Institution: : South East Technological University (SETU), Ireland Role : Co- Supervisor. Biography: Dr. Ilias Cherkaoui joined Walton Institute in 2024. He is a mathematician with expertise in cryptography and some applications in cybersecurity, having spent a period working on dynamical systems and their intersection with number theory, especially chaos theory of it, and notably its ergodic aspect.…
Institution: Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Role: Lead of Research Coordination Committee, PhD Supervisor Biography Prof. Kilper is the Director of the CONNECT Research Centre and Professor of Future Communication Networks in the School of Engineering. His research is aimed at creating a faster, more affordable, and energy efficient Internet, addressing interdisciplinary challenges for smart cities, sustainability, and…
Institution: TU Delft, Netherlands Role: PhD Supervisor. Biography Dr. Coopmans is a QuTech researcher, TU Delft specialized in quantum network architecture, simulation (NetSquid), and entanglement purification. Related Publications
Institution: TU Delft, Netherlands Role: PhD Supervisor. Biography Prof. Wehner holds the Antoni van Leeuwenhoek chair at TU Delft and is the Director of the Quantum Internet Alliance. She is a key player in the development of the quantum internet, working on the quantum protocols and network architectures. Related Publications
Institution: Technical University of Ostrava (VSB), Czechia Role: PhD Supervisor. Biography Prof. Vozňák is a professor at VSB’s Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He is the leader of the research group dealing with telecommunications, network security, and quantum key distribution. Related Publications
Institution: University of Sarajevo (UNSA), Bosnia & Herzegovina Role: Data Protection Coordinator, PhD Supervisor. Biography Professor Mehic is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at UNSA. His area of expertise includes quantum cryptography, the simulation of quantum key distribution (QKD) networks (QKDNetSim), and the implementation of quantum-secure communications. Related Publications
Institution: University of Essex (UESSEX), United Kingdom Role: PhD Supervisor. Biography Professor Barros is a specialist in Wireless Communication at UESSEX. He is interested in research areas such as nature-inspired computing, network optimization, and employing AI and bio-inspired algorithms in communication systems. Related Publications
Institution: Trinity College Dublin (TCD), Ireland Role: Scientific Coordinator, PhD Supervisor. Biography Professor Marchetti is a researcher at TCD School of Engineering and also Principal Investigator at the CONNECT Centre. His research interests include quantum information, network theory, and wireless communications. He is the one to foresee the development of networks, as well as their merging with…
Institution: University of Cyprus (UCY), Cyprus Role: Training Coordinator, Supervisor. Biography Prof. Krikidis is a faculty member at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UCY, and is doing research on wireless communications, full-duplex radio, and quantum-assisted signal processing. Related Publications
Institution: : South East Technological University (SETU), Ireland Role : Project Coordinator and PhD Supervisor. Biography: Dr. Dey is tasked with a dual role at the Walton Institute, SETU, where she is both a Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Programmable & Autonomous Systems (PAS) Division. Her research focuses on self-organizing systems, quantum communication and future communication networks…