Rafael is a Cryptographer at Meta. His areas of expertise are post-quantum cryptography (PQC), fully homomorphic encryption (FHE), privacy enhancing technologies (PET), conventional cryptography, and the application of these constructions to various use cases. Previously, he was a Cryptographer at Google, co-maintainer of Google’s cryptography library Tink (https://github.com/google/tink) “smartCard-inline”) and the lead of storage encryption projects. He was a member of the ISE-Crypto team, responsible for reviewing and approving the usage of cryptography in any products and infrastructure for Alphabet, and member of the PQC workgroup responsible for the migration of the company to post quantum cryptography. Prior to that, he was a Research Scientist (cryptography) at Intel Labs, where he created Intel’s cryptography library TinyCrypt (https://01.org/tinycrypt) “smartCard-inline”) and led the post quantum cryptography migration effort for the company. He has dozens of US patents filed, scientific papers published, and he is an active contributor to international standardization efforts on cryptography (NIST, ISO, IETF). Rafael received his PhD degree from Sorbonne Universités (University of Paris – Pierre et Marie Curie), France, in 2013, with a thesis on efficient constructions for post-quantum cryptography.

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IQT New York 2023 is devoted to three days of coverage of quantum cybersecurity, quantum networking and quantum sensors. This must-attend event will be held October 24-26 at the Conference Center in New York City with a new sky-level exhibition space overlooking the Hudson River and the Intrepid Aircraft Carrier.
IQT New York is a 100% in-person only conference, offering 30+ sessions and 100+ speakers, and is New York’s quantum event. In addition to our usual topics, IQT New York 2023 will feature panels on the hottest areas in quantum such as Quantum AI, QKD-over-Satellite, Quantum Sensing in Healthcare, and the Emergence of the Quantum Internet. There will also be a new session on the Manufacturing of Quantum Systems.
Attendees at IQT New York 2023 will leave the event with the deepest understanding of the future of quantum technology. This conference brings together corporate management, entrepreneurs, end users, technology providers, infrastructure partners, researchers and investors who are looking for business opportunities in the quantum ecosystem. IQT New York 2023 takes place October 24-26 at The Conference Center, 636 11th Ave. (between 46th & 47th St.) in New York City.

Sandra K. Helsel, Ph.D. has been researching and reporting on frontier technologies since 1990.  She has her Ph.D. from the University of Arizona.