Name: Qubits: Understanding Quantum Information
Start: 2023-09-21T17:00:00Z
End: 2023-09-21T17:01:00.000Z
Location: BrightTALK
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Enterprises and governments are racing to address the evolving threat landscape which includes Harvest Now Decrypt Later (HNDL) infiltrations, sophisticated Man-in-the-Middle attacks, and hacks by evolving quantum computers. Attention is turning to Advanced Secure Networking which leverages entanglement to mitigate these security threats while supporting new applications unaddressable with existing networks. 

The solution is Advanced Secure Networks.  These networks are capable of supporting a wide variety of applications including modern secure communications,  secure access to cloud and generative AI LLMs, data, and algorithms, and secure networking of quantum computers. Aliro also provides advanced secure network simulation as a professional service or as an on-premises offer.  

We help you navigate what you need to know right now to prepare for & navigate the advanced secure network future. These networks provide defense-in-depth with PQC interoperability to protect sensitive data, enable quantum computer networking, and enable distributed quantum sensing with unparalleled accuracy.

Advanced Secure Networking solutions use a wide range of hardware components, including entangled photon sources. These critical components are essential to the process of end-to-end entanglement that underpins provably secure communications.

Michelle Chalupnik, Research Software Engineer at Aliro, and Suparna Seshadri, Research Scientist at Aliro, will explain how entangled photons are created and used in Advanced Secure Networks. 

We’ll cover the highly technical details of this essential hardware, but no background in physics is necessary to gain an understanding of entangled photon sources. You will learn:
- Introduction to nonlinear optical processes and how they are used for entanglement generation
- Explanation of how spontaneous parametric downconversion (SPDC) and spontaneous four-wave mixing (SFWM) generate entangled photons
- A detailed discussion on SPDC and related subtopics, such as phase matching, and collinear vs non-collinear SPDC
- Hardware platforms for generating entangled photons via SPDC and SFWM.
- How a Sagnac loop-based polarization entangled source works
- What is hyperentanglement?

Organizations who are preparing their businesses, security posture, and connectivity for the evolving threat landscape are investigating how to plan, design, and implement Advanced Secure Networking solutions today. This webinar will help prepare you to navigate the security threats of the future.

Advanced Secure Networking Hardware: Entangled Photon Sources

This webinar is designed to dispel common misconceptions about Advanced Secure Networks (ASNs) that we’ve heard time and again that are outdated, or only half true. 

Michael Gaffney, Head of Public Sector at Aliro, and Daniel Winton, Solutions Engineer at Aliro, will tackle the most frequently asked questions organizations have about entanglement-based Advanced Secure Networks. In this webinar you will learn:
- Technology Readiness Levels of Advanced Secure Networks
- Practical deployment timelines    
- The use cases for Advanced Secure Networks   
- How your current network will change when adopting Advanced Secure Networking technologies  

Organizations who are preparing their businesses, security posture, and connectivity for the evolving threat landscape are investigating how to plan, design, and implement advanced secure networking solutions today. This webinar will help prepare you to navigate the security threats of the future.

Common Misconceptions about Advanced Secure Networks

As legacy public key cryptosystems like RSA face vulnerabilities due to evolving computational power, the cybersecurity landscape is undergoing a paradigm shift. Emerging technologies such as Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC), Quantum Key Distribution (QKD), and entanglement-based networking are at the forefront of this transformation, offering robust solutions to protect sensitive data against today’s threats and those of the future.

Michael Cubeddu, Co-Founder and VP of R&D at Aliro Security, will guide you through the complexities of cutting edge security technologies and how they can be integrated into a comprehensive security strategy. In this webinar you will learn:
- The differences between Post-Quantum Cryptography, Quantum Key Distribution, and entanglement-based networking
- How Post-Quantum Cryptography, Quantum Key Distribution, and Entanglement-based Advanced Secure Networks work to protect data 
- How integrating Post-Quantum Cryptography and entanglement-based Advanced Secure Networks can maximize the strengths of each approach to build a resilient security framework.
- How organizations are positioning themselves to achieve the highest level of security now and in the future.

