Publications & Preprints

Book and Book Chapters

  • R. Renner and R. Wolf, Perspective on the QKD versus PQC Debate, In: J. Jang‑Jaccard, P. Caroff, E. Blezinger, V. Mulder, A. Mermoud, V. Lenders (eds), Quantum Technologies, Springer, Cham (2026). [book]
  • R. Wolf, Quantum Key Distribution: An introduction with exercises, Lecture Notes in Physics 988, Springer International Publishing (2021). [book]

Journal Articles

  • A. Kulikov, S. Storz, J. D. Schär, M. Sandfuchs, R. Wolf, F. Berterottière, C. Hellings, R. Renner, and A. Wallraff, Experimental randomness amplification, Nature 653, 1033–1038 (2026). [journal] [arXiv]
  • R. Renner and R. Wolf, Commuting quantum operations factorise, Communications in Mathematical Physics 407, 148 (2026). [journal] [arXiv]
  • M. Sandfuchs, M. Haberland, V. Vilasini, and R. Wolf, Security of differential phase shift QKD from relativistic principles, Quantum 9, 1611 (2025). [journal] [arXiv]
  • E. Y.‑Z. Tan and R. Wolf, Entropy bounds for device‑independent quantum key distribution with local Bell test, Physical Review Letters 133, 120803 (2024). [journal] [arXiv]
  • R. Renner and R. Wolf, Quantum advantage in cryptography, AIAA Journal, 61, 1895–1910 (2023). [journal] [arXiv]
  • D. Barter, J. C. Bridgeman, and R. Wolf, Computing associators of endomorphism fusion categories, SciPost Physics 13, 029 (2022). [journal] [arXiv]
  • R. Vanhove, L. Lootens, M. Van Damme, R. Wolf, T. J. Osborne, J. Haegeman, and F. Verstraete, Critical lattice model for a Haagerup conformal field theory, Physical Review Letters 128, 231602 (2022). [journal] [arXiv]
  • R. Schwonnek, K. T. Goh, I. W. Primaatmaja, E. Y.‑Z. Tan, R. Wolf, V. Scarani, and C. C.‑W. Lim, Device‑independent quantum key distribution with random key basis, Nature Communications 12, 2880 (2021). [journal] [arXiv]
  • A. Hahn and R. Wolf, Generalized string‑nets for unitary fusion categories without tetrahedral symmetry, Physical Review B 102, 115154 (2020). [journal] [arXiv]
  • J. C. Bridgeman, A. Hahn, T. J. Osborne, and R. Wolf, Gauging defects in quantum spin systems: A case study, Physical Review B 101, 134111 (2020). [journal] [arXiv]
  • K. Beer, D. Bondarenko, T. Farrelly, T. J. Osborne, R. Salzmann, D. Scheiermann, and R. Wolf, Training deep quantum neural networks, Nature Communications 11, 808 (2020). [journal] [arXiv]
  • Y.‑Y. Zhao, G.‑Y. Xiang, X.‑M. Hu, B.‑H. Liu, C.‑F. Li, G.‑C. Guo, R. Schwonnek, and R. Wolf, Entanglement detection by violations of noisy uncertainty relations: A proof of principle, Physical Review Letters 122, 220401 (2019). [journal] [arXiv]

Preprints

  • M. Sandfuchs, C. Ferradini, R. Wolf, and R. Renner, Defining security in quantum key distribution (2025). [arXiv]
  • R. Renner and R. Wolf, The debate over QKD: A rebuttal to the NSA’s objection (2023). [arXiv]
  • M. Sandfuchs and R. Wolf, Coherent attacks are stronger than collective attacks on DIQKD with random postselection (2023). [arXiv]
  • T. J. Osborne, D. E. Stiegemann, and R. Wolf, The F‑symbols for the H3 fusion category (2019). [arXiv]
  • K. Beer, D. Bondarenko, A. Hahn, M. Kalabakov, N. Knust, L. Niermann, T. J. Osborne, C. Schridde, S. Seckmeyer, D. E. Stiegemann, and R. Wolf, From categories to anyons: A travelogue (2018). [arXiv]