CFP

QCE24: 2024 IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing & Engineering

Palais des congrès de Montréal

Montréal, Canada, September 15-20, 2024

Conference website	https://qce.quantum.ieee.org/2024/
Submission link	https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=qce24
QCE24 Registration is Open	April 7, 2024
QCE Tutorial Proposal Submission (Closed)	April 8, 2024
QCE Workshop Proposal Submission (Closed)	April 8, 2024
QSEEC Education Tutorial Submission (Closed)	April 8, 2024
QCE Technical Paper Submission (Closed)	April 22, 2024
QCE Photonics Track Paper Submission (Closed)	May 27, 2024
QSEEC Education Paper Submission (Closed)	May 27, 2024
QSEEC Talk Submissions Deadline (Closed)	May 29, 2024
QCE Panel Proposal Submission (Extended)	July 8, 2024
QCE BoF Proposal Deadline	July 22, 2024
QCE Poster Submission Deadline	July 22, 2024
QSEEC Poster Submissions Deadline	July 22, 2024

Topics: quantum computing algorithms applications quantum technologies systems engineering quantum systems software quantum internet networking communications

The 5th IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing & Engineering (QCE24), IEEE Quantum Week 2024 for short, will be held at the Palais des congrès, Montréal, Québec, Canada from Sunday, September 15 to Friday, September 20, 2024. IEEE Quantum Week aims to be a leading venue for presenting high-quality original research, ground-breaking innovations, and compelling insights in quantum computing and engineering.

IEEE Quantum Week 2024 is a multidisciplinary quantum computing venue where attendees have the opportunity to discuss challenges and opportunities with quantum researchers, scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, developers, students, practitioners, educators, programmers, and newcomers. Quantum Week aims to exchange and share experiences, challenges, research results, innovations, applications, pathways, and enthusiasm on all aspects of quantum computing and engineering.

As a teaser and reference, check out the website of IEEE Quantum Week 2023. QCE23 received outstanding contributions from the international quantum community to form an exceptional program with 400+ hours of programming with 9 world-class Keynote speakers, 153 Technical Papers, 93 innovative Posters, 13 stimulating Panels, 30 workforce-building Tutorials, 32 community-building Workshops, 4 Birds-of-a-Feather sessions, and 56 exciting Sponsors and Exhibitors featuring technologies from quantum companies, start-ups and research labs. The format of Quantum Week 2024 will be similar to QCE23 and held as an in-person event with a virtual component using the RD Mobile award-winning platform.

IEEE Quantum Week aims to showcase quantum research, practice, applications, education, and training including quantum computing, quantum information science, quantum algorithms, quantum software, quantum technologies, quantum engineering, quantum photonics, qubit & control engineering technologies, hybrid quantum-classical technologies, quantum development kits, languages & intermediate representations, runtimes, dynamic circuits, software engineering methods & tools, benchmarks & performance metrics, integration of quantum computing and high-performance computing (HPC) architectures, simulating chemical, physical and biological systems, quantum optimization techniques, and quantum machine learning (QML).

Submission Guidelines and Deadlines

QCE24 invites contributions and participation from the international quantum community to form a world-class program. Contributions include Technical Papers for several paper tracks as well as proposals for Workshops, Tutorials, Panels, Posters, and Birds-of-a-Feather sessions.

QCE24 Submission Deadlines for all submission categories can be found on the QCE24 website.

QSEEC24 Submission Deadlines for all submission categories can be found on the QSEEC24 website.

Technical Papers

IEEE Quantum Week aims to be a leading venue for presenting high-quality original research, ground-breaking innovations, and compelling insights in quantum computing and engineering. Technical papers are peer-reviewed, can be on any topic related to quantum computing and engineering, and will be considered by one of the following technical paper tracks. Technical papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another conference or journal.

Quantum Algorithms (QALG)

The theory of solving problems with quantum computers.

Quantum information science
Quantum algorithm structures and patterns
Quantum algorithms and complexity
New NISQ-friendly algorithms
Error correction and mitigation algorithms
Fault-tolerant quantum algorithms
Adiabatic computing
Advances in hybrid variational algorithms
Advances in hybrid QAOA algorithms
New quantum solver approaches
Advances in tensor network algorithms
Advances in Hamiltonian dynamics
Quantum cryptography
Post-quantum cryptography
Secure quantum computing
Privacy-preserving quantum computing

Quantum Applications (QAPP)

The practice of solving problems with quantum computers.

