The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $364,117 Project Grant under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of South Florida to develop a fast and lightweight network security fabric that enhances the resiliency of next-generation satellite-terrestrial integrated networks (SATIN) against a range of threats, including those posed by quantum computing. The key products and services to be delivered include:
Enabling delay-aware and secure broadcast functionalities in SATIN through innovations in post-quantum cryptography, distributed execution strategies, and algorithmic improvements.
Exploiting the architectural capabilities of the terrestrial segment to mitigate the quantum-safe commitment generation and distribution burden while enabling resilient key management for SATIN.
Creating novel and publicly verifiable symmetric-key solutions by synergizing time-disclosed cryptography and distributed computation methods for SATIN.
Developing a comprehensive performance evaluation framework with simulations and tests to assess the proposed network security assets across various SATIN applications and software-defined network architectures.
The project runs from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027 and involves international collaboration with partners in Switzerland funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation.