This is a thematic trimester programme with short courses, seminars and workshops on mathematical developments in Advances in Quantum Cryptography (QCRYPTO).
September 13th to December 10th, 2027 at the Institut Henri Poincaré, Paris
REGISTRATION IS MANDATORY AND FREE
IMPORTANT WARNING: Scam / Phishing / SMiShing ! Note that ill-intentioned people may be trying to contact some of participants by email or phone to get money and personal details, by pretending to be part of the staff of the conference center. IHP and the organizers will NEVER contact you by phone on this issue and will NEVER ask you to pay for accommodation/ board / possible registration fee in advance.
Deadline for financial support request is March 15, 2027
Presentation of the programme
Quantum cryptography lies at the intersection of cryptography, quantum information, and computational complexity. Quantum technologies offer new cryptographic possibilities, while also changing our understanding of which security guarantees and computational tasks are achievable. Recent developments have revealed deep connections between these areas, but many fundamental questions remain open.
This programme will bring together researchers from theoretical computer science, mathematics, cryptography, and quantum information. It will explore three closely connected directions: information-theoretic foundations, including quantum communication, nonlocality, randomness, and device-independent security; complexity-theoretic foundations, including quantum proofs, verification, reductions, and computational assumptions; and computational and interactive primitives, including commitments, zero knowledge, secure computation, and protocols involving quantum devices.
Through an introductory school, seminars, focused workshops, informal discussions, and extended research visits, the programme aims to develop a common language across neighboring communities. It will provide opportunities for sustained collaboration between senior and junior researchers, encourage new research partnerships, and help identify important directions for the next stage of quantum cryptography.
Preliminary list of participants
- Kai-Min Chung
- Nick Spooner
- Christian Schaffner
- Christian Majenz
- Alex May
- Henry Yuen
- Claude Crepeau
- Michael Walter
- Giulio Malavolta
- Shweta Agrawal
- Dakshita Khurana
- Ramona Wolf
- Mina Doosti
- Yihui Quek
- Tomoyuki Morimae
Timeline for the trimester:
September 13 to 17 - Introductory school at IHP, Paris, amphitheater Hermite
October 11 to 15 - Workshop 1 at IHP, Paris: Advances in Quantum Cryptography: Information-theoretic Foundations
November 15 to 19 - Workshop 2 at IHP, Paris: Advances in Quantum Cryptography: Complexity-theoretic Foundations
November 29 to December 3 - Workshop 3 at IHP, Paris: Advances in Quantum Cryptography: Computational and Interactive Primitives
Organising committee:
Prabhanjan Ananth (UCSB)
Anne Broadbent (University of Ottawa)
Céline Chevalier (Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas, ENS)
Alex B. Grilo (CNRS, Sorbonne Université)
Scientific committee:
Kai-Min Chung (Academia Sinica)
Claude Crépeau (McGill University)
Eleni Diamanti (CNRS, Sorbonne Université)
Yael Tauman Kalai (Microsoft Research, MIT)
Elham Kashefi (CNRS, Sorbonne Université)
Cecilia Lancien (CNRS, Université Grenoble Alpes)
Christian Majenz (DTU)
Maria Naya-Plasencia (Inria)
Christian Schaffner (University of Amsterdam, QuSoft)
Marco Tomamichel (CQT, NUS)
Vinod Vaikuntanathan (MIT)
Henry Yuen (Columbia University)
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Programme coordinated by the Centre Emile Borel at IHP
Sorbonne Université, CNRS