NSERC CREATE in Building a Workforce for the Cryptographic Infrstructure of the 21st century (BWCI-21)

信息安全是信息和通信技术的核心。 世界各地的组织都竭尽全力确保重要信息的安全和保护。随着新技术的出现--如对信息安全构成新威胁的量子信息处理--也需要制定创新战略来保证数据安全。因此，开发尖端工具和培训该领域的下一代高素质人员（HQP）越来越重要。 拟议中的计划，NSERC创建培训计划在建设一个劳动力的密码基础设施的21世纪世纪（BWCI-21），将准备这个新一代的HQP开拓一个新的全球基础设施的量子抗密码。 由滑铁卢大学应用密码研究中心（CACR）和量子计算研究所（IQC）主办，由世界知名研究人员领导，BWCI-21培训计划包括目前其他任何地方都没有的集成技术和专业组件。 通过指导，跨学科合作以及与行业和政府的合作伙伴关系，该计划将使加拿大成为世界上独一无二的“量子谷”-量子技术和加密基础设施的中心，以确保量子时代的信息安全。

Information security is at the core of information and communication technologies (ICT). Organizations around the world go to great lengths to ensure important information is secured and protected. As new technologies emerge - such as quantum information processing, which poses novel threats to information security - so too does the need to develop innovative strategies to guarantee data security. It is therefore increasingly important to develop cutting-edge tools and train the next generation of Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP) in the field. The proposed program, NSERC CREATE Training Program in Building a Workforce for the Cryptographic Infrastructure of the 21st Century (BWCI-21), will prepare this new generation of HQP to pioneer a new global infrastructure for quantum-resistant cryptography. Hosted by the University of Waterloo's Centre for Applied Cryptographic Research (CACR) and Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC), and led by world-renowned researchers, the BWCI-21 training program includes integrated technical and professional components not currently available anywhere else. Through mentorship, cross-disciplinary collaborations, and partnerships with industry and government, this program will uniquely position Canada as the world's "Quantum Valley" - the epicentre of quantum technologies and the cryptographic infrastructure that will ensure information security in the quantum age.