Aliro, The Quantum Networking Company

Aliro, "The Quantum Networking Company," is another hot startup whose quantum network operating system is used to run quantum networks, and whose validation (simulation) tools help design those networks.

Michael Cubeddu, Co-Founder and VP of R&D, will describe Aliro's business, solution, and origin story. He will also offer his perspective on two important industry activities: the proliferation of quantum network testbeds and the tension between QKD and PQC standards. (QKD and PQC are discussed below.)

Quantum Networks Background
Quantum communications is an important emerging quantum market segment that encompasses both quantum networking and quantum cryptography.

• Quantum networking refers to using entanglement to connect quantum devices and applications across long distances and within data centers. Quantum network testbeds have been or will soon be deployed around the world to enable quantum secure communications, distributed quantum sensors and computers, and secure access to data centers and clouds.
• Quantum cryptography provides for ultra-secure communication in critical industries like finance, healthcare, and government by sending quantum information in a quantum state, which is inherently unhackable. For example, a protocol called quantum key distribution (QKD) allows us to securely send encryption keys over terrestrial and satellite networks.
• Note that the US national strategy focuses on a "quantum-safe" protocol called PQC (Post Quantum Encryption) that does not use quantum mechanics, unlike QKD. Michael will delve into the controversy surrounding this issue.

Please join us on Thursday, Nov 13 at the Princeton Public Library to hear from Aliro, as we continue to explore all things quantum!

Agenda
6:30pm – Pizza and Networking
7:00pm – Quantum News, Don Grust
7:10pm – Aliro, Michael Cubeddu, Co-Founder and VP of R&D
7:50pm – Wrap-Up, Networking

Quantum News
A brief update on the latest news from the quantum industry.

About Aliro
Aliro is a quantum networking company that spun out of Harvard University in 2019. It's AliroNet software powers entanglement-based quantum networks for Quantum Secure Communications, quantum computer interconnects, satellite connectivity, and distributed quantum sensing. AliroNet’s vendor-agnostic design supports free-space and fiber connectivity, enabling multivendor quantum networks and preventing vendor lock-in. AliroNet serves banks, telecom providers, utilities, enterprises, satellite providers, and researchers building the world’s first quantum networks.

Michael Cubeddu, Co-Founder and VP of R&D, focuses on research, IP, and customer and partner relations. Michael is a published author in quantum research, and a co-inventor of several patents in quantum computing software, error correction, and quantum network protocols -- all driving deployment of commercial-grade product lines at Aliro. He is actively involved in the Quantum Economic Development Consortium and serves as the liaison between the QED-C and the ITU-T for quantum key distribution standards development.

Many thanks to the Princeton Public Library for co-sponsoring our event and providing a venue where our community can explore all things quantum!!