Case Study QEYS - Quantum Secure Satellite Communications
Dr Katanya Kuntz, PhD
QEYSSat Science Team Coordinator
Dr. Katanya B. Kuntz is co-founder and CEO of Qubo Consulting Corp, and a Research Associate at the Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo, Canada.
Her main role with IQC is the QEYSSat Science Team Coordinator for Canada’s first quantum satellite mission: Quantum EncrYption and Science Satellite (QEYSSat). Katanya has a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of New South Wales, Australia, 2013, and BSc in Physics from the University of Calgary, 2008.
She is a renowned experimental quantum physicist and frequently does outreach to promote quantum physics, and the QEYSSat mission. Katanya is an excellent public speaker, where she is known for explaining difficult concepts in easy-to-understand language for business and government leaders.
The Quantum Encryption and Science Satellite (QEYSSat) mission will demonstrate quantum key distribution (QKD) in space. QKD is a technology that creates virtually unbreakable encryption codes and will provide Canada with secure communications in the age of quantum computing. QEYSSat will bring Canada a step closer to the realization of a truly secure communication infrastructure that will enable national and even global interconnection.
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