We are the Real World PQC workshop.
Our aim is to bring together the industry, academia and standardization bodies to think about the tasks we will encounter ahead of integrating post-quantum algorithms to the networks, protocols and systems we use today. Our aim will be informed by sharing knowledge about the latest advances of cryptanalysis, the state of different algorithms, and implementation concerns.
We believe it is very important to start organizing around this topic now as we begin to face the challenges of migrating our systems to post-quantum cryptography. Welcome to the first instantiation of our workshop!
STEERING COMMITTEE
Daniel Apon
MITRE
Sofia Celi
Brave
James Howe
SandboxAQ
Marc Manzano
SandboxAQ
Brian Vohaska
MITRE
SCHEDULE
Time | Activity |
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8:50 – 9:00 am | Workshop Kick-Off – Daniel Apon (MITRE) |
9:00 – 9:15 am | Opening Remarks – Charles Clancy (MITRE) |
9:15 – 9:45 am | Invited Talk #1 NIST and PQC – Dustin Moody (NIST) |
9:45 – 10:45 am | Lessons Learned Talks of the selected candidates 9:45 am – Kyber – Peter Schwabe (Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy) 10:00 am – Dilithium – Vadim Lyubashevsky (IBM Research) 10:15 am – Falcon – Thomas Prest (PQShield) 10:30 am – SPHINCS+ – Andreas Hülsing (Eindhoven University of Technology) |
10:45 – 11:00 am | Coffee Break |
11:00 – 11:30 am | Invited Talk #2 IETF Efforts and Safe Implementations – Douglas Stebila (University of Waterloo) |
11:30 – 12:15 pm | Roundtable #1 – Implementation and side channels Moderator: James Howe Participants: Thomas Pornin (NCC), Tobias Schneider (NXP), Daniel Genkin (Georgia Tech), Mélissa Rossi (ANSSI), Patrick Longa (Microsoft Research) |
12:15 – 1:30 pm | Lunch Break |
1:30 – 2:00 pm | Invited Talk #3 ANSSI’s recommendations on the migration plan – Mélissa Rossi (ANSSI) |
2:00 – 3:00 pm | Roundtable #2 – Industry side discussion Moderator: Marc Manzano Participants: Carlos Aguilar (SandboxAQ), Rafael Misoczki (Google), Craig Costello (Microsoft), Panos Kampanakis (AWS), Tancrède Lepoint (AWS) |
3:00 – 3:15 pm | Coffee Break |
3:15 – 4:00 pm | Roundtable #3 – Current state of cryptanalysis Moderator: Daniel Apon Participants: Ward Beullens (IBM Research), Chloe Martindale (University of Bristol), Martin Albrecht (SandboxAQ, King’s College London), Leo Ducas (CWI), Ray Perlner (NIST) |
4:00 – 4:30 pm | Invited Talk #4 Zero-knowledge and PQC – Vadim Lyubashevky (IBM Research) |
4:30 – 5:15 pm | Recent Results / Lightning Talks: GlowingMoltenHotRealPQC (5 minute slots) The submissions portal will be made available 14 February. Moderator: Sofía Celi |
5:15 – 5:30 pm | Closing remarks – Sofía Celi (Brave) |
8:50 – 9:00 am |
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Workshop Kick-Off Daniel Apon (MITRE) |
9:00 – 9:15 am |
Opening Remarks Charles Clancy (MITRE) |
9:15 – 9:45 am |
Invited Talk #1 NIST and PQC Dustin Moody (NIST) |
9:45 – 10:45 am |
Lessons Learned Talks of the selected candidates 9:45 am – Kyber Peter Schwabe (MPI-SP) 10:00 am – Dilithium Vadim Lyubashevsky (IBM) 10:15 am – Falcon Thomas Prest (PQShield) 10:30 am – SPHINCS+ Andreas Hülsing (TU/e) |
10:45 – 11:00 am |
Coffee Break |
11:00 – 11:30 am |
Invited Talk #2 IETF Efforts and Safe Implementations Douglas Stebila (University of Waterloo) |
11:30 – 12:15 pm |
Roundtable #1 – Implementation and side channels Moderator: James Howe Participants: Thomas Pornin (NCC), Tobias Schneider (NXP), Daniel Genkin (Georgia Tech), Mélissa Rossi (ANSSI), Patrick Longa (Microsoft Research) |
12:15 – 1:30 pm |
Lunch Break |
1:30 – 2:00 pm |
Invited Talk #3 ANSSI’s recommendations on the migration plan Mélissa Rossi (ANSSI) |
2:00 – 3:00 pm |
Roundtable #2 – Industry side discussion Moderator: Marc Manzano Participants: Carlos Aguilar (SandboxAQ), Rafael Misoczki (Google), Craig Costello (Microsoft), Panos Kampanakis (AWS), Tancrède Lepoint (AWS) |
3:00 – 3:15 pm |
Coffee Break |
3:15 – 4:00 pm |
Roundtable #3 – Current state of cryptanalysis Moderator: Daniel Apon Participants: Ward Beullens (IBM), Chloe Martindale (University of Bristol), Martin Albrecht (SandboxAQ, KCL), Leo Ducas (CWI), Ray Perlner (NIST) |
4:00 – 4:30 pm |
Invited Talk #4 Zero-knowledge and PQC Vadim Lyubashevky (IBM) |
4:30 – 5:15 pm |
Recent Results / Lightning Talks: GlowingMoltenHotRealPQC (5 minute slots) The submissions portal will be made available 14 February. Moderator: Sofía Celi |
5:15 – 5:30 pm |
Closing remarks Sofía Celi (Brave) |
REGISTRATION
Register Early and Save! Limited tickets available, due to safety restrictions. Book early to assure your space.
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LOCATION

TOC Ariake Convention Hall
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