Theme Leader:
Gilles Brassard
Overview:
Themes QA and QB will provide algorithms, protocols and the building blocks of quantum cryptographic systems. Theme QC will integrate these elements and develop quantum cryptographic solutions. Researchers will work to develop codes and protocols that are secure against adversaries by exploiting the quantum mechanical properties of nature. Quantum cryptography prototypes exist today, and researchers will investigate how to incorporate them in today’s world, discovering how to transfer today’s possibly insecure technology to the more reliable quantum one. Finally, a “made in Canada” prototype for quantum cryptography will be developed, to ensure both our access to the technology and our leadership in the field.
Project Participants:
Ann Broadbent, Richard Cleve, Claude Crépeau, Nicolas Godbout, Daniel Gottesman, Gilad Gour, Patrick Hayden,
Peter Høyer, Thomas Jennewein, Debbie Leung, Hoi-Kwong Lo, Alexander Lvovsky, Michele Mosca, Kevin Resch,
Barry Sanders, Wolfgang Tittel, John Watrous, Gregor Weihs
Partners:
Alcatel, BBN Technologies, Centre for Applied Cryptographic Research, Communication Security Establishment, General Dynamics, idQuantique, MagiQ, Nortel Networks, Perimeter Institute, Research in Motion, Sun Microsystems
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Projects:
- C1: Experimental implementations of quantum key distribution, fibre and free space, and multi-party cryptography
- C2: Classical public-key cryptosystems secure against quantum computers
- C3: Development of new protocols for cryptographic tasks
- C4: Verification and certification of quantum cryptosystems