Research for the quantum transition.
Quantum computing is moving from physics to engineering and, very soon, practical applications. A new class of algorithms will be able to tackle certain problems more efficiently and address a whole new domain of applications. It will also radically change the way we use cryptography.
Qaedra is an independent research firm focusing on this historic transition: new machines, new algorithms, new cryptography, and a giant engineering effort currently under way for the world to transition smoothly and safely.
Our work sits at the intersection of quantum computing, combinatorial optimization, and cybersecurity.
New machines
Quantum processors are scaling from lab demonstrations toward utility scale and fault tolerance. Credible roadmaps point at first useful-scale processors by 2027-2028.
Mandates
NIST has finalized post-quantum cryptography standards (FIPS 203/204/205), mandates the deprecation of today's vulnerable algorithms by 2030 and disallows them by 2035. Major vendors target an even faster transition for their own systems by end of 2029.
Historic transition
Between legacy systems and mandates sits a global engineering transition with systems to inventory, cryptography to replace, decisions to sequence. It is one of the largest coordinated changes the computing world has attempted, and one of the least measured.
Three directions
Quantum-era security
Assessing a complex system before any migration can even be planned: which components are exposed to harvest-now-decrypt-later capture, how heavy that exposure is per component, and which post-quantum end-states preserve which properties. This assessment produces all the inputs needed to contemplate a transition to post-quantum; without them, a "plan to migrate" does not even know what to optimize.
Optimization & scheduling
Large software transitions have intrinsic combinatorial structure: sequencing, capacity, dependencies and deadlines. Combinatorial optimization, constrained scheduling literature and expertise can turn a seemingly intractable problem into an executable plan.
Measurement & monitoring
The general quantum transition brings mandates, countless intertwined vendors, and soon a sense of urgency. Yet very few shared numbers across the industry are available to assess where we stand. Qaedra builds the models, benchmarks and datasets that allow the industry to measure its own progress.