly Jabbusch, Kuei-Nuan Lin, accepted, to appear.
• T. Fabšič, O. Grošek, V. Hromada and P. Zajac. Post-Quantum Cryptography Migration: Challenges in Education. In Toward a Quantum-Safe Communication Infrastructure: NATO Advanced Research Workshop. Valletta, Malta. November 14-18, 2021. Amsterdam : IOS Press, 2024, pp. 13-23. ISSN 1874-6268. ISBN 978-1-64368-498-7.
• S. Nikula, P. Koskela, O. M. Latvala and S. Lehtonen: Light Quantum Key Distribution Network Security Estimation Tool, International Conference on Security and Cryptography – SECRYPT 2023; Rome, Italy, pp. 587-596, July 2023.
• Ella E. James, Isaac M. Anderson, and Don A. Gregory: Spectropolarimetric properties of vortex retarders, Optics Express 32(17): 30124-30143, 2024.
• M.I. González Vasco, D. Kahrobaei, and E. McKemmie: Applications of Finite non-Abelian Simple Groups to Cryptography in the Quantum Era. La Matematica, Volume 3, pages 588–603, 2024.
• S. Nikula, A. Lintulampi, and K. Halunen:  Security Analysis for BB84 Key Distillation,  International Conference on Security and Cryptography – SECRYPT 2024; Dijon, France, pp. 407-415, July 2024.
• V. Vallivaara, S. Lehtonen, O.-M. Latvala, A. Lintulampi, A. Karinsalo, M. Muurman, S. Nikula, and R. Savola: Quantum-Safe Communication Research in Finland, Ebook: Toward a Quantum-Safe Communication Infrastructure, pp. 85–95, 2024

Conference presentations and public lecturers

•  Rainer Steinwandt: Quantum cryptanalysis of popular cryptographic algorithms – current status, invited presentation at German Industry Alliance for Quantum Security (“Deutscher Industrieverbund für Quantensicherheit”) meeting, OHB System AG, Weßling/Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, Jul 2023.
• Miles Gannett: Timing of a Fast Optical Switch, undergraduate research poster at UAH 2023 Summer Community of Scholars Poster Session, mentored by Robert Everett and Don Gregory, Huntsville, AL, USA, Sep 2023.
• María Isabel González Vasco: Secure Key Exchange Withstanding Quantum Attacks, Keynote presentation at the Second International Conference on Innovations in Computing Research (ICR'23) - Madrid, Spain, Sep 2023.
• María Isabel González Vasco: short presentation of this project on the NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme  Information Day in Spain, CDTI, Sep 2023.
• Pavol Zajac: Improving differential properties of S-boxes with local changes of DDT.  The 8th International Workshop on Boolean Functions and their Applications (BFA). September 3-8, 2023, Voss, Norway.
• Visa Vallivaara: Poster presentation of this project at Quantum Korea 2023, Seoul, Jun 2023.
• Visa Vallivaara: Poster presentation of this project at the InstituteQ Symposium, Helsinki, Sep 2023.
• Djeylan Aktas: Entanglement Distribution for fully Meshed Topology in Quantum Networks, Keynote speaker at International Summit on Lasers, Optics and Photonics, Spain, Apr 2023.
• Visa Vallivaara: Poster presentation of this project at Quantum Korea 2023, Seoul, June 2023.
• Djeylan Aktas: Engineering photon pair source for fully meshed topology in quantum networks, invited talk to the 21th Czech and Slovak physicist conference 21KCSF, Bratislava, Sep 2023.
• Djeylan Aktas: How to build a quantum network, tutorial talk and co-organizer of the Summer School on Quantum Technologies 2023 at FH Technikum Wien, Austria, Aug 2023.
• Pavol Zajac: A history of Secure Communication via Classical and Quantum Technologies, Bratislava, Oct 2023.
• Tomáš Fabšič: The Threat of Quantum Computers to Cybersecurity. In OpenSlava 2023. Bratislava, Slovakia, October 18-19, 2023.
• Rainer Steinwandt: Quantencomputing, quantensichere Kryptographie und Cybersicherheit - Aktuelle Entwicklungen, Cybersecurity Day 2023: CYBR360, Saarbrücken, Oct 2023.
• Tomáš Fabšič: Šifrovanie a hrozba kvantových počítačov. A popularization lecture at FEI STU in Bratislava. Bratislava, Slovakia, November 29, 2023. 
• María Isabel González Vasco: Q-Alice and C-Bob tienen que hablar. Invited talk. Biannual meeting of the Royal Spanish Mathematical Society, BIENAL RSME, Session on Mathematics of Information Theory, Pamplona, Spain, Jan 2024.  
• María Isabel González Vasco: Secure Key Exchange Withstanding Quantum Attacks. Keynote Talk. 2024 International Conference on Advances in Computing Research (ACR'24), Madrid, Spain, 2024.
• Visa Vallivaara: Futureproofing for Quantum Cybersecurity Threats, European Parliament lunch debate, Strasbourg, France, Feb 2024.
• Visa Vallivaara: Quantum Safe Encryption Technologies, Finnish Vulnerability Researcher Meeting – Vulnmeet , Kirkkonummi, Finland, March 2024.
• Visa Vallivaara: Poster presentation of this project at Finland-Taiwan Business Forum – Quantum Technologies, Taipei, Taiwan, May 2024.
• Miloslav Smičík and Pavol Zajac: Using MRHS solver for decoding problem. In CECC 2024 : 24th Central European Conference on Cryptology. Warsaw, Poland. June 20-21, 2024.
• Tamara Tučková and Tomáš Fabšič: Investigating the resistance of REMP-1 and REMP-2 decoders against timing and syndrome attacks. In CECC 2024 : 24th Central European Conference on Cryptology. Warsaw, Poland. June 20-21, 2024.
• Tomáš Vavro and Tomáš Fabšič: New decoders for QC-MDPC codes over GF(4). In CECC 2024 : 24th Central European Conference on Cryptology. Warsaw, Poland. June 20-21, 2024.
• Visa Vallivaara: Quantum resilient cybersecurity, Keynote speaker at ESRB Conference on AI and Systemic Risk Analytics, Helsinki, Finland, June 2024.

