Advancing QKD from theory to technology Workshop (WP2)
Working towards the development of security proofs of a full cryptographic protocol including authentication, QKD and secure message exchanges, for an extended range of applications.

Agenda
9:00 | Welcome and review of WP2 Objectives – Paolo Villoresi
9:20 | T1 Keynote talk – Vlad Usenko
10:00 | Contributed talks by task member groups – Alvaro Cuevas & Cosmo Lupo
10:30 – 10:50 | Coffee Break
10:50 | Brief review of the coverage on task objective
12:00 | Lunch
14:00 | T2 Keynote talk – Thomas Van Himbeeck
14:40 | Contributed talks by task member groups – Stefano Pironio & Federico Grasselli
15:20 | Brief review of the coverage on task objective
15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee break
16:00 | T3 Keynote talk – Piotr Novik
16:40 | Contributed talks by task member groups – Armando Pinto, Margarita Pereira & J. Biffa
17:40 | Brief review of the coverage on task objective
18:00 | Adjourn
19:30 | Dinner
9:00 | T4 Keynote talk – Tobias Gehring
9:40 | Contributed talks by task member groups – Giovanni Scala, Marco Avesani, Matteo Schiavon, Dominique Elser & Laura Ortiz
11:40 | Brief review of the coverage on task objective
11:40-12:00 | Coffee break
12:00 | T5 Keynote talk – Giuseppe Vallone
12:40 | Contributed talks by task member groups – Nicolas Fabre & Giannis Giannoulis
13:00-14:00 | Lunch
14:00 | Contributed talks by task member groups – Andrea Stanco, Mariana Ramos, Yoann Pietri & Nicolas Linale
15:00 | Brief review of the coverage on tasks objective
15:10 | Cooperation strategy:
- Summary of on-going ”hot” topics
- Resources to be shared, both theoretical and experimental
- Organization of joint efforts
16:30 | Coffee break and End of Workshop
Scientific Program
The sessions are dedicated to the tasks in WP2 of QSNP Project, as follows:
- Task 2.1 High-performance QKD protocols in generalized security models.
- Task 2.2 Enhanced QKD security proofs.
- Task 2.3 Key rate calculation and system simulation tools.
- Task 2.4 QKD protocols and system versatility.
- Task 2.5 Advanced experimental techniques.
Event details
Location: University of Padua, Department of Information Engineering.
Via Gradenigo 6, 35131 Padova – Italia
Dates: 6 & 7 February 2024
Registration
This workshop is aimed at QSNP members, fostering around one or two people per team. Please contact Paolo Villoresi (paolo.villoresi@dei.unipd.it) for more information.
Registration for this workshop is closed!
Registration deadline: 14 January 2024 7 January 2024