Organizations who are preparing their businesses, security posture, and connectivity for the evolving threat landscape are investigating how to plan, design, and implement advanced secure networking solutions today. This webinar will help prepare you to navigate the security threats of the future.

A Future-Proof Cybersecurity Posture

Advanced Secure Networks are a powerful but complex technology. By using simulations, we can make smarter decisions during the network’s design phase. This approach enhances the building of these networks, and optimizes their performance before any hardware is purchased. This webinar will walk you through the steps to prepare for simulating an Advanced Secure Network, and what you can learn from a simulation to guide the realization of your design.

In this webinar, Eric Brown, Simulation Development Lead at Aliro, demystifies the practicalities of entanglement-based network simulation. In this webinar you will learn: 
- When to Simulate: Identifying the right stage in your advanced secure network development to begin simulations.
- Preparation for Simulation: Understand what you need to know about your network to get started with simulation. See examples of the types of questions and options that can be considered and explored in simulation
- Simulation Outputs: Clarity about the output you can expect from network simulation and its use in designing your network 

Organizations who are preparing their businesses, security posture, and connectivity for the quantum age are investigating how to plan, design, and implement Advanced Secure Networking today. This webinar will help prepare you to navigate the rapidly changing future.

Achieving Optimal Performance: Your Guide to Designing Advanced Secure Networks

Advanced Secure Networks and artificial intelligence (AI) are two of the most transformative technologies of our time. As we stand on the brink of a new era in computing and data processing, there is opportunity to leverage these technologies together to complement both in powerful innovative ways. 

In this webinar, Keith Kenemer, Research Software Engineer at Aliro Quantum, takes us on a high-level exploration of how using entanglement-based Advanced Secure Networks and AI together can enhance both technologies' capabilities and applications. 

This webinar covers:
- An overview of the foundations of AI and ML
- Highlights of Quantum AI and ML models
-Some specific synergistic applications of combining AI + Entanglement-based technology 

Organizations who are preparing their businesses, security posture, and connectivity for the quantum age are investigating how to plan, design, and implement Advanced Secure Networking today. This webinar will help prepare you to navigate the rapidly changing future.

Advanced Secure Networks and AI: Transformative Technologies Unleashed

The underlying technology of Advanced Secure Networks challenges existing security paradigms, but also holds the key to protection from the evolving threat landscape. Utilizing Advanced Secure Networking protocols, entanglement-based networks can ensure the confidentiality and integrity of information exchange, providing a level of security that is fundamentally based on the laws of physics and secure against computational advancements - including those expected from quantum computing.

Join Bruno Rijsman, Aliro Fellow, for an overview of protocols used in advanced secure networks, as well as the fundamental approaches to quantum-safe security. In this webinar you will learn:
- The difference between discrete variable versus continuous variable protocols.
- The difference between prepare-and-measure versus entanglement-based protocols, leading to the concept of advanced secure networking.
- Concrete examples of protocols such as BB84, E91, BBM92, and MDI.
- Side-channel attacks against real-world implementations and mitigation techniques.
- Existing standards and areas where standards are currently missing.

Organizations who are preparing their businesses, security posture, and connectivity for the evolving threat landscape are investigating how to plan, design, and implement advanced secure networking solutions today. This webinar will help prepare you to navigate the evolving threat landscape.

Protocols for Advanced Secure Networks

Entanglement-based Advanced Secure Networks are redefining the landscape of network security, offering new levels of protection for the sensitive data we send and receive everyday. Understanding the differences and tradeoffs between Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) and Entanglement-based Key Distribution (EKD) can help you prepare for a data secure future.

