QPV2023: Advances in Position Verification

A meeting on quantum position-verification is being held at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics from Sept 18-22nd 2023.  

(There will be no formal talks on the final day, Friday 22^nd September, which is set aside for discussion and collaboration.)

Quantum position verification (QPV) schemes use the properties of quantum information and the relativistic signalling bound to verify the location of an object to distant observers in an environment that may contain would-be spoofers. The guarantee is based on the assumptions of the underlying security model; various theoretically and practically interesting security models have been proposed. The area is attracting increasing interest, with new theoretical developments in security analyses, emerging experimental studies of QPV systems, and recently discovered surprising and intriguing connections to topics in quantum gravity. 

The workshop will cover topics related to all aspects of QPV, including, but not limited to:

• Theoretical developments related to the security of QPV schemes, including development or refinement of security models, proofs of security within given models, trade-offs between security and efficiency, and Experimental studies of QPV and theoretical work aimed at developing practical QPV schemes.
• QPV’s relationship to other cryptographic tasks and primitives.
• QPV’s relationship to holography and quantum gravity.

Interested faculty, postdocs and students are encouraged to apply to attend.  Note that space is limited and early registration is encouraged, via this link: 

https://events.perimeterinstitute.ca/event/48/overview

Best wishes, 

Adrian Kent (University of Cambridge and Perimeter Institute)

Alex May (Perimeter Institute)