Securing tomorrow’s digital infrastructure with quantum-resistant cryptography (Q-FENCE)

The project at a glance

Start date:

01 Nov 2025
Duration in months:

36
Funding:

European Commission
Principal Investigator(s):

Andy RUPP

About

The Q-FENCE project addresses the urgent need for quantum-resistant cryptographic solutions due to the impending threat posed by quantum computing. It proposes a hybrid framework combining classical and quantum-resistant techniques, validated through sector-specific use cases in finance, healthcare, smart cities, and satellite networks. The University of Luxembourg’s contributions are essential in ensuring the project’s success in enhancing financial security and regulatory compliance through innovative cryptographic techniques. We lead the design of a secure Multi-Party Computation (MPC) architecture for Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Anti-Terror Financing (ATF). Our protocols will enable regulatory bodies to analyze suspicious financial patterns in sensitive datasets across financial institutions, maintaining data privacy by preventing direct access to an institution‘s dataset. This also includes an updatable, tamper-proof audit trail featuring post-quantum signatures, supporting regulatory review and compliance with the European AML directives and the Payment Services Directive (PSD2).