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Standards before slogans
We ground applied work in recognised cryptographic, cybersecurity and risk frameworks rather than proprietary terminology without traceability.
EquantumCryptography labEurope
EQUANTUM
Cryptography Lab
Decrypt now.
Harvest later.
Securing what exists.Researching what comes next.
Equantum is a European cryptography lab working across the two layers of the quantum transition. QROS prepares critical digital infrastructure for post-quantum risk. QSSC investigates the solid-state architectures and materials behind future quantum systems.
A cryptographic systems graph that reorganises into a layered solid-state lattice as the page scrolls.
Who we are
Cryptography is becoming infrastructure.
Equantum researches how trust is engineered when established cryptographic assumptions no longer hold. We combine applied cryptography, cybersecurity engineering, quantum-readiness and exploratory solid-state research.
Our work extends from the operational systems institutions depend on today to the physical technologies that may define computation, sensing and secure communications tomorrow.
One laboratory.Two horizons.
01 / Systems layer
Cryptographic resilience
02 / Physical layer
Quantum architectures
Two research lines.One trust stack.
The quantum transition is not a single technical problem. It spans policy, risk, standards, protocols, keys, infrastructure, devices and materials. Equantum researches across this stack through QROS and QSSC.
Trust stack
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Equantum research layer
QROSGovernance → Infrastructure
QSSCDevices → Materials
Trust stack read top to bottom: governance, evidence, risk, protocols, keys and infrastructure are researched through QROS; devices and materials are researched through QSSC.
01 / Systems layer
Applied platformQROS
Quantum Readiness Operating System
QROS helps organisations discover where cryptography is used, understand their exposure to post-quantum threats, prioritise migration and produce evidence that security, risk and compliance teams can inspect.
It connects technical findings with operational decisions: from cryptographic inventory and exposure analysis to remediation planning, post-quantum controls and auditable reporting.
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Discover
Identify cryptographic dependencies across systems, protocols, certificates and infrastructure.
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Assess
Evaluate algorithmic exposure, data longevity, operational impact and migration urgency.
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Transition
Design prioritised, hybrid and post-quantum migration pathways.
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Evidence
Generate traceable outputs for technical teams, management, auditors and regulators.
QROS / Cryptographic inventory
Illustrative values| Asset | Algorithm | Key | Retention | Exposure | Priority | Evidence | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASSET-0417 | RSA-2048 | 2048 | 12 y | High | P1 | Draft | Team A |
| ASSET-0912 | ECDSA P-256 | 256 | 8 y | High | P1 | Pending | Team C |
| ASSET-1130 | AES-256-GCM | 256 | 10 y | Low | P4 | Signed | Team A |
| ASSET-1284 | RSA-4096 | 4096 | 15 y | Medium | P2 | In review | Team B |
| ASSET-1501 | TLS 1.2 / RSA | 2048 | 6 y | High | P1 | Draft | Team D |
| ASSET-1663 | ML-KEM hybrid | — | 15 y | Reduced | P3 | Signed | Team B |
Illustrative cryptographic inventory: asset, algorithm, key size, retention period, quantum exposure, migration priority, evidence status and owner. Values are fictional.
Illustrative cryptographic inventory: asset, algorithm, key size, retention period, quantum exposure, migration priority, evidence status and owner. Values are fictional.
Applied cryptography / Cryptographic governance / Post-quantum transition / Auditable evidence
02 / Physical layer
Experimental R&DQSSC
Quantum Solid-State Chip
QSSC is Equantum's experimental research programme for exploring solid-state quantum architectures, candidate materials, device interfaces and pathways towards robust and scalable quantum components.
The programme investigates how materials, geometry, control, sensing and fabrication constraints interact when quantum concepts move from theoretical models towards physical devices.
Research modelNot to scale. Does not represent a fabricated or measured device.
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Materials
Evaluation of candidate material systems and the physical properties relevant to quantum behaviour.
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Architecture
Exploration of device geometries, interfaces and solid-state component configurations.
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Modelling
Simulation and comparison of physical assumptions, design parameters and expected behaviours.
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Validation path
Definition of experimental, fabrication and measurement steps required to test each hypothesis.
Cross-section of a solid-state research model: material layers over a substrate, a lattice region, two surface control electrodes and three measurement points.
View the QSSC research programme(opens in a new tab)Discuss a research partnershipBack to the systems layer — QROS
Solid-state systems / Materials / Device architecture / Modelling / Experimental roadmap
Trust is a full-stack problem.
QROS addresses the cryptographic systems that must survive technological change. QSSC investigates the physical systems from which that change may emerge.
Together, they define Equantum's research agenda: protect current infrastructure while exploring the foundations of what follows.
Read left to right: system, protocol and key belong to QROS; device and material belong to QSSC.
Our approach
Research that can be inspected.
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Evidence before assurance
A security statement is only useful when its assumptions, controls, findings and artefacts can be examined.
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Explicit uncertainty
Research status, technical limitations and unresolved hypotheses must remain visible rather than being concealed by marketing language.
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Dual horizon
We address immediate migration and resilience requirements while maintaining a longer-term research programme around quantum technologies.
Applied engineering where action is possible.Research discipline where certainty is not.
Built for collaboration where trust is infrastructure.
Equantum collaborates on research, pilots, technical assessments and consortium initiatives with organisations operating complex, regulated or mission-critical systems.
- 01Financial infrastructure
- 02Critical systems
- 03Defence & aerospace
- 04Digital assets
- 05Public institutions
- 06Research centres
- 07European consortia
- 08Advanced materials
Domains of interest, not existing customer or partner relationships.
Collaborate
Work with the lab.
We are open to applied cryptography projects, quantum-readiness pilots, research partnerships, industrial validation, consortium proposals and strategic collaboration around QROS and QSSC.