Quantum Computer Cybersecurity Symposium (QCCS) is an annual event co-organized by Prof. Jakub Szefer of the Electrical and Computer Engineering department and the Institute for Quantum Information Research and Engineering (INQUIRE) at Northwestern University.

Submission Guidelines

QCCS welcomes poster submissions across both symposium tracks: the security of quantum computing systems, and quantum technologies for security. Posters are a good fit for early-stage results, work in progress, deployment experience, and negative or replication results.

Posters remain on display for the full symposium, and presenters will be available to discuss their work with attendees during breaks and at the dedicated poster and networking session. The program committee selects posters on fit to the symposium scope, technical quality, and potential to spark discussion.

Note: Posters on post-quantum cryptography are out of scope. QCCS does not cover PQC algorithms, cryptanalysis of classical primitives by quantum algorithms, or PQC migration planning.

List of Topics

• Multi-tenant isolation and side channels on shared quantum hardware
• Control-plane, firmware, and calibration integrity
• Untrusted compilers, transpilers, and toolchains
• Quantum circuit confidentiality and IP protection
• Verification, attestation, and blind quantum computing
• Hardware Trojans and supply chain security
• Fault injection and denial of service
• Security of quantum memories and the error-correction stack
• Threat models for quantum computing platforms
• QKD security proofs and composable security
• Implementation attacks and countermeasures on QKD systems
• Device-independent and measurement-device-independent protocols
• QRNG entropy modeling, health testing, and validation
• Quantum network architecture, repeaters, and relay security
• Critical assessments of quantum security technologies