About CQIQC-XI

The three core objectives of the event are: (i) Accelerating research by crossing disciplinary boundaries between chemistry, physics, math, computer science and engineering, theory and experiment, quantum information processing and its "hardware" materials. (ii) Training junior researchers in QIS with tutorials, research talks, and by providing them with opportunities to interact directly with leaders in the field. (iii) Strengthening QIS research in Canada by promoting collaborations and increasing the visibility of Canadian contributions to the field. QIS has evolved into a broad field encompassing numerous subfields.

The primary goal of this conference is to foster interactions and collaborations among researchers working across diverse areas of QIS. Unlike many conferences that focus on one specific subfield of QIS, this event aims to bring to the same room researchers from a wide spectrum of QIS topics, and including theory and experimental work. The event will cover the study of foundations and applications in QIS and various prominent physical platforms: photons, atoms, molecules, and solid-state systems.

The second goal of the conference is to train the next generation of QIS researchers including senior undergraduates, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and early-career researchers. The event will provide Canadian and international trainees with knowledge on the current state of the field and an understanding of key challenges in QIS.

Bell Prize Award Session

CQIQC-XI will feature a session that will celebrate the accomplishments of our three Bell Prize winners:

• Antoine Browaeys (CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay)
• Mikhail Lukin (Harvard University)
• Mark Saffman (UW-Madison)

More information can be found here.

Confirmed Invited Speakers

Welcoming international speakers on a wide spectrum of topics related to quantum information science including theory and experimental work. Speaker list to be announced shortly.

• Edoardo Baldini – University of Texas at Austin
• Michael Manfra – Purdue University
• Gil Refael – California Institute of Technology
• Ivo Pietro Degiovanni – Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica
• Dylan Mahler – Xanadu
• Howard Wiseman – Griffith University
• Nicolas Treps – Université Pierre et Marie Curie
• Cyril Elouard - Université de Lorraine
• Steven Rayan – University of Saskatchewan
• Chen Wang – University of Massachusetts, Amherst/University of Toronto
• Archana Kamal – Northwestern University
• Mark Saffman - University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Antoine Browaeys - CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay
• Mikhail Lukin - Harvard University
• Alexander Balatsky - Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics/University of Connecticut

Contributed Talks

Abstracts will be collected through a submission utilizing the following link. Please note that the deadline for submissions is March 15, 2026.

Organizing Committee

Artur Izmaylov - Conference Chair

Dvira Segal, Quantum thermodynamics 

Aephraim Steinberg, Quantum foundations and quantum optics

Arun Paramekanti, Quantum materials

Nathan Wiebe, Quantum algorithms

Li Qian, Quantum communication

Amr Helmy, Quantum sensing