The ARC Centre of Excellence in Mathematics for Quantum Era Security and Trust (MathQuEST) strives to build critical expertise to protect against the expected breakdown of cybersecurity protocols on quantum computers and build trust in artificial intelligence. Deep, untapped reservoirs of mathematical problems and structures will be mined to establish complexity foundations for security and create accelerated methods for AI. MathQuEST will assemble leading researchers from diverse disciplines to deliver a mathematically trained, technologically agile workforce, ensuring Australia’s preparedness for grand challenges arising from future quantum computers with dual-use impact across agriculture, defence, health and industry. Funding: $35 million over 7 years Centre Director: Prof Nalini Joshi Administering Organisation: The University of Sydney Participating Organisations: The University of Melbourne Monash University Queensland University of Technology University of Technology Sydney The University of Western Australia University of Wollongong University of South Australia The University of Queensland OFFICE OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE Defence Science and Technology Group QUINTESSENCELABS PTY LTD University of Montreal - IVADO Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATION OF MATHEMATICS TEACHERS INC Kyushu University, Japan Technical University of Berlin, Germany DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE AND INNOVATION