PQ-REACT EU Project: Conversations with our experts

In our last episode, we spoke with Akis Kourtis, our project coordinator from the National Centre for Scientific Research "Demokritos". He shared insights into the project's key results, explained how the PQ-REACT ecosystem supports organisations on their post-quantum journey and more!

In this episode, we discussed with Virginia Lampropoulou from the National Centre for Scientific Research "Demokritos" about the PQ-REACT Post-Quantum Enabled Blockchain Pilot. She explained the risks quantum computing poses to distributed ledger technologies, how the pilot is testing quantum-safe solutions in realistic telecommunications environments, and what the findings could mean for a wide range of sectors beyond network providers.

In this episode, we discussed the objectives, testing environment, key findings, and the role quantum-safe technologies will play in securing 5G and future 6G infrastructures with Antonio Pastor from Telefónica.

In episode seven, we discussed the PQC for Smart Grid applications pilot with David Domingo from Indra. He presented the challenges facing smart grid security, explained how the pilot is evaluating post-quantum cryptography for energy applications, and shared key lessons learned from working with utilities and smart meter technologies.

In our new episodes of PQ-REACT: Conversations with our Experts, we spoke with Maria Gagliardi, from the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, about the often-overlooked legal implications of the post-quantum transition and why regulators, institutions, and organisations need to prepare now.

In the fifth episode, we explore the differences between High-Performance Computing and Quantum Computing, the “Eclipse Qrisp” programming language and more with Tobias Köppl from the Fraunhofer Institute.

In the fourth episode, we dive into the future of secure networks, exploring Quantum Key Distribution, Post-Quantum Cryptography, and the transition to 5G with Victor Hernando Fernandez from TELEFONICA.

In the third episode, we discuss and analyse the legal implications in the Post-Quantum Cryptography Era with Maria Gagliardi from the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies.

In the second episode, we explored the technical challenges of preparing critical infrastructures for the post-quantum era with David Domingo, Senior Engineer at Indra.

In our first episode, “Breaking down Post-Quantum Cryptography: The PQ-REACT case”, we welcome Akis Kourtis from the National Centre for Scientific Research Demokritos. Akis is the project’s coordinator and a Grade C Researcher, leading the PQ-REACT and PQ-NEXT projects related to PQC.