Adding QR-UOV

[RodriM11]

Description

This issue tracks inclusion of NIST on-ramp signature algorithm QR-UOV into liboqs.

[mks-mk]

Hi @RodriM11 , I am a CSE undergraduate student and a beginner to open-source. I have a good foundational understanding of C and would love to work on this issue as my first contribution. Since I am new to the liboqs codebase, could you please guide me on where to find the reference implementation for QR-UOV and point me to an existing algorithm structure that I can follow as a template?
Thank you!

[RodriM11]

Hi @mks-mk . Thank you for your willingness to contribute. Currently QR-UOV (repo), as well as the rest of the round 3 on ramp signature algorithms, are in the process of updating their implementation for the August 14th deadline, so I believe that working on the integration before these changes are publicly shared and included in their repository can be counter-productive, as it may generate re-work both on your behalf and on the reviewers of a hypothetical PR.

Nevertheless, if you want to collaborate with this effort (which is much appreciated) I would recommend to start by familiarize yourself with liboqs approach towards algorithm inclusion (i.e. copy_from_upstream).

We are planning on holding a workshop with all the submission teams in September to plan the collective effort of algorithm inclusion, and everyone interested is welcomed to attend.

[mks-mk]

Hi @RodriM11, Thank you so much for the detailed explanation and guidance.

That makes total sense. I will wait for the August 14th update and, in the meantime, I will familiarize myself with the codebase and the copy_from_upstream approach as you suggested.

I would also love to attend the workshop in September to learn more and see how I can contribute further. Thank you for the opportunity.