Road to Quantum Advantage
Hybrid quantum-classical computing (HQCC)
Distributed quantum computing (DQC)
Quantum HPC integration (QHPC)
Towards fault tolerance and realization of quantum error correction at the application level
NISQ and fault-tolerant applications
Quantum simulation of physical systems — chemical, physical, biological systems
Applications — simulation, optimization, machine learning, material science, science & engineering applications
Quantum annealing applications
Quantum for generative AI
Integrated high-performance computing (HPC) and quantum applications
Performance evaluation of quantum algorithms
Optimization problems — transportation, supply chain & logistics
Quantum AI & decision-making
Quantum medical applications & precision health applications
Quantum DNA and protein sequencing
Quantum finance
Quantum energy

Quantum Machine Learning (QML)

The practice of combining quantum computing and machine learning for innovative application development.

Quantum algorithms for machine learning tasks
AI-assisted quantum information science
Quantum-enhanced machine learning
Quantum-inspired models and machine learning
Quantum Boltzmann Machines
Quantum Neural Networks (QNNs)
Quantum Support Vector Machines (QSVMs)
Quantum Generative Adversarial Networks (QGANs)
Quantum generative AI
Training machine learning models
Quantum algorithms for reinforcement learning
Quantum clustering and classification
Advances in encoding and learning algorithms
Quantum machine learning theory
Quantum error correction and mitigation
Fault-tolerant QML applications
Quantum state tomography
Quantum machine learning applications
QML software and libraries
QML benchmarks

Quantum Photonics (QPHO)

The design and architecture of quantum photonic technologies and systems engineering.

Quantum photonic information science and technology
Quantum computing with photonic systems
Quantum simulation with photonic systems
Quantum entanglement and teleportation
Optical quantum computing
Photonic quantum computers
Integrated quantum photonics
Photonics-based qubit technologies
Photonic quantum simulation
Silicon photonic devices
Photon sources and detectors
Quantum sensing and metrology

Quantum Technologies and Systems Engineering (QTEM)

The design and architecture of quantum technologies and systems engineering for computation and sensing

Superconducting quantum technologies
Quantum annealing technologies
Trapped ion quantum technologies
Photonic and optical quantum technologies
Silicon quantum technologies
Quantum dot technologies
Neutral atom quantum technologies
Topological quantum technologies
Hardware-software stack for quantum annealers, trapped ions, superconducting, photonics, neutral atoms, and others
Quantum characterization, verification & validation: benchmarking and tomography
Qubit design and control
Quantum memories
Packaging and cooling
Cryogenics
Quantum electronics
Pulse-level control of qubits
Sensing and metrology
Characterization and hardware mitigation of noise, state preparation and measurement error

Quantum System Software (QSYS)

The design, architecture, and operation of full-stack quantum computing systems.

Full quantum software stack: compilers, runtimes, workflows, languages, transpilers, profilers
Quantum programming, development kits (QDKs), test harnesses, debuggers
Quantum languages and intermediate representations (IRs)
Quantum simulators
Quantum software engineering
Generative AI in quantum software development and systems software
Software for co-design
Hybrid quantum-classical systems
Resource estimation
Quantum control software
Interfacing classical control and quantum hardware through software
Error correction and mitigation
Fault-tolerant computing at the system software level
Testing, validation, and verification of quantum programs and systems
Benchmarking of quantum systems, quantum volume and other metrics
Software techniques for error correction and noise mitigation
Hardware-software stacks for error mitigation
Quantum software in enterprise systems
Secure quantum systems
Privacy-preserving quantum systems

Quantum Networking & Communications (QNET)

Quantum techniques and technologies for networking and communications.

