Martin Ekerå

Martin Ekerå

Research Scientist,
Swedish NCSA and KTH

Martin Ekerå currently serves as the chief cryptographer of the Swedish NCSA (which is a part of the Swedish Armed Forces). He has approximately 18 years of experience working as a Swedish government cryptographer with the protection of classified information.

Martin Ekerå is also a part-time researcher focusing primarily on quantum cryptanalysis. He has for example developed some of the currently most efficient high-level quantum algorithms for breaking widely deployed commercial asymmetric cryptography. Said algorithms are all derivatives of Peter Shor's groundbreaking algorithms. Martin Ekerå is affiliated part time with KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden.

Program Visits

Summer Cluster on Quantum Computing 2026, Summer 2026, Visiting Scientist