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Recorded on Monday, October 31, 2022 1:00pm-2:00pm EST Virtual, ON24
To meet the quantum threat to cybersecurity, organizations need to be crypto-agile, layering multiple security approaches. Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) and Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) should both be considered in any risk and impact analysis and can be effectively layered to maintain crypto-agility.
Join Michele Mosca, Marc Manzano, Kelly Richdale and Nadia Carlston as they discuss how an integrated ecosystem of solutions can make your organization quantum ready.
Dr. Nadia Carlsten is VP of Product at Sandbox AQ. In this role she is responsible for managing product development across the company’s quantum security, sensing, and simulation & optimization efforts and helping define the long-term strategy for delivering useful products to customers. Previously she was Head of Product at the AWS Center for Quantum Computing where she helped define the strategic direction of Amazon’s efforts in the development of quantum hardware and algorithms, and helped launch Amazon Braket, AWS’s quantum computing service. Prior to Amazon, she was Director of Commercialization at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security where she was responsible for bringing new technologies to market and successfully launching multiple startups in the areas of cybersecurity and machine learning. Nadia has a PhD in engineering from UC Berkeley, and degrees in Chemistry and Physics from the University of Virginia.
Marc Manzano leads the quantum security group at Sandbox. His current research interests include post-quantum cryptography, lightweight cryptography, fully-homomorphic encryption, the intersection between machine learning and cryptanalysis, performance optimisations of cryptographic implementations on a wide range of architectures, and quantum algorithms. He has presented more than 25 articles at international conferences, published more than ten journal papers, and collaborated on several scientific books related to cryptography and computer networks security. Over the past ten years, Dr Manzano has led the development of many secure cryptographic libraries and protocols. Dr Manzano was formerly the Vice President of the Cryptography Research Centre at the Technology Innovation Institute, a UAE-based scientific research centre. Prior to that, he held several positions where he was responsible for implementing pivotal cryptographic components of a variety of secure communication products, including an electronic voting platform. Dr Manzano holds a PhD in Computers Network Security, which he earned under the supervision of the University of Girona (Spain) and Kansas State University (United States). He earned an MSc in Computer Science from the University of Girona (Spain), while he did research stays at UC3M (Spain) and at DTU (Denmark). He initiated his research career while finalizing his BSc in Computer Engineering at Strathclyde University (UK).
Michele Mosca is CEO and co-founder of the quantum-safe cybersecurity company, evolutionQ. He also co-founded the quantum software company softwareQ and serves as Chair of the board of Quantum Industry Canada. He is co-founder of the Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo, a Mathematics Professor, and a founding member of Waterloo's Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. Michele started working in cryptography during his undergraduate studies and obtained his doctorate in Mathematics in 1999 from the University of Oxford on the topic of Quantum Computer Algorithms. He co-founded the not-for-profit Quantum-Safe Canada, and the ETSI-IQC workshop series in quantum-safe cryptography, and is globally recognized for his drive to help academia, industry and government prepare our cyber systems to be safe in an era with quantum computers. Dr. Mosca’s awards and honours include 2010 Canada's Top 40 Under 40, Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2013), SJU Fr. Norm Choate Lifetime Achievement Award (2017), and a Knighthood (Cavaliere) in the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2018).
Kelly Richdale is Senior Advisor Quantum Safe Security at Sandbox AQ. She holds a portfolio of international mandates based on technology innovation, digital transformation & GoToMarket in regulated industries - notably focussing on quantum, AI, blockchain & cryptocurrencies. She has 25+ years experience of transformative technologies, including blockchain-based payment systems at Libra, crypto and quantum technologies at Sandbox & ID Quantique and identity management at ldemia (ex A4Vision & Bioscrypt). Her extensive track record includes strategic leadership, entrepreneurship and building high-growth international businesses. She is passionate about social impact and women in STEM and holds advisory roles in academia. She is a frequent judge and speaker at global technology & innovation events
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