AusQRC 2024

Quantum-Resistant Cybersecurity in Australia

In August 2024, the US National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) published the final versions of its new industry standards for quantum-resistant cryptography (a.k.a. post-quantum cryptography). This marks a major milestone which will have a wide-ranging industry impact over the next few years, in the upcoming world-wide transition to deploy security mechanisms resistant to attack by emerging quantum computing technology. 

The aim of the AusQRC workshop is to raise awareness of the upcoming Quantum-Resistant Cybersecurity (QRC) industry transition, the state-of-the-art in QRC research, and overall challenges around QRC deployment, particularly in the Australian context. The workshop program (to be announced) will include a high-profile international speaker as well as speakers from Australian industry and academia.

The targeted audience are cybersecurity industry and government professionals, Academic researchers, and research students. 

Please register early to secure a spot; limited tickets available! 

Visit the AusQRC website to keep up to date or contact AusQRC@monash.edu for any questions relating to the workshop. 

This event is proudly sponsored by Penten and Senetas.

SPEAKERS

• David Hook - VP Software Engineering Keyfactor/Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc.



• Phil Yialeloglou - Principal Technologist – Cryptography and Waveforms, Penten



• Markku-Juhani O. Saarinen - Professor of Practice, Tampere University (Finland) and Post-Quantum Cryptography Task Group Chair, RISC-V International 



• Candice Smith - Corporate Account Manager, DigiCert



• Ron Steinfeld - Associate Professor, Department of Software Systems and Cybersecurity, Monash University



• Lei Zhao - Senior Solutions Engineer, Thales CPL

HOST

Joining us in hosting this event will be Dr. Muhammed Esgin from Monash University Faculty of Information Tecnhlogy.

Dr Muhammed Esgin is a cryptography expert and lecturer at the Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University, Australia. His research delves into all theoretical and practical aspects of developing efficient cryptographic algorithms, focusing particularly on quantum-resistant and privacy-enhancing technologies. He has a strong focus on applications of these algorithms to solve real-life problems. He has received prestigious awards including an Amazon Research Award, the Vice-Chancellor’s Commendation for Thesis Excellence Award for his PhD dissertation at Monash University, and a Monash Faculty of IT Education Excellence Award.

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