Petros Wallden (in Greek: Πέτρος Βαλντέν)



Lecturer (Assistant Professor)
University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Laboratory for Foundations of Computer Science (LFCS),
School of Informatics

  • Member: Quantum Informatics Group, Security & Privacy Group, Scottish Centre for Innovation in Quantum Computing and Simulation SCIQCS, Quantum Information Scotland QUISCO, QI-LIP6 Paris
  • Projects: Quantum Computing & Simulation Hub QCS Hub, Collaborative Computational Project Quantum Computing CCP-QC
  • Publications from Google Scholar,
    Profile from Edinburgh Research Explorer
  • Latest News (more)
    • General Chair: International Conference on Practice and Theory of Public Key Cryptography (PKC), Edinburgh, 2021 (link)
    • Published: On the Possibility of Classical Client Blind Quantum Computing A. Cojocaru, L. Colisson, E. Kashefi, P. Wallden Cryptography (2021)
    • Published:Quantum Magic Rectangles: Characterisation and Application to Certified Randomness Expansion S. A. Adamson and P. Wallden Phys. Rev. Research (2020)
    • Published: Advances in Quantum Cryptography S. Pirandola et al (incl P. Wallden), Advances in Optics and Photonics (2020)
    • Preprint: Post-Quantum Security of the Bitcoin Backbone and Quantum Multi-Solution Bernoulli Search A. Cojocaru, J. Garay, A. Kiayias, F. Song, P. Wallden, arxiv (2020)
    • Published:Security Limitations of Classical-Client Delegated Quantum Computing C. Badertscher, A. Cojocaru, L. Colisson, E. Kashefi, D. Leichtle, A. Mantri, P. Wallden ASIACRYPT (2020)
    • Accepted:Imperfect 1-out-of-2 quantum oblivious transfer: bounds, a protocol, and its experimental implementation R. Amiri, R. Starek, D. Reichmuth, I. V. Puthoor, M. Micuda, L. Mista Jr, M. Dusek, P. Wallden, E. Andersson to appear at PRX Quantum arxiv (2020)
    • Published: Randomized Benchmarking in the Analogue Setting E. Derbyshire, J.-Y. Malo, A. Daley, E. Kashefi, P. Wallden Quantum Science and Technology (2020)
    • Published: QFactory: classically-instructed remote secret qubits preparation A. Cojocaru, L. Colisson, E. Kashefi, P. Wallden ASIACRYPT (2019)
    • Published Methods for Classically Simulating Noisy Networked Quantum Architectures I. Vankov, D. Mills, P. Wallden, E. Kashefi Quantum Science and Technology (2019)
    • Preprint: The Bitcoin Backbone Protocol Against Quantum Adversaries A. Cojocaru, J. Garay, A. Kiayias, F. Song, P. Wallden, eprint (2019)
    • Published: Cyber Security in the Quantum Era P. Wallden and E. Kashefi CACM (2019)
    • Older News
  • Selected Publications (here)
    • QFactory: classically-instructed remote secret qubits preparation A. Cojocaru, L. Colisson, E. Kashefi, P. Wallden ASIACRYPT (2019)
    • Robustness and device independence of verifiable quantum computing A. Gheorghiu, E. Kashefi and P. Wallden, NJP (2015)
    • Quantum Digital Signatures without Quantum Memory V. Dunjko, P. Wallden and E. Andersson, PRL (2014)
    • A histories perspective on characterizing quantum non-locality F. Dowker, J. Henson and P. Wallden, NJP (2014)
    • Realization of Quantum Digital Signatures without the Requirement of Quantum Memory R. Collins et al (incl P. Wallden), PRL (2014) (Featured in Physics & Editors' Suggestion)
    • Free-space quantum signatures using heterodyne detection C. Croal et al (incl P. Wallden), PRL (2016)