Join Brian Doolittle, Quantum Physicist at Aliro Quantum, in this exploration of QKD and EKD. In this webinar you’ll learn:

- Why sharing secret keys is important and the drawbacks of classical solutions.
- What quantum key distribution (QKD) is, how  it works, and the difference between prepare-and-measure and entanglement-based protocols.
- How key distribution can be scaled using trusted relay networks vs. entanglement-based key distribution (EKD) networks. 
- Practical considerations for key distribution networks.

Organizations who are preparing their businesses, security posture, and connectivity for an ever-evolving threat landscape are investigating how to plan, design, and implement Advanced Secure Networking solutions today. This webinar will help prepare you to navigate the future.

QKD and Entanglement-based Networks

Similar to classical network routing, an advanced security network routing protocol uses network information to choose the best paths to satisfy a set of end-to-end entanglement requests. However, in addition to network state information, an advanced secure network routing protocol must also take into account the requested entanglement fidelity, the probabilistic nature of swapping operations, and the short coherence times of bi-partite entangled states when conducting path computation, path installation, and path recovery.

Join Michael Cubeddu, Co-Founder and VP of R&D at Aliro Security, in a deep dive into the complexities of entanglement routing, a pivotal process that underpins the efficiency and reliability of advanced secure networks. You will learn:
- Foundational Concepts: An introduction to the principles of entanglement routing and its significance for near-term advanced secure networks.
- Entanglement vs. Classical Routing: Understand how advanced secure network routing protocols compare to classical strategies.
- Routing Strategies Analysis: An examination of entanglement routing strategies, including reactive, proactive, opportunistic, and virtual routing within advanced secure networks.
- Best Practices for Network Design: Guidelines for network engineers on crafting efficient, scalable, and robust intermediate-scale advanced secure networks. 

Organizations who are preparing their businesses, security posture, and connectivity for the evolving threat landscape are investigating how to plan, design, and implement advanced secure networking solutions today. This webinar will help prepare you to navigate an evolving threat landscape future.

Strategies for Entanglement Routing in Advanced Secure Networks

Quantum networks are made up of many complex components operating in conjunction to create quantum communication channels for networking of quantum sensors, interconnecting quantum computers, and facilitating Quantum Secure Communication. Precise, scalable management of quantum networks will be necessary for effective and efficient quantum networking capable of scaling these quantum technologies.

In this webinar, Kent Watsen, Software Architect at Aliro Quantum will explore quantum network management, share insights into the intricacies of quantum network orchestration, and highlight critical factors to consider when selecting orchestration software.

Join this webinar for:
- A brief history of the field
- Essential terminology and taxonomy specific to quantum networking
- What to look for in orchestration software for quantum networking
- Functional and non-functional requirements for orchestration in quantum networks

Organizations who are preparing their businesses, security posture, and connectivity for the quantum age are investigating how to plan, design, and implement Quantum Networks today. This webinar will help prepare you to navigate the quantum future.

Orchestration of Quantum Networks

In an era where data security is paramount, understanding the interplay between cutting-edge physics-based security methods and classical security protocols is crucial. With a basic understanding of quantum mechanics, attendees will explore the intricacies of physics-based security, such as Quantum Teleportation and Quantum Secure Communication (QSC), and their relationship with classical security systems like Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC), and the One-Time Pad (OTP).

In this webinar, Keith Kenemer, Research Software Engineer at Aliro Quantum, walks through the interplay between classical, math-based security and emergent physics-based security for the Quantum Era.

In this webinar, you’ll learn:
- Classical/algorithmic security methods & vulnerabilities to quantum attacks: where we are today
- Quantum physics-based security & quantum networking protocols 
- Hybrid Classical + Quantum security (QKD)
- Future security & privacy in the Quantum Era

The convergence of physics-based and classical security systems will shape the landscape of data protection, with implications for various industries, from finance to national security. 

Organizations who are preparing their businesses, security posture, and connectivity for the quantum age are investigating how to plan, design, and implement Quantum Networks today. This webinar will help prepare you to navigate the quantum future.

