Project Grant 1853095

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Program project grant, awarded to Marymount University, aims to perform a rigorous evaluation of post-quantum cryptographic (PQC) algorithms and design countermeasures against side-channel attacks and environmentally induced faults. The $174,987 award, effective April 15, 2024 through March 31, 2026, will support software simulations to verify mathematical derivations and integrate the developed...

The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded a $245,000 Project Grant to The Ohio State University Office of Sponsored Programs to support research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SECURE AND EFFICIENT POST-QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY: FROM CODING THEORY TO HARDWARE ARCHITECTURE." The three-year grant running from May 2021 through April 2024 will fund research exploring post-quantum cryptography approaches from coding theory to hardware...

This Project Grant award of $328,588 from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program, with a performance period from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028, aims to advance the understanding of the security of existing quantum-safe cryptosystems and guide the design of future systems. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: Developing accessible educational materials on quantum-safe cryptography and...

This Project Grant award of $339,842 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program supports research at North Carolina State University to develop an automated framework for mitigating single-trace side-channel vulnerabilities in post-quantum cryptography implementations. The primary objective is to expose and address risks of software running post-quantum cryptography algorithms being vulnerable to reverse-engineering attacks that...

This federal Project Grant award of $263,170 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program, with a performance period from January 15, 2025 to December 31, 2029, aims to advance quantum security and cryptography. The project's key objectives are to construct new forms of quantum pseudorandomness, which can hide the quantum mechanical properties of physical systems, such as their entanglement. This research is expected to...

The University of Arizona was awarded a $245,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems to support research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SECURE AND EFFICIENT POST-QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY: FROM CODING THEORY TO HARDWARE ARCHITECTURE." The three-year grant, awarded May 15, 2021 under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA #47.041), will fund the development of post-quantum cryptography techniques with a focus on secure and...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $750,000 to Morgan State University to develop a quantum-enabled security framework for the Internet of Things (IoT). The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year award include: Designing and implementing a Quantum Trusted Platform Module that integrates quantum random-number generators with trusted platform modules to generate quantum-secure...

This $275,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of a quantum-resistant, cloud-based vault service for secure cryptocurrency key backup and recovery. The project aims to address the technical challenge of cryptographic key management and the security risks posed by the theft of digital assets. Key innovations include the integration of quantum-resistant threshold fully...

This two-year, $300,000 National Science Foundation project grant funds research at Washington University in City, Missouri to develop a quantum tunneling-based framework for zero side-channel key generation and distribution. The Engineering Directorate program seeks to advance engineering innovation and excellence. Specifically, the university researchers will investigate using an array of self-powered, phase-locked timers that operate via Fowler-Nordheim quantum tunneling to emulate...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program to the University of Illinois. This 2-year grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, plans to enable a network instrument to measure the adoption rate of quantum-resistant encryption methods, also known as post-quantum cryptography (PQC). The developed network instrument aims to track the adoption of new encryption, measure any...