Reinhard Posch
Reinhard Posch is a founder of the Institute of Applied Information Processing and Communications at Graz University of Technology and headed the institute from its very beginning and has become emeritus on October 1st 2019. His research interests include applied information processing with a focus on IT security, eGovernment and IoT.
As the CIO for the federal government since 2001 he is primarily involved in the strategic coordination of activities in the field of information and communications technology that concern all levels of government. As scientific director of the Austrian Secure Information Technology Centre the main efforts are computer security, cryptography, secure hard- and software and eGovernment.
He was chairman of the board of trustees of the non-profit foundation Stiftung Secure Information and Communication Technologies SIC which has been donated by Graz University of Technology. As such he participated in many EU large scale pilots. One outstanding result in this context is the “Handy-Signatur” a most successful instance of the Austrian Citizen card that was also used as a model for the remote Signature of eIDaS (ID-AUSTRIA). He acted also as Chair of the Board of ENISA, the European Network and Security Agency.
He took part in various groups installed by the European Commission to elaborate ICT and security strategies (e.g. „Future Internet Visionaries“, RISEPTIS). He was a member of the “Rat der IT Weisen” he is providing advice to the Commissioners Kroes and Sefkovic in the area of IT-Security to assist the implementation of the Digital Agenda. Helping Greece to recover from the economic crisis he worked with the Reichenbach Group to assist implementing innovation in the Greek eGovernment. He also participated as an advisor of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in the IT advisory board. Reinhard Posch got awarded the Grand Decoration of Honor in Silver for Services to the Republic of Austria.
Talk title: eIDAS2 – a milestone for security in public services?
Nastja Cepak
Nastja Cepak completed her PhD in cryptography in 2018 on Famnit, University of Primorska, with a focus on symmetric cryptography, block ciphers and highly non-linear Boolean functions. While still partly employed at the University of Primorska, she has in recent years been transferring her theoretical knowledge into practice at the company CREAPLUS in Ljubljana. There she works with hardware cryptographic solutions such as hardware security modules (HSMs), public key infrastructures (PKI), and encryption solutions. In the past years her team has been focusing on the emerging post-quantum cryptography standards. They are specifically interested in the various usecases where migration to PQC will require various adaptations.
Talk title: Post-Quantum Cryptography and the Decade of Transition
The advent of quantum computing poses a significant challenge to the cryptographic foundations underpinning digital security. In this talk, we delve into the critical transition from classical cryptographic algorithms, such as RSA and ECC, to post-quantum cryptography (PQC) that is poised to secure our digital infrastructure against quantum adversaries.
The next decade will be marked by an unprecedented shift as organizations worldwide prepare for this transition. Central to this effort is the United States’ mandate to fully deprecate RSA and ECC by 2035—a deadline that highlights the urgency of adopting PQC standards. This talk will explore the technical, operational, and strategic considerations involved in migrating to PQC, offering insights into the challenges and opportunities this transition presents.
Join us as we discuss the roadmap to a quantum-secure future, including the latest developments in PQC standards, the integration of hybrid cryptographic solutions, and the role of international collaboration in navigating this pivotal moment in cryptographic history.