Oxford Cryptography Day

A Cryptography Day was organized in March 2016 with the aim of gathering all researchers in Oxford with Cryptography-relevant expertise, in particular with respect to post-quantum cryptography.

• Invited Speakers: 
  • Steve Brierley (Cambridge)
  • Simon Benjamin (Oxford)
  • Niel de Beaudrap (Oxford)
  • Cas Cremers (Oxford)
  • Elham Kashefi (Edinburgh)
  • Jamie Vicary (Oxford) 
     
• Schedule of the day:
  1. ​9:00 -9:30 Arrival-Coffee
  2. 9:30 -10:15 Introduction and Short Talks by Roger Heath-Brown, Ali El Kaafarani and Christophe Petit
  3. 10:15 -11:00 A landscape sketch of quantum complexity, by Niel de Beautrap 
  4. 11:00-11:30 Coffee Break
  5. 11:30-12:15 Unspeakable cryptography, by Jamie Vicary
  6. 12:15 -1:00 Progress in quantum hardware: matter-optical networks for computing and comms, by Simon Benjamin
  7. 13:00 -13:45 Lunch
  8. 13:45 -14:30 From mathematical models to internet security, Cas Cremers
  9. 14:30-15:15 Moore’s law in quantum computers, by Steve Brierley
  10. 15:15 -16:00 Verification of Quantum Computing, by Elham Kashefi
  11. 16:00 -16:30 Tea & Informal Discussion