Perdigão, Rui A. P. (2024): From Quantum Information to Post-Quantum Security. https://doi.org/10.46337/uc.241019
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Summary
Quantum technologies are reshaping the boundaries between physics, computation, communications, sensing and cybersecurity. The fundamental and actionable understanding of their significance requires not only mastering quantum mechanics or cryptographic algorithms per se, but also a formal unified interdisciplinary framework connecting mathematical theory, physical implementation, adversarial reasoning and real-world systems engineering. This book provides that framework.
Beginning with the mathematical physics underlying quantum information, the book develops quantum states and measurements, entanglement, channels and open-system dynamics before progressing through quantum computation, algorithms, error correction, fault tolerance, communication networks and quantum cryptography. It then examines the quantum threat to classical cryptography and develops the foundations and implementation considerations of modern post-quantum cryptography and migration.
Later chapters extend the analysis to quantum sensing and metrology, implementation attacks, calibration and reference integrity, firmware and control systems, infrastructure assurance, standards, governance and technology readiness.
A defining feature of the book is its emphasis on robust scientific evidence. Security proofs are connected to validated physical assumptions; algorithms to resource estimates; experiments to mastering uncertainty and predictability; and deployment advances to reproducible assurance.
With worked derivations, simulation laboratories, exercise banks, computational reference material and extensive appendices, this work can serve both as a rigorous graduate textbook and as a reference for researchers, engineers and cybersecurity professionals working across the quantum-security interface.
Further Context
The monographic journey From Quantum Information to Post-Quantum Security builds from years of teaching, research, innovation and entrepreneurial operation. From core principles to cutting-edge developments and real-world applications, this is a new multisectoral scholarly and operational reference for academia and industry alike.
This work further serves as a key reference for the author’s academic programs on Quantum Information and Security, and Information Security in the Industry, headquartered at our Institute for Intelligence, Complexity and Security, and now also available at partner institutions.
The courses are specially tailored to a wide-spectrum interdisciplinary audience, ranging from students and researchers to developers, practitioners and end-users working with security problems in physical, cyber and hybrid theatres of operation.
Throughout the course programs, the theoretical and methodological formulations and techniques are illustrated and implemented in practice, with involvement of course participants in ongoing projects and missions most relevant and tailored to their formative and professional goals, individual and institutional.
Course materials are made available to enrolled participants in our in-house and affiliated academic and industry programs.
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Title: From Quantum Information to Post-Quantum Security
Author: Rui A. P. Perdigão
Date: October 19th, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.46337/uc.241019
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