BTQ Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: BTQ) has appointed Dr. Michael Grace to its U.S. team to support the development, product security, and commercialization of the company’s Quantum Compute-in-Memory (QCIM) architecture.
Grace, who holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from North Carolina State University, brings expertise in trusted computing, security testing frameworks, and mobile security. His prior roles include leading Samsung Mobile’s Knox Security Team, where he defined the security architecture for Samsung Knox, Samsung Pay, and Samsung Pass, and serving as Director of Product Security at Mojo Vision, which develops smart contact lens platforms.
The QCIM architecture is a soft IP cryptographic accelerator designed to execute cryptographic operations within the memory subsystem, supporting both classical and post-quantum cryptographic functions. BTQ is targeting applications across IoT devices, AI systems, industrial infrastructure, secure elements, edge devices, and other connected platforms.
The company recently completed the first technical milestone of its collaboration with Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), validating the QCIM core within a Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) 28-nanometre design environment. The validation demonstrated acceleration of cryptographic operations aligned with U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) post-quantum cryptography standards FIPS 203, FIPS 204, and FIPS 205.
BTQ’s broader platform integrates hardware, middleware, and post-quantum security solutions for sectors including finance, telecommunications, logistics, life sciences, and defense. The program has now advanced to the next phase, focusing on module-level integration, verification, and validation.