Quantum internet
Quantum networking
Quantum communications
Distributed quantum computing (DQC)
Quantum network protocols
Quantum switches, routers, repeaters, and other hardware components
Signal processing algorithms for quantum communication
Optical quantum communications
Intra-chip and inter-chip communication
Secure communication in quantum networks
Quantum cryptography
Quantum key distribution (QKD)
Post-quantum cryptography
Distributed quantum computing
Cloud quantum computing
Secure quantum computing
Privacy-preserving quantum protocols

Technical Paper Types & Submission Guidelines

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are available:

Full papers are 8-10 pages (including figures, tables and appendices), plus two additional pages for references. Full papers should fall into one of the following categories:
1. Research papers (RESP) that describe the paper’s contributions and/or innovations as well as the research methods used.
2. Survey papers (SURP) that describe a survey on a research topic in the fields of quantum computing and engineering.
Short papers are 4-6 pages (including figures, tables and appendices), plus one additional page of references. Short papers should fall into one of the following categories:
1. New Ideas and Emergent Results (NIER) papers describe novel and promising ideas and/or techniques that are in an early stage of development.
2. Experience and Application (EXAP) papers describe the experiences gained from applying/evaluating quantum computing and engineering research results in practice. It is encouraged that the partners from both practice and research join in the effort as co-authors and that the paper reflects the perspective of both sides. The papers should emphasize the value of the experience to the community.
3. Artifact papers (ARTI) describe model problems, exemplars, or useful sets of resources for the broader quantum computing and engineering community.
Submit your paper using EasyChair to one of the Paper Tracks (i.e., QALG, QAPP, QTEM, QSYS, QML, QPHO, or QNET) described above.
Indicate the Paper Type (i.e., RESP, SURP, NIER, EXAP, ARTI) in the file name and description of your EasyChair submission.

Each technical paper must conform at the time of submission to the IEEE Formatting Instructions (i.e., title in 24pt font and full text in 10pt type, LaTEX users must use \documentclass[10pt,conference]{IEEEtran} without including the compsoc or compsocconf option). The submission must also comply with the IEEE Policy on Authorship.

For more information about QCE24 Technical Paper submissions, please refer to QCE24 Technical Paper's CFP webpage including contact information on the QCE24 Technical Paper Tracks co-chairs.

Workshops

IEEE Quantum Week 2024 Workshops provide forums for group discussions (i.e., 20–50 participants) on topics in quantum research, practice, education, and applications. Workshops provide opportunities for researchers, practitioners, scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, developers, students, educators, programmers, and newcomers to exchange and discuss scientific and engineering ideas at an early stage before they have matured to warrant a conference or journal publication. In this manner, an IEEE Quantum Week workshop serves as an incubator for a scientific community to form a research roadmap or share a research agenda. Workshops are the key to sustaining, growing, and evolving IEEE Quantum Week in the future. Note IEEE Quantum Week is a highly multidisciplinary quantum computing venue where you can discuss challenges and opportunities with quantum researchers, scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, developers, students, practitioners, educators, programmers, and newcomers. Established Quantum Week Workshops may include a paper track.

Each workshop at IEEE Quantum Week 2024 is one day long (i.e., there are no half-day workshops). A QCE24 workshop must last 4.5 hours (i.e., 3 sessions of 90 mins with breaks in between the three sessions). Participation in an IEEE Quantum Week 2024 workshop should preferably be open to all registered attendees. For more information about QCE24 Workshop Proposal submissions, please refer to QCE24 Workshop's CFP webpage including contact information on the QCE24 Workshops co-chairs.

Tutorials

The shortage of skilled labour is one of the quantum computing sector’s greatest challenges. The week-long tutorials program, with tutorials by leading experts, is aimed squarely at workforce development and training considerations. The tutorials are ideally suited for developing quantum champions for industry, academia, and government, and building expertise for emerging quantum ecosystems. IEEE Quantum Week 2024 will cover a broad range of topics in quantum computing and technologies, including a lineup of fantastic hands-on tutorials on programming and applications. Note IEEE Quantum Week is a highly multidisciplinary quantum computing venue where you can discuss challenges and opportunities with quantum researchers, scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, developers, students, practitioners, educators, programmers, and newcomers.

Each tutorial at QCE24 is 3 hours (two sessions of 90 mins). For more information about Tutorial Proposal submissions, please refer to QCE24 Tutorial's CFP webpage, including contact information on the QCE24 Tutorials co-chairs.

Panels

IEEE Quantum Week 2024 aims to facilitate enlightening and impactful discussions among experts on different perspectives of quantum computing and engineering. Suggested panel topics include but are not limited to quantum technologies, quantum start-ups, hardware-software co-design, hybrid quantum-classical computing, applications, post-quantum cryptography, quantum programming education & training, quantum workforce training, or frontiers of quantum information science & algorithms. The goal is to gather diverse quantum researchers and practitioners to share their insightful perspectives and engage the broader community in a dialogue. Ideally, panel organizers and panellists attend a substantial part of Quantum Week 2024 rather than dropping in for just a panel appearance.

