SeCCQT NATO SPS G5985

Title: Secure Communication via Classical and Quantum Technologies
Duration: 30/03/2023 - 28/02/2026
Principal Investigator: Dr. Djeylan Aktas
Budget: 100 000 eur (total budget 350 000 eur)
Partners:

• Rainer Steinwandt (The University of Alabama in Huntsville, USA) - project coordinator
• Visa Vallivaara (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo, Finland)
• Pavol Zajac (Slovak University of Technology, Bratislava, Slovakia)
• María Isabel González Vasco (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain)
• Djeylan Aktas (Institute of Physics SAS, Bratislava, Slovakia)

Project website: https://www.quantum-safe-cryptography.science/

Project Mission: Post-quantum cryptography (PQC) and quantum cryptography, including quantum key distribution (QKD), offer different capabilities for securing sensitive communication in the decades to come. However, the two research communities so far have minimal collaboration. This project designs, analyzes, and implements a cryptographic protocol for secure group communication on distributed, hybrid networks, integrating PQC and QKD as available on the distributed network infrastructure. We explicitly address the critical task of key management and train young scientists across the PQC and QKD research communities.