{"id":31,"date":"2026-08-14T16:54:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T13:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/akleylek\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2026-08-14T17:26:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T14:26:11","slug":"post-quantum-cryptography-group","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/akleylek\/post-quantum-cryptography-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Post-Quantum Cryptography Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><\/figure>\n<table class=\"table table-hover\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 13.6203%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-55\" src=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/588\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-14-2026-05_24_37-PM-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/588\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-14-2026-05_24_37-PM-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/588\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-14-2026-05_24_37-PM-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/588\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-14-2026-05_24_37-PM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/588\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-14-2026-05_24_37-PM-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/588\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-14-2026-05_24_37-PM.png 1254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 86.3797%;\">\n<p>The Post-Quantum Cryptography Group conducts research at the intersection of <strong>post-quantum cryptography, cryptographic engineering, hardware security, and the design and analysis of the systems<\/strong>. Building on the complementary expertise of its affiliated researchers, the group investigates quantum-resistant cryptographic algorithms and protocols, efficient software and hardware implementations, CPU and system-level security, and cryptographic vulnerabilities. Particular research interests include <strong>lattice-based cryptography, lightweight and efficient cryptographic primitives, side-channel security, hardware-assisted security mechanisms, and the cryptanalysis and security evaluation of cryptographic schemes<\/strong>. The group combines theoretical cryptography with practical experimentation and implementation, aiming to develop secure and efficient solutions for next-generation computing and communication systems.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Affiliated Researchers<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"person-card border rounded p-2 pb-4 mb-4\">\n\t<div class=\"d-flex \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/588\/tolgayalcin.jpg\" class=\"flex-shrink-0 object-fit-cover person-card__image img-fluid rounded mb-2 me-2\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-card__info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"h4 mb-2\">Tolga Yalcin<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>CPU Security Architect at Qualcomm, San Diego<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?hl=en&amp;user=VXo55fsAAAAJ&amp;view_op=list_works&amp;sortby=pubdate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GoogleScholar<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:tyalcin@gmail.com\" class=\"mb-0\">tyalcin@gmail.com<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"person-card border rounded p-2 pb-4 mb-4\">\n\t<div class=\"d-flex \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"113\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/588\/kubraseyhan-gs.jpg\" class=\"flex-shrink-0 object-fit-cover person-card__image img-fluid rounded mb-2 me-2\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-card__info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"h4 mb-2\">Kubra Seyhan<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Department of Computer Engineering, Ondokuz May\u0131s University, Samsun, T\u00fcrkiye<\/p>\n<p>Institute of Computer Science, University of Tartu, Estonia<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?hl=tr&amp;user=3362rD4AAAAJ&amp;view_op=list_works&amp;sortby=pubdate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GoogleScholar<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:kubra.seyhan@bil.omu.edu.tr\" class=\"mb-0\">kubra.seyhan@bil.omu.edu.tr<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">uPQComing: Enhancing Cyber-Resilience for the Upcoming Post-Quantum Era<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etis.ee\/Portal\/Projects\/Display\/18d39543-88fc-4fe6-b013-973f8613929d\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.etis.ee\/Portal\/Projects\/Display\/18d39543-88fc-4fe6-b013-973f8613929d\">Development and maintaining of the general competence \u201cCryptography\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Post-Quantum Cryptography Group conducts research at the intersection of post-quantum cryptography, cryptographic engineering, hardware security, and the design and analysis of the systems. 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