Dr Michal Krelina is an associate senior researcher with the SIPRI Armament and Disarmament research area. He also co-founded and serves as chief technology officer for QuDef, a quantum security company, and is a research scientist at the Czech Technical University in Prague. His professional interests span mapping quantum technology military applications, exploring its roles in future conflicts, developing quantum countermeasures, assessing quantum technology risks and threats, examining the convergence of quantum and classical cybersecurity, and studying the impact of quantum technology on international security and peace research.