The QCERT consortium held its kick-off meeting in Athens on 29–30 September 2026, hosted by Uni Systems.
Over two days, the thirteen partners from seven European countries reviewed the project's objectives, agreed the work plan for the first year and set up the coordination, technical and communication teams.
QCERT, co-funded by the European Union under the Digital Europe Programme, will develop a quantum-resilient public key infrastructure: hybrid certificates that combine classical and post-quantum algorithms, Merkle-tree-based certificates, post-quantum TLS, and practical migration tools for trust service providers and critical sectors.