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Recap: 1st Annual Post-Quantum Research Retreat

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In October, we convened 85 researchers, developers, and institutional stakeholders in Cambridge for the inaugural Post-Quantum Research Retreat.

Three days of collaboration

The retreat was structured around three tracks — Researcher, Developer, and Institutional — with cross-track sessions each afternoon to ensure findings and questions flowed between groups.

Key outcomes

  • Multi-client interoperability testing advanced significantly, with teams demonstrating cross-client PQ attestation validation
  • New research directions identified in SNARK-based signature aggregation
  • Institutional participants contributed threat models that informed our prioritization framework
  • The community expressed strong interest in making this an annual event

What we learned

The most valuable aspect of the retreat was bringing together people who typically work in isolation. Cryptographers learned about client implementation constraints. Client developers understood the mathematical foundations. Institutional stakeholders saw the engineering reality behind timelines.

Looking ahead

Based on the success of this inaugural event, we are planning the 2nd Annual Post-Quantum Research Retreat for October 2026, again in Cambridge.