SPS Programme Meeting, University of Malta

Place: University of Malta

Duration: Apr 2-3, 2019

Participants:

  • Dr. Otokar Grošek (Slovak University of Technology, Slovakia), Presentation

  • Dr. Christian Colombo (University of Malta, Malta), Presentation

  • Dr. María Isabel González Vasco (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain), Presentation

  • Dr. Rainer Steinwandt (Florida Atlantic University, USA), Presentation

  • Dr. Pavol Zajac (Slovak University of Technology, Slovakia), Presentation

  • Dr. Karol Nemoga (project evaluator)

Minutes of the kickoff meeting

2 Apr

08:30
  • Arrival and Registration
09:00

Opening session

  • Ms Christianne Caruana, First Secretary, DG Political, EU Affairs, Maltese Abroad, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion

  • Prof. Alfred Vella, Rector of the University of Malta

  • Dr. Deniz Beten, Senior SPS and Partnership Cooperation Advisor, NATO

  • Prof. Ing. Saviour Zammit, Pro-Rector for Research & Knowledge Transfer of the University of Malta

  • Prof. Godfrey Baldacchino, Pro-Rector for International Development & Quality Assurance of the University of Malta

  • Prof. André Xuereb, Department of Physics, University of Malta

  • Dr. Claudio Palestini, SPS Advisor, NATO

10:00

  • Coffee break & Group Photo

10:30

University of Malta and SPS Programme: potential opportunities for cooperation

  • Prof. Ing. Saviour Zammit, Pro-Rector for Research & Knowledge Transfer of the University of Malta
  • Prof. Godfrey Baldacchino, Pro-Rector for International Development & Quality Assurance of the University of Malta
  • Prof. Emmanuel Sinagra, Deputy Dean  of the Faculty of Science of the University of Malta

  • Prof. André Xuereb, Department of Physics, University of Malta

  • Ms. Stefania Agius Fabri, International Office, University of Malta
  • Dr. Deniz Beten, Senior SPS and Partnership Cooperation Advisor, NATO
  • Dr. Claudio Palestini, SPS Advisor, NATO
11:30 Lunch Break
13:00

Meeting on G5448 "Secure Communication in the Quantum Era"

  • O. Grošek: Initial Progress Report
  • R. Steinwandt: Overview and Progress of SPS G5448
  • M.I.Gonzalez Vasco: Quantum Safe Authenticated Group Key Establishment
  • C. Colombo: Applying Runtime Verification to Group Key Establishment
  • P. Zajac: Post-quantum cryptography as an engineering challenge
  • D. Beten, C. Palestini, K. Nemoga: NATO recommendations and evaluation of the first Milestone
16:00 Close-up of Day 1
Apr 3 09:30 Arrival and Registration
10:00 Meeting on G5485 "Secure Quantum Communication Undersea Link (SEQUEL)"
11:00 Coffe Break
11:30 Meeting on G5485 "Secure Quantum Communication Undersea Link (SEQUEL)" (continued)
12:30 Lunch Break
14:00 Close-up of Day 2

 

Group photo: Grosek, Nemoga, Zajac, Vasco, Steinwandt, Palestini, Colombo, Vella (from left to right)

Group photo (from left to right): Grosek, Nemoga, Zajac, Vasco, Steinwandt, Palestini, Colombo, Vella