Read the PQ-REACT #breakingnews and discover our partners’ latest activities.
Let’s hear what AGH University of Krakow (AGH) says about the first 6 months of the project’s implementation!
AGH’s team is marketing the involvement in the project internally in the University (meetings, councils, etc.). This also concerns plans to use the research results and the gained competence in teaching (e.g., MSc/Eng. theses). During scientific events with Polish colleagues, we also inform them of the project and seek further activities. Additionally, we have finished a scientific article, “Security Analysis of Tree Parity Machines Synchronization Process for Error Correction in Quantum Key Distribution”, and sent it to the journal (paper under review). The paper focuses on analysing the influence of artificial neural network-based error correction on the security of quantum cryptography.
AGH’s progress!
AGH’s team is increasing its competence in post-quantum cryptography. This concerns both the theoretical understanding of the mathematical background as well as implementation skills. We also increase our competence in the operation of Qrisp suite. Additionally, post-quantum recommendations and other initiatives related to post-quantum solutions in Poland were reviewed.
And last but not least AGH’s future planned activities!
We are interested in publications. We plan to show the initial results at a national conference. Interesting results of scientific importance and also all the results coming from the cooperation with the project’s cooperators will be published either in international conferences or journals (obviously after the acceptance by the project’s bodies and according to the project’s rules). The promising research directions towards scientific publications are: performance verification of post-quantum algorithms, innovations in quantum key distribution protocols, and applying of quantum technologies in modern networks.
Moving on to Sploro
Let’s hear what Sploro says about the first 6 months of the project’s implementation!
Some of our activities include promoting the project via our official website. We also presented the project at a regional event entitled 8RNAEN dedicated to startups as well as at the WebSummit 2023!
Sploro’s future planned activities!
Open calls for projects will kick off in September 2024 and will stay open for two months. Intense communication and dissemination activities are foreseen sometime before, during and after. Hence, our efforts will focus on:
- Management of the open calls process:
Receive and manage applications on the Sploro platform.
Monitoring of the number of applications opened and submitted to reach defined targets
Proposals for contingency measures, if necessary, to achieve targets.
- Evaluation and selection of panels of experts for the evaluation of the applications:
Receipt and management of applications for evaluators on the Sploro platform
Assessment of evaluators’ applications
Verification of eligibility of applications and standardisation of evaluators’ scores
Follow-up implementation of successful applications
Lastly, we are planning to participate in the following events:
- MWC and 4YFN from 26 to 29 February 2024 – confirmed.
- EIC Summit March 2024 – planned
- R&I Days March 2024 – planned
- PODIM March 2024 – planned
Let’s hear what Telefonica (TID) says about the first 6 months of the project’s implementation!
Telefonica is participating in the Madrid ETSI ISG QKD meetings to support the adoption of QKD technologies in the telco network, including 5G and beyond. Initial WI approval for a new monitoring interface of QKD modules is discussed. Further, we are participating in the IETF WG on PQC transition, PQUIP, and actively contributing to the PQTN initiative of GSMA, which explores the patterns for the integration of PQC technologies within telco infrastructures.
Telefonica’s progress!
Apart from Standardization, TID is working in the initial stage of the design of requirements for 5G and beyond.
And last but not least Telefonica’s future planned activities!
TID has presented a proposal presentation for the “10th ETSI/IQC Quantum Safe Cryptography Conference” jointly with UPM. We are still waiting for acceptance.
Let’s hear what Universidad Politecnica De Madrid (UPM) says about the first 6 months of the project’s implementation!
For UPM recent activities include: a paper publication, a highly interesting presentation and this talk!
UPM’s progress!
We have been working on bibliographic research of PQC primitives under the context of D2.1, and we almost have the first draft of the corresponding deliverable.
And last but not least, UPM’s future planned activities!
We will start working on T2.3, which consists of the hybridisation of PQC with QKD and classical methods.
Let’s hear what Australo says about the first 6 months of the project’s implementation!
During the first 6 months of the project, we strived to deliver as much material as possible for partners to ease their contributions in communication and dissemination since, with the submission of our first deliverable D7.1 Impact Master Plan we set the path towards a successful dissemination and communication strategy.
Australo’s progress!
Some of the activities that we undertook during the first six months include: we established the project’s website as well as the primary three social media channels to accompany the project in its journey. More precisely, we have a strong presentation on X, LinkedIn and YouTube with posts relevant to the project’s aims, achievements, team, etc., as well as relevant topics to quantum computing and cryptography! We are never missing a chance to assist partners in the project’s presentation, and hence we are creating relevant posts for each occasion. Further, we finalised the project’s visual identity, including the logo, colour palette, visuals, roll-up banner and flyer. We are always excited to provide interesting facts about the project and relevant themes, and hence, we have published two blog articles for our audience to have a first glimpse of the PQ-REACT project.
And last but not least Australo’s future planned activities!
We are planning so many new activities for the upcoming months, but primarily, we will focus on the open calls alongside our partners from Sploro. However, we will continue to spread the word about the PQ-REACT project and make the project results accessible to each interested audience!
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Let’s hear what Indra says about the first 6 months of the project’s implementation!
Indra is leading the project from a technical point of view, providing its insights and expertise related to PQC, classical cryptography and hybrid systems. In addition, Indra is leading WP2-PQC Architectures, tools, and interfaces. During the development of this WP, the NIST Standardization process related to Post Quantum Digital Signatures was followed, and the standards delivered were analysed. During this period, several international standardisation bodies and national security agencies published their recommendations, which were also analysed. As a result of this work, a project deliverable containing the conclusions from the previous analysis is being prepared.
Indra’s progress!
During the first six months, we successfully submitted deliverable D2.1- PQ-REACT architecture and use case requirements specification, and we participated in a conference which led to the publication of the proceedings
Conference & Proceeding. “Quantum Zero-Knowledge Protocol for Identity Authentication”, Marta I. García-Cid, Dileep. Bodanapu, R. M. Sánchez-Ledesma, L. Ortiz Martín, V. Martín Ayuso, M. Brunero, A. Gatto and P. Martelli, Quantum Engineering and Technology Conference, Broadway House, London (October 2023). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1049/icp.2023.3264;
And last but not least Indra’s future planned activities!
We have submitted a proposal, and we are waiting for its acceptance regarding a generic presentation of the PQ-REACT project at the 19th International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security (ARES 2024), which will be held July 30 – August 2, 2024, in Vienna, Austria. As a result of the conference (if accepted), a proceeding will be published in the ACM Digital Library. Finally, a technical paper could be prepared with the main conclusions of D2.1.
