Keynotes Announced for IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering – HPCwire
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., June 24, 2021 The IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering (QCE21), a multidisciplinary event bridging the gap between the science of quantum computing and the development of an industry surrounding it, reveals its full keynote lineup. Taking place 18-22 October 2021 virtually, QCE21 will deliver a series of world-class keynote presentations, as well as workforce-building tutorials, community-building workshops, technical paper presentations, stimulating panels, and innovative posters. Register here.
Also known as IEEE Quantum Week, QCE21 is unique by integrating dimensions from academic and business conferences and will reveal cutting edge research and developments featuring quantum research, practice, applications, education, and training.
QCE21s Keynote Speakers include the following quantum groundbreakers and leaders:
Alan Baratz D-Wave Systems, President & CEOJames S. Clarke Intel Labs, Director of Quantum HardwareDavid J. Dean Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Director Quantum Science CenterJay Gambetta IBM Quantum, IBM Fellow & VP Quantum ComputingSonika Johri IonQ, Senior Quantum Applications Research ScientistAnthony Megrant Google Quantum AI, Lead Research ScientistPrineha Narang Harvard University & Aliro Quantum, Professor & CTOBrian Neyenhuis Honeywell Quantum Solutions, Commercial Operations LeaderUrbasi Sinha Raman Research Institute, Bangalore, ProfessorKrista Svore Microsoft, General Manager Quantum Systems
Through participation from the international quantum community, QCE21 has developed an extensive conference program with world-class keynote speakers, technical paper presentations, innovative posters, exciting exhibits, technical briefings, workforce-building tutorials, community-building workshops, stimulating panels, and Birds-of-Feather sessions.
Papers accepted by QCE21 will be submitted to the IEEE Xplore Digital Library, and the best papers will be invited to the journals IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering (TQE) and ACM Transactions on Quantum Computing (TQC).
QCE21 is co-sponsored by IEEE Computer Society, IEEE Communications Society, IEEE Council of Superconductivity, IEEE Future Directions Committee, IEEE Photonics Society, IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society, IEEE Electronics Packaging Society, IEEE Signal Processing Society (SP), and IEEE Electron Device Society (EDS).
The inaugural 2020 IEEE Quantum Week built a solid foundation and was highly successful over 800 people from 45 countries and 225 companies attended the premier event that delivered 270+ hours of programming on quantum computing and engineering.
The second annual 2021 Quantum Week will virtually connect a wide range of leading quantum professionals, researchers, educators, entrepreneurs, champions, and enthusiasts to exchange and share their experiences, challenges, research results, innovations, applications, and enthusiasm, on all aspects of quantum computing, engineering and technologies. The IEEE Quantum Week schedule will take place during Mountain Daylight Time (MDT).
Visit IEEE QCE21 for all event news including sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities.
QCE21 Registration Package provides Virtual Access to IEEE Quantum Week Oct 18-22, 2021 as well as On-Demand Access to all recorded events until the end of December 2021 featuring over 270 hours of programming in the realm of quantum computing and engineering.
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