NIST has initiated a process to solicit, evaluate, and standardize one or more quantum-resistant public-key cryptographic algorithms. The submission deadline of November 30, 2017 has passed. Please see the Round 1 Submissions for the listing of complete and proper submissions.

The conference enabled first round candidates to publicly discuss and explain their accepted algorithm.

The conference was held at the Pier 66 Hotel and Marina and co-located with PQCrypto 2018.