The length of each panel session at QCE24 is 45-90 minutes. For more information about Panel Proposal submissions, please refer to QCE24 Panel's CFP webpage, including contact information on the QCE24 Panels co-chairs.

Posters

The IEEE Quantum Week Posters program presents excellent opportunities for graduate students, undergraduate students, researchers, practitioners, entrepreneurs, and start-ups to showcase their work and engage with the international quantum computing R&D community during the IEEE Quantum Week Exhibits. Posters are intended to stimulate discussions on recent advances, experiences, and challenges in quantum computing and engineering.

A Poster submission can be on any topic related to quantum computing and engineering and requires two parts: (1) a two-page poster abstract that includes all the trimmings of a regular paper (i.e., title, keywords, abstract, contents, and references; and (2) the actual poster to be displayed on a Poster board in the QCE24 Posters and Exhibits area. Two-page Poster abstracts are peer-reviewed by members of the Posters Program Committee. Abstracts of accepted Posters will appear in the QCE24 proceedings. Please refer to the QCE23 Proceedings Volume 2 for examples of two-page poster abstracts.

Posters must be presented in person at QCE24 in Palais des congrès, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Poster presentations will be scheduled in the Posters and Exhibits space at QCE24. For more information about QCE24 Poster Proposal submissions, please refer to QCE24 Poster's CFP webpage including contact information on the QCE24 Posters co-chairs.

Birds-of-a-Feather (BoF) Sessions

QCE24 Birds-of-a-Feather sessions or BoFs are informal gatherings of persons interested in a particular topic. The IEEE Quantum Week program will feature scheduled BoF Sessions addressing timely topics of interest in Quantum Computing and Engineering.

BoF sessions at QCE24 are lively discussions of 45-90 minutes. For more information about BoF proposal submissions, please refer to QCE24 BoF's CFP webpage including contact information on the QCE24 BoFs co-chairs.

Publication

Papers accepted to and presented at IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing & Engineering (QCE24) will be submitted to IEEE Xplore Digital Library and IEEE Computer Society Digital Library (CSDL) in September 2024.
The best QCE24 papers will be recommended to the journals IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering (TQE) and ACM Transactions on Quantum Computing (TQC).
QCE24 will award Best Paper Awards for the individual Technical Program Tracks. The QCE24 Best Paper Awards will be presented to the winners in the keynote plenary sessions before a plenary keynote presentation.

Committees

Organizing Committee

General Chair:
- Candace Culhane, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
Finance Chair:
- Greg Byrd, NC State University
Program Board Chair:
- Hausi Müller, University of Victoria
Event Program Manager:
- Carmen Saliba, IEEE Computer Society
Exhibits & Sponsorship Manager & Fulfillment:
- Regan Pickett, IEEE Computer Society
- Amir Draquez, IEEE Computer Society
- Ronald Moreau, Exhibit & Sponsorship Sales Manager
- Munmy Corey, Exhibitor Services & Operations Specialist
Technical Paper Chair:
- Yuri Alexeev, Argonne National Laboratories
- Sarah Sheldon, IBM Quantum
Workshops Chairs:
- Luu Nguyen, PsiQuantum
- Robert Wille, Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Tutorials Chairs:
- Prasanna Date, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
- Ulrike Stege, University of Victoria
Panels Chairs:
- Natalie Brown, Quantinuum
- Travis Humble, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Posters Chairs:
- Fan Chen, Indiana University Bloomington
- Huiyang Zhou, NC State University
Birds-of-a-Feather Chairs:
- Olivia Di Matteo, The University of British Columbia
- Mariia Mykhailova, Microsoft
Standards Chair
- Bruce Kraemer, IEEE Standards
Student Volunteers Chair
- Prashanti Priya Angara, University of Victoria
- José Ossorio, University of Victoria
Diversity & Inclusion (DEI) Chair
- Ramin Ayanzadeh, Georgia Tech
Student Grants Chair
- Tu Nguyen, Kennesaw State University
Publications Chairs:
- Scott Koziol, Baylor University
- Patrick Kellenberger, IEEE Computer Society
Publicity Chairs:
- Rafael Sotelo, Universidad de Montevideo
- Andy Chen, Redds Capital
- Reena Dayal, Quantum Ecosystems Technology Council of India (QUETCI)
- Sebastian Feld, TU Delft
- Norha Villegas, Icesi University
- Elena Yndurain, QunaSys
Marketing & Communications:
- Rafael Sotelo, University of Montevideo (Chair)
- Leah Hovig, IEEE Computer Society
- Michelle Tubb, IEEE Computer Society
Registration Manager:
- Marie Trinh, IEEE Computer Society
- Tricia Yamaguchi, IEEE Computer Society
A/V & Virtual Platform Manager:
- Steve Woods, IEEE Computer Society

