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Cyber Leadership and Ethics

Applied Quantum Cybersecurity Research for All: Go Beyond the Hype with the Rensselaer Cybersecurity Collaboratory and the Students Doing the Real Work

Wednesday, October 29, 2025
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM CT
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In April 2024, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute bought and installed a quantum computer on campus. Since then, the Rensselaer Cybersecurity Collaboratory has been hard at work engaged in applied quantum cybersecurity research. We will break down our research into three main themes: breaking cryptography with Shor's algorithm, using quantum computing as preprocessing for security devices such as IDS/IPS, and exploring the need to engage with quantum ethics to protect privacy now while quantum is still a young technology.

This talk will be given by the students who are active in this research and their professor. We will distill our award-winning published quantum cybersecurity research into actionable takeaways for all cybersecurity professionals and organizations. You will leave knowing what is real about quantum cybersecurity without the hype.

Learning Objectives:

  • Engage with stakeholders as to the realities of the interplay between quantum computing and cybersecurity.
  • Plan meaningful responses to today's quantum threats with an eye towards appropriate scaling up as quantum computing matures.
  • Understand how to play an active role in combating quantum cyber threats using quantum computing to enhance their organization's security posture.