The Evolution of Network Security: Bridging Classical and Quantum Systems

Quantum Networking 101 is an in-depth introduction to quantum networking, designed to equip you with the foundational knowledge you need to navigate the quantum revolution and harness its immense potential today.

Join Daniel Winton, Solutions Engineer at Aliro Quantum, in this session that digs deep into the foundational principles, scientific underpinnings, and practical applications of quantum networks. Business leaders and technologists will gain a practical understanding of entanglement-based quantum networking. In this webinar you’ll learn:

- The basic principles of quantum mechanics and how they form the basis of a quantum network
- How quantum networks compare to classical networks, and the distinct advantages offered by quantum communication
- At a high-level, the components of a quantum network and how they integrate into classical networks

Organizations who are preparing their businesses, security posture, and connectivity for the quantum age are investigating how to plan, design, and implement quantum-secure cybersecurity solutions today. This webinar will help prepare you to navigate the quantum future.

Quantum Networking 101

The rapid pace of breakthroughs in quantum networking demands attention, but it’s challenging to keep up with new research that is constantly occurring in quantum networking - and to understand the implications of that research.

In this webinar, Aliro’s Head of Simulation Eric Brown and Research Software Engineer Michelle Chalupnik explore the forefront of quantum networking research, and delve into the advancements that are shaping the development of quantum communication. 

Join this webinar for:
- A recap of recent and impactful research
- Straightforward explanations of breakthroughs pertaining to entanglement-based networks
- The implications of recent research related to entanglement-based networks
- Insights into how research is shaping the development of entanglement-based networks

Organizations who are preparing their businesses, security posture, and connectivity for the quantum age are investigating how to plan, design, and implement Quantum Networks today. This webinar will help prepare you to navigate the quantum future.

Quantum Communication Advancements: Implications and Insights

Entanglement-based networks are redefining the fields of computation, communication, and cryptography, and reshaping the landscape of technological innovation. These networks form the infrastructure of increased quantum computing power: from linking Quantum Processing Units and accelerating quantum computing innovation, to facilitating Blind Quantum Computing in which users perform quantum computations on a remote quantum server while all inputs, algorithms, and results are kept private, even from the server itself.

Join Eric Ostby, CPO at Aliro Quantum, for a comprehensive look at how entanglement-based networks can be used to increase the performance of quantum computers and why this approach is necessary on the path to developing powerful quantum computing capabilities. Business leaders and technologists will gain a practical understanding of entanglement-based quantum networking and quantum computing. In this webinar you’ll learn:
- The foundations of quantum computing and its advantages over classical systems
- The role of entanglement-based quantum networks in amplifying quantum computing power
- The two types of quantum computer networking, Cluster vs Distributed Quantum Computing, and how they differ in their applications and networking requirements.
- Answer the question “When will entanglement-based networking be needed to scale quantum computing?”  
- The future landscape of quantum computing, and the advancements and potential of entanglement-based networks for further enhancing performance.

Organizations who are preparing their businesses, security posture, and connectivity for the quantum age are investigating how to plan, design, and implement quantum networking solutions today. This webinar will help prepare you to navigate the quantum future.

Entanglement-based Networks for Increasing Quantum Computing Performance

Using satellites for free-space quantum networking opens up new opportunities for long-distance quantum secure communications. 

Join Michael Cubeddu, Co-founder and VP of R&D of Aliro Quantum, for an exploration of free space quantum communication, real-world applications, and case studies of satellite-based quantum networks, in addition to technological advancements and security considerations.

In this webinar you will learn:
- The fundamentals of using satellites for entanglement distribution and quantum secure communication 
- The pivotal role satellites play in scaling quantum secure communication networks
- The applications and benefits of satellite-based quantum networks for global connectivity
- Recent technological advancements driving the integration of entanglement-based secure networks and satellites.
- Strategic considerations for businesses looking to capitalize on opportunities presented by entanglement-based secure networks 

Organizations who are preparing their businesses, security posture, and connectivity for the quantum age are investigating how to plan, design, and implement Quantum Networks today. This webinar will help prepare you to navigate the quantum future.

