3rd PQCSM | QSMC

Taiwan's Chips Embedded with Post-Quantum Cryptography: Innovating to Seize International Business Opportunities

The integration of software and hardware in chips, as we know, is not only a significant innovation in the Taiwan industry but also drives numerous business opportunities and applications of emerging technologies across various industries such as high-tech manufacturing, industrial sectors, critical infrastructure, finance, and healthcare. However, on a global scale, the threat of cyber attacks is omnipresent and ever-changing, making it difficult to predict. Security concerns persist whether from the cloud or device end. Therefore, the deployment of post-quantum cryptography (PQC) security mechanisms is urgent, as is the establishment of public key cryptography standards, marking a significant transformation.

How can Taiwan embed its chips with PQC security mechanisms, align with global standards, ensure flexible and secure cloud and on-premises applications, and simultaneously create emerging technology connections to the international market, expanding business opportunities? On August 10 (Saturday), the "3rd PQC Standardization and Migration Workshop - Taiwan's Chips Embedded with Post-Quantum Cryptography: Innovating to Seize International Business Opportunities" is the only event this summer you shouldn't miss.

You will learn about:

The latest developments in post-quantum cryptography standards
How Taiwan will complete the migration to post-quantum cryptography before 2028
Lifecycle security protection from chips to cloud devices
Google's approach and results in PQC migration
Singapore's advanced deployment in post-quantum security migration

Programs

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Speakers

Sophie Schmieg

Sr. Staff Cryptography Engineer, Google

Bio：Sophie Schmieg is a cryptography engineer at Google, where she leads the ISE Crypto team. As part of her work in ISE Crypto she is responsible for Google's transition to post-quantum cryptography. Sophie has a PhD in algebraic geometry from the university of Ulm.

Title：PQC at Google

Abstract：In this talk I will present some core concepts and lessons learned around deploying cryptography in general and PQC in particular at Google, with an emphasis on what we can learn for writing future standards around PQC.

Michael Kasper

CEO of Fraunhofer Singapore and Co-coordinator, National Quantum-Safe Network, Associate Professor, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Director Fraunhofer-NTU Centre FSR@NTU

Bio：At Fraunhofer Singapore, Michael leads an interdisciplinary team with a strong focus on current and upcoming challenges for security, trust, and privacy in emerging technologies. As an expert in information security with more than 20 years of professional experience, his interests are in cyber security, artificial intelligence, and quantum-safe technologies. He is coordinator and principal investigator for the National Quantum-Safe Network (NQSN) established in 2022 by Singapore’s Quantum Engineering Programme. Michael is an Associate Professor at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and leads the NTU-Fraunhofer-NTU research center. He is adjunct professor at GLOBIS University in Japan. Before coming to Singapore in 2017, Michael co-headed the department Cyber-Physical Systems Security and a joint working group with the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) on constructive side channel attacks and secure design. Currently, he is affiliated with the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied and Integrated Security (AISEC) and Fraunhofer Institute for Electronic Nanosystems (ENAS) in Germany. He was involved in several research activities and consultation for industry and government to utilize cyber and security technologies in real-world applications.

Title：Quantum Resilience and Readiness - From Testbeds to Production Ready Quantum-Safe Networks

Abstract：Practical quantum computing is expected to break the security of nearly all important public-key cryptographic primitives used in today’s digital communication. Although this critical moment is still some years ahead, rapid technological developments underscore the urgent need to address quantum resilience and readiness, and to shift to quantum-safe infrastructures and applications. How can we prepare and protect against quantum risks? What are the challenges in transitioning to quantum-safe networks using Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) and Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC), and where do current promises fall short? We will explore how these technologies can team up and complement each other, rather than compete. The keynote will dive into approaches currently taken in Singapore and Germany with its transition from testbeds to production-ready quantum-safe networks in both the public and private sectors.

Matthias J. Kannwischer

Crypto Lab- Research Director

Bio：Dr. Matthias J. Kannwischer is an expert in quantum safe cryptography. He received his PhD in applied post-quantum cryptography from Radboud University (Nijmegen, The Netherlands) and was supervised by Peter Schwabe and Bo-Yin Yang. Prior to joining Chelpis Quantum Corp and QSMC, He was a post-doctoral researcher at Academia Sinica (Taipei, Taiwan) and a PhD student at the Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy (Bochum, Germany) and Radboud University (Nijmegen, The Netherlands).

He is a co-submitter of UOV and MAYO, and a maintainer of the pqm4 post-quantum software framework.

Title：Secure post-quantum implementations: Avoiding KyberSlash and more

Abstract：With the upcoming standardization of post-quantum primitives, deployment is gaining traction. Several organizations have already started rolling out ML-KEM (formerly known as Kyber) - the NIST-designated standard for post-quantum key agreement.
As most widely deployed cryptographic libraries have yet to add support for ML-KEM, organizations rolling out ML-KEM early, have to either write their own implementations or fall back to other implementations which are often academic prototypes not intended for production use.

This talk covers some common pitfalls when implementing ML-KEM and recently discovered vulnerabilities. In particular, I'll explain the KyberSlash vulnerabilities (https://kyberslash.cr.yp.to/) discovered in late 2023 and present in several popular ML-KEM implementations.

I'll also present our efforts within the Post-Quantum Cryptography Alliance (PQCA) to produce high-quality high-assurance post-quantum implementations.

Venue

Academia Sinica, Humanities and Social Sciences Building, 3 floors
3F, No. 128, Section 2, Academia Road, Taipei

Take a taxi:
Ask the taxi driver to enter the campus through the main gate. After passing through that gate, go straight even after you cross the little bridge. You want to turn left at the little temple; the HSSB will be on your right.
Public Transportation:
For detailed information and maps on public transportation, please refer to the Academia Sinica official website.

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Taiwan's Chips Embedded with Post-Quantum Cryptography: Innovating to Seize International Business Opportunities

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