Technical Program Tracks

Technical Paper Chair:
- Yuri Alexeev, Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
- Sarah Sheldon, IBM Quantum
Track Chairs:
- Quantum Algorithms (QALG)
  - Susan Mniszewski, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
  - Ilya Safro, University of Delaware
- Quantum Applications (QAPP)
  - Stefan Eidenbenz, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
  - Weiwen Jiang, George Mason University
- Quantum System Software (QSYS)
  - Bettina Heim, NVIDIA
  - Michal Stechly, PsiQuantum
- Quantum Machine Learning (QML)
  - Andrea Delgado, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
  - Sebastian Feld, TU Delft
- Quantum Technologies and Systems Engineering (QTEM)
  - Kasra Nowrouzi, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  - Silvia Zorzetti, Fermilab SQMS
- Quantum Photonics (QPHO)
  - Lucia Caspani, University of Strathclyde
  - Ben Sussman, University of Ottowa
- Quantum Networking & Communications (QNET)
  - Marcello Caleffi, University of Naples Federico II
  - Thomas Jennewein, University of Waterloo

Venue

IEEE Quantum Week 2024 will be held at the Palais des congrès, Montréal, Québec, Canada, from Sunday, September 15 to Friday, September 20, 2024.

Contact

Questions about submissions regarding paper or proposal submissions should be emailed to the respective co-chairs mentioned above. Other questions about QCE24 or IEEE Quantum can be directed as follows:

IEEE QCE24 General Chair, Candace Culhane, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) — msculhane@aol.com
IEEE QCE24 Finance Chair Greg Byrd, NC State University — gbyrd@ncsu.edu
IEEE QCE24 Program Board Chair, Hausi Müller, University of Victoria — hausimuller@gmail.com
IEEE QCE24 Technical Paper Tracks, Yuri Alexeev, Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) — yuri@alcf.anl.gov
IEEE QCE24 Meeting Manager Carmen Saliba, IEEE Computer Society — csaliba@computer.org

The 3rd Quantum Science and Engineering Education Conference (QSEEC 2023)

Quantum Science and Engineering Education Conference (QSEEC) is an annual conference where education researchers, practitioners, and students come together to discuss methodologies for curriculum and tool development for instruction and teaching. QSEEC emphasizes the need for quantum science and engineering education at all levels, translating from teachable skills to real-world applications and sharing perspectives from students, educators, and professionals alike. We welcome contributions on all approaches and learners from any background, stage of learning, or geographical location.

Examples of welcome topics include, but are not limited to:

Best practices for teaching quantum science and engineering concepts
Hands-on lab design for in-classroom or virtual instruction
Effectiveness of quantum software tools with a curricular component or games with quantum phenomena in their game mechanics
Findings from organizing courses, boot camps, workshops, teacher training, or hackathons
Methodologies for quantum education to better reach larger or underrepresented audiences and improve their participation and retention
Work on code tutorials, comics, videos, lectures, and all other media formats, such as detailed descriptions of the development as a resource for others, usability to grasp concepts, or appeal to different audiences
Review of the landscape of a topical area, geographical region, demographic, or other aspect of quantum education and/or outreach
Description of a proposed course, curriculum, or standards framework supported by the rationale for its structure

This is the third edition of this conference. For its predecessors, refer to QSEEC23 and QSEEC22. QSEEC is collocated with the IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing & Engineering (QCE24), aka IEEE Quantum Week. QCE24 and QSEEC24 share the EasyChair submission system and CVent registration system. For paper submissions not intended for quantum education, please refer to QCE24 EasyChair Call for Papers.