Post-Quantum Cryptography Alliance - Technical Advisory Council (TAC) Meeting - 31 July 2024

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Voting Representative Attendance

Premier Member Representatives

  • Norman Ashley, Cisco
  • Michael (Max)imilien, IBM [TAC Chair]
  • Yarkin Doroz, NVIDIA
  • Sophie Schmieg, Google
  • Brian Jarvis, Amazon Web Services Inc. [TAC Vice Chair]

### Project Voting Representatives

  • Thomas Bailleux, SandboxAQ [OQS]
  • Nigel Jones, IBM [PQP]

Non-Voting Attendees

Other Attendees

  • Jason Lee, GSA
  • Alex Bozarth
  • JP Lomas
  • Pierre-Flory

LF Staff

  • Hart Montgomery
  • Ry Jones
  • Naomi Washington

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Agenda

  • Brief discussion on working group and process for new projects
  • Lifecycle document: review comments, resolve, move to GH issue
  • Action item review
  • PQCA Landscape

Announcements

  • The motion to ‘Handle PQCA Lifecycle Document Comments in GitHub Issues’ was submitted to the PQCA TAC Voting Representatives. The motion has passed with 4 of the 7 TAC Representatives voting ‘Approve’.

Notes

  • CBOM Working Group
    • The CBOM working group name was suggested to be changed to be more encompassing. The new name is Tooling and has been updated in GHI.
    • Maximilien will reach out to Nicolas and determine when he can present more detail, and then a vote to create this working group will be submitted.
  • New Working Group - Applications
    • Two researchers reached out wanting to contribute to PQCA. They are working on QORE: Quantumised 5G Core— 5G Core integrated with Post-Quantum Cryptography and Quantum Random Number Generator (QRNG). This involved Telcom Architecture and is very interesting for PQCA.
    • We want to invite the researchers to comment on a New Working Group GHI - Applications then invite them to present at the TAC.
  • Lifecycle Document
    • An overview of changes on the lifecycle document was provided, noting section changes, and added / removed language.
    • A review of comments commenced and those that needed to be moved to GH Issues were decided. Comments not being moved to GHI were resolved so the document can move forward.
    • Next Steps: A final review of the lifecycle document then it will be submitted for vote and adoption.
  • Landscape
    • A landscape was created for PQCA and will be built out over the coming weeks. PQCA Landscape
    • Any changes, entries, or corrections to the landscape, please submit them via the PR. Landscape Repo

Action Items

Old

New

  • Create a GH Issue for the new working group: Applications and provide context. Tag the submitters to comment on the GHI.
  • Move comments from the lifecycle document to GHI [Naomi]
  • Create labels for GHIs [Naomi]

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