Quantum News Briefs September 28: CISA Guidance Focuses on Post-Quantum Cryptography Tools • NVIDIA Signs Collaboration Agreement with Irish Quantum Computing Company Equal1 • Quantum Solutions Transform Military Operations in Australia • USF Professor Partners with EMOTIV, Quantum Computing Inc. & Purple Point Neurodiagnostics to Advance Brain Health Monitoring
In Other News: NextGov Reports “CISA Guidance Focuses on Post-Quantum Cryptography Tools”
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency publicly released its post-quantum cryptography migration guidance on Friday, September 27 according to NextGov’s Alexandra Kelly. The Focus is on prepping the most vulnerable federal digital systems for the potential advent of a cryptographically-relevant quantum computer.
Accompanying the earlier release of the first standardized algorithms suited to protect information stored on classical computers from a hypothetical quantum computer attack, CISA’s guidance, dated Aug. 15, lays out recommendations for federal civilian executive branch agencies conducting initial system inventories using automated cryptography discovery and inventory softwares.
CISA’s wants agencies to launch their migration processes sooner rather than later. The guidance notes that the inventory process requires both manual data collection and the use of automated support.
NVIDIA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Equal1, a leader in silicon powered quantum computing, to collaboratively work together as reported by Roman Leonard in September 27 IrishTechNews
NVIDIA and Equal1 have agreed to collaborate on Quantum technology use cases, business models and proof of concept, with a particular focus on the integration and validation of quantum-classical infrastructure for cloud and data centre deployments.
This collaboration combines Equal1’s world-leading hybrid silicon classical quantum hardware, 
and its UnityQ quantum system on chip with NVIDIA’s CUDA-Q quantum software platform to pioneer the future of quantum computing.The MoU collaboration was announced at NVIDIA’s
headquarters in Silicon Valley, as part of an Enterprise Ireland trade mission to the West Coast of the USA, led by Ireland’s Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment Peter Burke TD.
OpenGovAsia Reports: “Quantum Solutions Transform Military Operations in Australia”
The Australian military is leveraging advancements in quantum mechanics to enhance navigation, healthcare, and communication on the battlefield according to Alita Sharon in September 28 OpenGovAsia. By applying quantum principles at sub-atomic levels, the aim is to develop advanced computing, communication, and sensing capabilities that could redefine operations in combat scenarios.
The project enables the Army to identify optimal uses of quantum technologies and understand their implications for land warfare. A key objective of this effort is to establish sovereign capability by leveraging domestic research to maintain a technological edge over potential adversaries through early adoption of quantum advancements.
One significant development comes from a team focused on creating quantum sensors that could facilitate GPS-independent navigation. A leading researcher in this area, dR Stuart Szigeti, a quantum physicist, outlined that these sensors would operate passively, making it difficult for adversaries to detect or disrupt their signals.
Another promising approach under development is a quantum accelerometer-based navigation system. This device monitors changes in speed and direction to determine position with greater precision.
In the realm of communications, research is being conducted to improve radio signal detection through the use of quantum magnetometers. These devices have the potential to detect low-frequency magnetic fields, which can penetrate dense media such as earth and water – conditions under which traditional radio signals are typically obstructed.
Professor William Bosl of the University of San Francisco Partners with EMOTIV, Quantum Computing Inc. & Purple Point Neurodiagnostics to Advance Brain Health Monitoring
The University of San Francisco (USF) Data Institute has announced a pioneering collaboration led by Professor William Bosl, director of the Clinical Neuroinformatics and AI Lab (CNAIL). Professor Bosl is working with EMOTIV, a leading EEG and bioinformatics company, and Quantum Computing Inc. (QCi), an innovative, integrated photonics and quantum optics technology company, to drive groundbreaking innovations in brain health monitoring and analysis according to September 26 news release.. These innovations will be tested and implemented with Purple Point Neurodiagnostics (PPND), a company advancing global neurological healthcare through active collaborations with hospitals and clinics in Africa and other underserved regions of the worldoptics technology company,
A seed gift of $100,000 was made by EMOTIV to the USF Data Institute Healthcare AI Initiative, which has enabled the Clinical Neuroinformatics and AI Lab to launch this collaborative effort. In addition to ongoing neuroinformatics and AI research, the lab has initiated a clinical site with the USF School of Nursing and Health Professions to develop clinical procedures that will be tested locally and in African clinics associated with PPND.
The partners in this collaboration are especially mindful of the needs of underserved and low-income communities. To this end, CNAIL has formed a partnership with PPND to take this new technology to low-income regions of the world for clinical testing and development.
