Liam Watson

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ABOUT LIAM WATSON

Chief Quantum Officer (CQO) at Qorsa - leading the development of cryptographically-agile Post Quantum (PQ) software products, solutions and services. Quantum Security Expert at NSCOE (Canada). Frequent participant at NATO\'s International Conference on Cyber Conflict (CyCon) and Munich Cybersecurity Conference (MCSC). Previously CTO at Quantum Secure Solutions (acquired by Qorsa). Formerly a Computer Scientist at the University of Waterloo\'s Computer Systems Group, having conducted research in cloud computing, privacy-preserving technologies, and advanced transaction systems. Former data science researcher at Stellenbosch University, developing novel applications of Formal Concept Lattices for Long-COVID analysis and cyber threat mapping using the MITRE ATT & CK Framework. Co-authored international research papers on Long-COVID treatment. Developed high-performance deep learning solutions with CUDA acceleration, applied across pandemic modeling, market prediction, NLP, and cryptographic applications. Technical expertise in post-quantum cryptography, QKD, deep neural networks, NLP, and high-performance computing, bridging classical and quantum-safe security approaches.