About The Quantum Security & Defense Working Group
Governance & Directors
The Quantum Security and Defence Working Group is governed by a peer group of industry experts from academia and business, our mission is to improve the awareness of the issues, threats and challenges created by new Quantum enabled technologies.
Your Quantum Safe Instructors
Instructors are tenured professors, doctors and graduates with a Quantum Physics or Information Technology background. Our instructors together have over 80 years direct experience in Deep Tech security, Quantum Technology, Photonics, Cyber Security and quantum communications within military defence departments.
The association provides security consulting, implementation and project services to corporate companies, governments and defence departments via its network of professional members internationally, contact us for further information or to request consulting services.
70+
Years of experience
12,000+
Research Hours
Our Quantum Safe Purpose
To provide impartial training, education and advice that empowers professional's to address the risks and threats posed by Quantum Technologies in the commercial, government and defence sectors allowing our members to obtain Quantum Safe certifications.
Our Values
Transparency | Excellence | Deep Thinking | Respect
Our Members Work In
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Leadership and Advisory Board
We prioritize our members feedback and demands on the platform to deliver exceptional commercial, technical and education value, feedback and questions are always welcome.
Michal Krelina
Founder & Member of the Board
Dr. Michal Krelina is a specialist in quantum security, working as a consultant, analyst, and strategist with a focus on security and defence applications of quantum technology. He is the Co-Founder and CTO of QuDef, a quantum security company, a key member of the Quantum Security and Defence Working Group, and he also conducts research at the Czech Technical University in Prague, exploring military applications of quantum technology and assessing risks and threats. In addition, Michal has experience consulting for organizations like NATO, the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA), and various defence, law enforcement and governmental organizations. He holds a PhD in experimental nuclear physics and has postdoctoral experience from UTFSM in Chile and Heidelberg University in Germany. His work is dedicated to understanding the impact of quantum technology on global security, making significant contributions to this rapidly evolving field.
michal@qsecdef.com
Anna Beata Kalisz Hedegaard
Founder & Member of the Board
Anna Beata Kalisz Hedegaard is a physicist with two Master of Science degrees. At Wright State University, Ohio, she got deep into electronics and nanotechnology, and the University of Southern Denmark fortified her expertise in quantum mechanics, and particle physics. Anna has global perspective from her extensive international experience (Poland, Denmark, the United States, Malaysia, the Netherlands, and Germany) and intellectual property experience from the European Patent Office and from working as a patent engineer
anna@qdefsec.com
Maciej J. Nowakowski
Executive Board Advisor
Maciej is a director at MicroEPC, where he advises the Polish microelectronics and photonics industry, coordinated by PPTF - Polish Technological Platform on Photonics. Previously, Maciej served as Defence Programmes Manager at Poland-U.S. Operations and was the General Manager for CMI Defence Polska at John Cockerill. He serves as Executive Advisor to the Board of Directors.
Maciej@qdefsec.com
Steve Vaile
Executive Board Advisor
Steve Vaile is an early-stage investor with over 30 years of business experience. 15 of which were spent working with Decision Support Systems and Root Cause Analysis for Telecoms and Defence Networks.
steve@qsecdef.com
Steve Hollands
Chapter Director Benelux
Steve is a quantum security leader and futurist with over 20 years of experience in the security field and a CISA credential. He is founder and Chief Information Security Officer at Blackhills Quantum Computing USA LLC (BQCU), a company that offers quantum safe and secure private cloud and data center solutions