Quantum Networking with Satellites

Quantum technologies leverage quantum mechanics to provide advantages over classical technology. However, as humans, we observe a classical world. How do we know that quantum mechanics exists in nature? And how can we test a network to be quantum? The answers to these questions are essential to witnessing quantum advantage and securing entanglement-based communications.

Join Brian Doolittle, Quantum Physicist at Aliro Quantum, for an exploration of how quantum foundations inform methods for testing quantum networks and devices.

In this webinar you will learn:
- The fundamentals and phenomenology of quantum physics.
- How quantum mechanics was shown to describe nature and its implications.
- How networks can be tested to be quantum by witnessing nonclassicality.
- How nonclassicality demonstrates quantum advantage in networks.
- How security can be established in entanglement-based networks.

Organizations who are preparing their businesses, security posture, and connectivity for the quantum age are investigating how to plan, design, and implement Quantum Networks today. This webinar will help prepare you to navigate the quantum future.

Certifying  Quantum Resources in Network Infrastructure

Quantum memories are an integral part of quantum networks, enabling the secure, efficient, and long-distance transmission of quantum information in a variety of applications. This webinar provides an exploration of quantum memories, their applications, and practical aspects of integrating them into entanglement-based network architectures. 

Join Michael Wood, Aliro Quantum CMO, for this presentation examining rapidly-developing quantum memory technologies. Business leaders and technologists will gain a foundational understanding of the roles quantum memories play in entanglement-based network applications. In this webinar you’ll learn:

- What a quantum memory is and what it does
- The different types of quantum memories, and which are best suited for use in entanglement-based networks
- Applications enabled by quantum memories - and their role in an entanglement-based network
- The future of quantum memory development and their use in entanglement-based networks

Organizations who are preparing their businesses, security posture, and connectivity for the quantum age are investigating how to plan, design, and implement quantum-secure cybersecurity solutions today. This webinar will help prepare you to navigate the quantum future.

Using Quantum Memories in Entanglement-based Networks

One challenge in building entanglement-based networks is the management of quantum errors, which occur due to the nature of the entanglement distribution protocols used to send and receive quantum information. Quantum error correction (QEC) is used in quantum networking to protect quantum information from errors caused by decoherence and noise.
Join Keith Kenemer, Research Software Engineer at Aliro Quantum, as he walks us through the fundamentals of entanglement distribution and QEC, and a solution based on Aliro Quantum’s recent research that can be used to manage quantum errors locally.
In this webinar you will learn:
- Overview of quantum network architectures and evolution (Gen 1, Gen 2, Gen 3)
- Fundamentals of entanglement distribution:  protocols and challenges
- Fundamental concepts of QEC
- A localized QEC solution
- What this solution looks like in simulations, and what we can learn from the simulation
Organizations who are preparing their businesses, security posture, and connectivity for the quantum age are investigating how to plan, design, and implement quantum-secure cybersecurity solutions today. This webinar will help prepare you to navigate the quantum future.

Scheduling Quantum Error Correction in Entanglement-based Secure Networks

Quantum technologies use quantum bits (qubits) to perform computations, manipulate information, and to send and receive data. While similar in functionality to classical bits, qubits are fundamentally different. 

Join Michelle Chalupnik, Research Software Engineer at Aliro Quantum, as she walks us through the different types of qubits and the fundamentals of how qubits are used in a quantum network.

In this webinar you will learn:
- The pros and cons of different types of qubits
- How qubits are encoded
- The role of transducers in a quantum network
- How to address quantum errors
- How qubits travel through a quantum network 

Organizations who are preparing their businesses, security posture, and connectivity for the quantum age are investigating how to plan, design, and implement quantum-secure cybersecurity solutions today. This webinar will help prepare you to navigate the quantum future.

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