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NSF’s Discovery Files Podcast

NSF’s Discovery Files Podcast

Quantum Cryptography

Jun 29, 2026 · 21 min · 12 segments

Secure information is essential in the digital exchanges of modern life. U.S. National Science Foundation-supported professor Vinod Vaikuntanathan discusses quantum cryptography and the future of…

Secure information is essential in the digital exchanges of modern life. U.S. National Science Foundation-supported professor Vinod Vaikuntanathan discusses quantum cryptography and the future of encryption.

Secure information is essential in the digital exchanges of modern life. U.S. National Science Foundation-supported professor Vinod Vaikuntanathan discusses quantum cryptography and the future of…

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Speakers: Vinod VaikuntanathanGuestNate PotkerHost

Top entities: Shor's algorithm×4 Vinod Vaikuntanathan×2 Quantum cryptography Turing Award×3 RSA cryptosystem×6

Show signals: SuitabilitySafeAudience≈1.2M followers

Welcoming Professor Vaikunthanathan0:33 – 0:47

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Nate PotkerHost

0:33

We are joined today by Vinod Vaikuntanathan, an NSF-supported professor who is working to understand both the security challenges and possible solutions as powerful quantum computers are developed.

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Nate PotkerHost

0:44

Professor Vaikunthanathan, thank you so much for joining us today.

Vinod VaikuntanathanGuest

0:46

Thank you for having me.

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AlgorithmsTechnology > Cryptography
Quantum AlgorithmsTechnology > Quantum Computing
Information SecurityTechnology
Quantum Key DistributionTechnology > Cryptography > Quantum Cryptography
Data PrivacyTechnology > Information Security
Quantum ComputingTechnology
Shor's AlgorithmTechnology > Quantum Computing > Quantum Algorithms
Quantum CryptographyTechnology > Cryptography
Technology
Post-Quantum CryptographyTechnology > Cryptography > Quantum Cryptography > Quantum Key Distribution
RSA ProtocolTechnology > Cryptography > Algorithms
Diffie-Hellman ProtocolTechnology > Cryptography > Algorithms > RSA Protocol
AI in CryptographyTechnology > Artificial Intelligence
AI for Code BreakingTechnology > Artificial Intelligence > AI in Cryptography
AI for SecurityTechnology > Artificial Intelligence > AI in Cryptography > AI for Code Breaking
Quantum Key ExchangeTechnology > Quantum Computing > Quantum Algorithms > Shor's Algorithm
Encryption StandardsTechnology > Information Security > Data Privacy
NIST StandardsTechnology > Information Security > Data Privacy > Encryption Standards
Artificial IntelligenceTechnology
CryptographyTechnology

Welcoming Professor Vaikunthanathan0:33 – 0:47

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Nate PotkerHost

0:33

We are joined today by Vinod Vaikuntanathan, an NSF-supported professor who is working to understand both the security challenges and possible solutions as powerful quantum computers are developed.

N

Nate PotkerHost

0:44

Professor Vaikunthanathan, thank you so much for joining us today.

Vinod VaikuntanathanGuest

0:46

Thank you for having me.

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