TAQOS research connects quantum and post-quantum engineering,
cybersecurity, secure data systems, and resilient digital infrastructures.
These themes reflect recurring technical directions across the project portfolio.
Quantum and Post-Quantum Engineering
TAQOS works on the transition to post-quantum security and on secure engineering methods for quantum software and hardware. Current projects address crypto-agility, migration tooling, development workflows, and interoperable quantum runtime environments.
- Post-quantum migration
- Quantum software
- Crypto-agility
Cybersecurity and Assurance for AI-Enabled Systems
Research includes protecting AI-enabled systems against adversarial behaviour and supporting explainable security decisions. It also examines compliance, privacy, robustness, and assurance where AI is used within data and service ecosystems.
- Adversarial AI
- AI security
- Compliance and assurance
Secure, Open, and Interoperable Data Systems
Current projects address governed data sharing, semantic interoperability, secure transactions, and compliance-aware data infrastructures. The work also covers open interfaces that help heterogeneous digital and quantum systems operate together.
- Data spaces
- Interoperability
- Secure transactions
Resilient Distributed and Cyber-Physical Systems
TAQOS investigates resilient networking and monitoring across distributed, connected, and cyber-physical environments. Portfolio evidence includes multi-UAV cooperation, aerial-terrestrial communications, and secure transition planning for critical digital infrastructures.
- Distributed systems
- UAV networks
- Infrastructure resilience
Secure-by-Design Development, Validation, and Assurance
A cross-cutting research direction is the integration of security, compliance, testing, and assessment throughout system development. Projects apply this approach to AI-enabled services, data ecosystems, quantum engineering, and other security-sensitive digital systems.
- Secure development
- Validation
- Security assurance