Program
Please note that this event uses the Zoom platform and all presentations will be given in English.
*This event will be held fully online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There are minor change in the time schedule. Please check the updated program.
Updates as of 10 May, 2021
*Time is Japan Standard Time
| JST |
1st June, 2021 |
(SGT) | (EST) May 31 |
| 8:20-8:30 | Opening by OIST President Peter Gruss | (7:20-) | (19:20-) |
| 8:30-8:35 | Introduction by Dr. Kae Nemoto and Mr. Jesper Koll | (7:30-) | (19:30-) |
| 8:35-9:05 | Dr. Artur Ekert (University of Oxford, Centre for Quantum Technologies & Okinawa Science and Technology Graduate University) Introduction to quantum technology and its impact on information security |
(7:35-) | (19:35-) |
| 9:05-9:15 | Q&A | (8:05-) | (20:05-) |
| 9:15-9:45 | Dr. Christopher Monroe (Duke University & University of Maryland) Experimental progress in building quantum computers. Will they be here any time soon to threaten classical methods of encryption? |
(8:15-) | (20:15-) |
| 9:45-9:55 | Q&A | (8:45-) | (20:45-) |
| 9:55-10:25 | Dr. Michele Mosca (Institute of Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo) Can we afford to wait or should we be actively looking for solutions to protect the integrity of the existing cryptosystems? |
(8:55-) | (20:55-) |
| 10:25-10:35 | Q&A | (9:25-) | (21:25-) |
| 10:35-10:50 | Closing by Dr. Kae Nemoto and Mr. Jesper Koll | (9:35-) | (21:35-) |