Programme architecture
One programme. Three Connected Capabilities
The three thrusts form a connected chain: Thrust 1 develops trusted and verifiable hardware foundations; Thrust 2 creates assurance methods to evaluate quantum-safe systems in practice; Thrust 3 translates these foundations into migration models, crypto-agility concepts and future-network validation environments.
Thrust 1 — Hardware
“Build trusted roots for secure devices and systems.”
We develop an open and verifiable RISC-V processor platform as a future trust anchor for security-critical devices, combining post-quantum cryptographic accelerators, side-channel-resistant hardware, secure key storage, and a hardened operating system.
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Thrust 2 — Assurance
“Turn security claims into evaluation evidence.”
This thrust develops methods, tools and capabilities that make QKD and hybrid QKD/PQC implementations testable from the outset, connecting security proofs, protocol assumptions, component behaviour and certification needs with practical evaluation.
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Thrust 3 — Migration
“Move complex infrastructures toward quantum-safe operation.”
Migration models, cryptographic agility concepts and validation testbeds help complex infrastructures transition toward post-quantum security, including hybrid PQC/QKD scenarios in emerging B5G/6G and 3D network environments.
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