This project promotes the progress of science in quantum
computing algorithms and cryptologic techniques in order to
improve security of encrypted information, which will have
national security and defense applications.
Currently, the
commonly used encryption algorithms such as RSA are considered
“unbreakable” by modern digital computers due to the complexity of
computation that would be required. However, this may change in
the next decade or so in light of advances in quantum science. Quantum mechanics has led to the discovery that considerable
numbers of states can be manipulated at the same time thus
significantly reduce the amount of time in processing. New quantum
computers have shown the baseline of “quantum supremacy” in
solving problems that classical digital computers practically
cannot.
Efficient quantum algorithms are key to enable computer
scientists to take full advantage of the next generation of
practical quantum computers to efficiently solve today’s
unsolvable problems. Advances in quantum science in both breaking
and securing the encryptions are paramount for national security
and preventing adversaries from taking advantage of critical areas
of national defense.
This project seeks to discover efficient
quantum cryptologic methods (i.e. the art of revealing the secret)
and secure quantum cryptographic techniques (i.e. the science of
making the secret more secure). This project not only exhibits the
excellence in scientific research, but also supports diversity and
inclusion goals for the benefit of society.
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