Today’s government and private enterprise cyber security executives must address three important, near term quantum computing technology readiness issues:
Defeating Encryption: When is it expected quantum computing technology be deployed to defeat today’s public key encryption and what quantum computing performance metrics must be monitoring?
Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQ Crypto): What options are now available or in final stages of development that can be deployed to make applications safe from defeating encryption quantum computing.
Quantum Computing for Intelligence Gathering: While quantum computing developments for defeating encryption must be tracked so must intelligence gathering applications (artificial intelligence, machine learning, optimization, etc.) are under development and when are these applications projected to be ready for deployment.
Pre-Conference Track Quantum Computing Tutorials
Wednesday, September 5, 2018
1:30-2:30 PM
Understanding “The Very Basics” of Quantum Computing for Non-Engineers
Presented by: Jerry Lucas (Ph.D, Physics) President, TeleStrategies
2:45-3:45 PM
Understanding "Defeating Encryption" with Quantum Computing for Non-Engineers
Presented by: Jerry Lucas (Ph.D, Physics) President, TeleStrategies
4:00-5:00 PM
Understanding "Post Quantum Cryptography" for Non-Mathematicians
Presented by: Jerry Lucas (Ph.D, Physics) President, TeleStrategies
Quantum Safe Cryptography (QSC) Sessions
Thursday, September 6, 2018
9:00-9:30
Quantum Update Dr. Michele Mosca, Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo
9:30-10:00
NSA on Post-Quantum Cryptography Representative from NSA invited
11:00-12:00 PM
Quantum-Safe Cryptography - A Real-world Approach to Options and Use Cases
Mike’s presentation will explore quantum computing’s disruption to cryptography and the exciting new capabilities and security approaches available, without requiring a PhD in Math. He’ll leave you with practical advice to make your organization quantum-ready and take the first steps you really need. These concrete actions will get you on the road to preparing for the quantum age. Specific use cases and examples covered will include a proprietary hybrid approach to a complex PKI migration, as well as creating future-proof roots of trust using quantum-safe HSMs. He’ll also cover the current state of quantum-safe standards focusing on the work happening at ETSI. Mike Brown, CTO & Co-Founder, ISARA Corporation
1:00-1:30 PM
Quantum Safe Infrastructure
As the industry begins the transition to both hybrid and fully quantum safe cryptography,
more and more knock-on effects become apparent. One important topic in this area is how
server infrastructure - whether in a corporate environment or a cloud setting - will be
impacted by this change. Come to this talk to learn about the options at your disposal,
discuss some of the experiments that have taken place, and get updated on standards
process in this area. Mike Brown, CTO & Co-Founder, ISARA Corporation
1:30-2:00 PM
Integrating Quantum Resistant Algorithms Into Applications Christian Paquin, Microsoft
2:30-3:30 PM
Quantum-Safe VPN Appliance Solutions Dr. Michele Mosca, CEO, evolutionQ
4:00-4:30 PM
NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards Update Dr. Dustin Moody, Mathematician, NIST
4:35-5:00 PM
Open Quantum Safe Project Update Dr. Vlad Gheorghiu, University of Waterloo
5:00-6:00 PM
Networking Reception
Friday, September 7, 2018
8:30-9:30
Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) Solutions for PQ Crypto Roberta Faux, Director of Research, Envieta
10:30-11:30
QSC Solution Options for IoT Devices Louis Parks, CEO, Secure RF
12:00-1:00 PM
Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Solutions Speakers to be Announced
Quantum Computing Sessions
Thursday, September 6, 2018
11:00 AM -12:00 PM
Introduction to Quantum Computing and Prototype Applications Bo Ewald, President, D-Wave International
1:00-2:00 PM
Understanding "Quantum Computing and Artificial Intelligence" for Non-Data Scientists
Data science has been rapidly growing over the past decade, and its applications have become ubiquitous in our daily lives. As these applications consume more data and need faster response times, new technologies and algorithms are needed to meet the computational demands. Quantum computing is a highly promising emerging technology that could present significant opportunities to accelerate the training of machine learning algorithms and improve data science methods Dr. Maxwell Henderson, Senior Data Scientist, QxBranch
2:30-3:00 PM
US Election 2016: Conventional Polling Models Predicted a Hillary 99% Chance of Winning: Not so with a Quantum Computing Model Prediction
This presentation will provide a practical example fo a quantum machine learning algorithm to model the 2016 US Presidential election, showing potential in how quantum computing can be harnessed to advance machine learning Dr. Maxwell Henderson, Senior Data Scientist, QxBranch
3:00-3:30 PM
Quantum Computing Applications for Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Optimization Dr. Benjamin Bales, CTO, QbitLogic
4:00-5:00 PM
Quantum Computing Applications for Quantum Chemistry Dr. Alireza Najafi-Yazdi, CEO, Anyon Systems
