With Olcay Sevim (CyberWhiz) – ‘Beyond CRA Compliance: Building Product Security, Organizational Readiness and Audit Evidence for the Cyber Resilience Act’ and Carlo Ottaviani (University of York) – ‘From THz Links to Tiny Sensors: Practical QKD Across Frequencies and Hybrid PQC-QKD Architectures’.

Talk 1:

This talk explores how manufacturers can move beyond understanding the CRA to implementing a practical, auditable compliance programme. It covers risk assessment across the full product ecosystem, organisational readiness, vulnerability management, governance, supplier management and evidence collection, with practical guidance on preparing for conformity assessments and building sustainable compliance.

Talk 2:

This talk examines advances in quantum-safe communications, including extending quantum key distribution (QKD) to terahertz and microwave frequencies for future wireless networks, enabling QKD on resource-constrained IoT devices, and combining QKD with post-quantum cryptography. It highlights practical implementations that improve security while significantly reducing communication overhead on constrained hardware.