BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:27399@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Societal Challenges around Post-Quantum Cryptography DTSTAMP:20260915T235258Z DTSTART:20261019T150000Z DESCRIPTION:The development of quantum technologies raises important questi ons of power\,\nethics and policy\, particularly with regards to cryptogra phy. Personal privacy\nand freedom\, economic and social equality\, warfar e and geopolitics are all at\nstake. Post-quantum cryptography has been de veloped to address these\nvulnerabilities\, but companies\, governments an d institutions are still in the\nprocess of making their IT systems quantu m-safe. The so-called “Quantum Threat\nTimeline\,” “Q-Day\,” or the “Crypt ography Apocalypse” are known by experts but\nnot by the general public. A ccordingly\, our panel will discuss the social\,\npolitical\, and economic challenges surrounding (post-)quantum technologies.\n\nThe vulnerability of digital society is in part the result of our dependence on\ndata encryp tion\, and concerns privacy in online messaging\, browsing\, data\nstorage \, signatures and identity verification\, hardware and critical\ninfrastru ctures\, financial transactions and public services. During this event\,\n different experts will evaluate policy proposals and research centred on\n post-quantum cryptography for preserving privacy\, fundamental rights\, an d the\ndigital infrastructures on which society relies. They will examine questions of\nEU law and policy\, sovereignty\, and governance. Ultimately \, the panel will\nexplore the high-stakes struggle for security in the po st-quantum era\, in which\nnational governments\, big tech\, and the milit ary are contending to become\nquantum-ready before any abuse of power aris es.\n\n\nSPEAKERS\n\nMatteo Fabbri is a postdoctoral researcher at the Ins titute for Logic\, Language\nand Computation (ILLC)\, working on the Quant um Impact on Societal Security\n(QISS) project\, and a fellow at the Insti tute for Information Law (IViR)\, both\nat the University of Amsterdam. Hi s research focuses on platform regulation\, the\nethics of digital technol ogies\, and cybersecurity policy. His interdisciplinary\nbackground spans philosophy\, digital social science\, EU law and human-computer\ninteracti on.\n\nPaolo Cirio works at the intersection of art\, technology\, activis m\, and policy.\nUsing journalistic\, scientific\, and artistic methods\, he translates complex\nsystems and hidden forms of power into artworks tha t invite public debate and\ncollective agency. Cirio has exhibited in inte rnational museums and his actions\nhave been covered by hundreds of media outlets.\n\nJoris van Hoboken (moderator) leads the Law and Governance of Quantum\nTechnologies group at the Institute for Information Law\, where h e is Full\nProfessor of Information Law with special emphasis on Law and D igital\nInfrastructure. He works on a variety of questions at the intersec tion of law\nand digital infrastructure\, including quantum technologies\, platform regulation\,\nand the protection of fundamental rights online. URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/societal-challenges-around-post-quantum -cryptography GEO:52.3685931;4.8896879 LOCATION:SPUI25 - Spui 25-27\, 1012 WX Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:activism,amsterdam-centrum,exhibition,spui X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The development of quantum technologies rai ses important questions of power, ethics and policy, particularly with reg ards to cryptography. Personal privacy and freedom, economic and social eq uality, warfare and geopolitics are all at stake. Post-quantum cryptograph y has been developed to address these vulnerabilities, but companies, gove rnments and institutions are still in the process of making their IT syste ms quantum-safe. The so-called “Quantum Threat Timeline,” “Q-Day,” or the “Cryptography Apocalypse” are known by experts but not by the general publ ic. Accordingly, our panel will discuss the social, political, and economi c challenges surrounding (post-)quantum technologies.

The vulnerability of digital society is in part the result of our dependence on data encryption, and concerns privacy in online messaging, browsing, da ta storage, signatures and identity verification, hardware and critical in frastructures, financial transactions and public services. During this eve nt, different experts will evaluate policy proposals and research centred on post-quantum cryptography for preserving privacy, fundamental rights, and the digital infrastructures on which society relies. They will examine questions of EU law and policy, sovereignty, and governance. Ulti mately, the panel will explore the high-stakes struggle for security in th e post-quantum era, in which national governments, big tech, and the milit ary are contending to become quantum-ready before any abuse of power arise s.

Speakers

Matteo Fabbri < /em>is a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Logic, Lang uage and Computation (ILLC), working on the Quantum Impact on Societal Sec urity (QISS) project, and a fellow at the Institute for Information Law (I ViR), both at the University of Amsterdam. His research focuses on platfor m regulation, the ethics of digital technologies, and cybersecurity policy . His interdisciplinary background spans philosophy, digital social scienc e, EU law and human-computer interaction.

Paolo Cirio works at the intersection of art, technology, activism, and policy. Using journalistic, scientific, and artistic methods, he translate s complex systems and hidden forms of power into artworks that invite publ ic debate and collective agency. Cirio has exhibited in international muse ums and his actions have been covered by hundreds of media outlets.

< p>Joris van Hoboken (moderator) leads the La w and Governance of Quantum Technologies group at the Institute for I nformation Law, where he is Full Professor of Information Law with special emphasis on Law and Digital Infrastructure. He works on a variety of ques tions at the intersection of law and digital infrastructure, including qua ntum technologies, platform regulation, and the protection of fundamental rights online.

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