NTT technical review

Try It Yourself and Pursue the Truth

Hideaki Ozawa

Published Nov 1, 2021• 0 citations

Abstract

quantum computing, cryptography, blockchain, and medical/health informatics with partners around the world.Two years after its establishment, it has won several prestigious awards, including the International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR) Test-of-Time Award, SPIE Maiman Laser Award, and IACR Crypto 2020 Best Paper Award.The institute's achievements also include solving the 20-yearold problem of program obfuscation.We interviewed Hideaki Ozawa, chief operations officer and chief technology officer of NTT Research, about the progress of research and the art of management.

DOI: 10.53829/ntr202111tp1

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