Summer Course

• Integración de tecnologías clásicas y cuánticas para la seguridad,  Summer Course Computación cuántica y ciberseguridad: certezas, riesgos e incertidumbres (organized by Javier López Muñoz and María Isabel González Vasco), Universidad de Málaga, Jul 2024.

Theses

• Anssi Lintulampi: Quantum safe authentication of quantum key distribution protocol, MSc thesis, University of Helsinki, 2023.
• Róbert Dobrý. Decoding a random linear code with hints  (in Slovak). Bc. thesis, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, 2023.
• Emma Čavojová. Solving the LWPM problem by ISD algorithms (in Slovak). MSc. thesis, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, 2023.
• Juraj Paška. Implementation of the QC-MDPC McEliece cryptosystem over the ring of integers modulo q (in Slovak). MSc. thesis, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, 2023.
• Tamara Tučková. Decoding MDPC codes with erasures (in Slovak). MSc. thesis, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, 2023.
• Tomáš Vavro. Implementation of the QC-MDPC cryptosystem over GF(4) (in Slovak). MSc. thesis, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, 2023.
• Lukáš Šurab. Postquantum cryptography: KYBER (in Slovak). Bc. thesis, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, 2023.
• Marek Kováč. Postquantum cubic signature scheme (in Slovak). MSc. thesis, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, 2023.
• Michal Topoľský. ABC cryptosystem with rectangular matrices (in Slovak). MSc. thesis, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, 2023.
• Matej Vavro. Signature Scheme QSTS (in Slovak). MSc. thesis, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, 2023.
• Dominika Olejarníková. New perturbation modifier of UOV scheme (in Slovak). MSc. thesis, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, 2023.
• Sabina Daniela Pekareková. New perturbation modifier of HFE scheme (in Slovak). MSc. thesis, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, 2023.
• Martin Černý. A switch to post-quantum cryptography (in Slovak). MSc. thesis, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, 2023.
• Samuel Klement. Secure post-quantum communication (in Slovak). Bc. thesis. Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, 2024.
• Mari Muurman: Parameter selection in post-quantum digital signature algorithm CRYSTALS-Dilithium, MSc thesis, Tampere University, 2024.
• Miloslav Smičík. Solving decoding problem with MRHS solver (in Slovak), MSc. thesis, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, 2024.
• Tatiana Hýlová. Postquantum secure threshold signature scheme (in Slovak). MSc. thesis, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, 2024.

Project publicity

• Facebook: Post 1 , Post 2 , Post 3 , Post 4 , Post 5
• Instagram: Post 1, Post 2
• Interview for news website: Interview 1
• LinkedIn:  Post 1, Post 2, Post 3, Post 4, Post 5, Post 6, Post 7, Post 8, Post 9, Post 10
• News feature: Feature 1, Feature 2  , Feature 3 , Feature 4 , Feature 5
• Radio interview: Recording 1
• Twitter/X: Tweet 1