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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.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Please refer to the detailed&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ieeecsqce.wpengine.com\/2021\/authors\/call-for-contributions\/\">Calls for Contributions<\/a>&nbsp;as well as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ieeecsqce.wpengine.com\/2021\/about\/conference-topics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conference Topics<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<span style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ieeecsqce.wpengine.com\/2021\/authors\/submission-deadlines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Submission Deadlines.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Please refer to the pages&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/easychair.org\/cfp\/QCE21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EasyChair CFP<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<span style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/easychair.org\/conferences\/?conf=qce21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">submit your contribution using EasyChair.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>For more information, please consult<span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">&nbsp;last year\u2019s conference program for now:<\/span>&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/qce20.quantum.ieee.org\/paper-tracks\/\">QCE20 Technical Papers<\/a>&nbsp;<span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">and the&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/ieeecs-media.computer.org\/media\/conferences\/quantum\/quantumweek2020-program.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">QCE20 Final Conference Program<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Technical Paper Tracks<\/h3>\n<h5>Quantum Computing &amp; Systems (QCS)<\/h5>\n<p><i>The design, architecture, and operation of quantum computing systems.<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Full quantum software stack: compilers, runtimes, workflows, languages, transpilers,&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Quantum programming, development kits (QDKs), test harnesses, debuggers<\/li>\n<li>Quantum simulators<\/li>\n<li>Software engineering of quantum software<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Hybrid quantum-classical systems<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Quantum algorithm structures and patterns<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Quantum computing architecture and microarchitecture<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Intra-chip and inter-chip communication<\/li>\n<li>Photonic quantum computers and interconnects<\/li>\n<li>Interface of classical control and quantum hardware<\/li>\n<li>Error correction and fault-tolerant computing<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Quantum annealing hardware and software<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Testing, validation, and verification of quantum programs and systems<\/li>\n<li>Benchmarking of quantum systems, quantum volume and other metrics<\/li>\n<li>Software techniques for error correction and noise mitigation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Quantum Algorithms &amp; Applications (QAA)<\/h5>\n<p><i>Theory and practice of solving problems with quantum computers.<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Quantum information science<\/li>\n<li>Quantum advantage<\/li>\n<li>Quantum algorithms and complexity<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">NISQ algorithms and applications<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Quantum simulation of physical systems<\/li>\n<li>Applications \u2014 chemistry, machine learning, finance, optimization, biological sciences, and many more<\/li>\n<li>Variational algorithms<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Applications of quantum annealing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Hamiltonian dynamics<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Quantum Machine Learning (QML)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Optimization problems\u2014transportation, supply chain &amp; logistics; AI &amp; decision making; medicine &amp; precision health; quantum genomics; quantum finance, services &amp; portfolio management; manufacturing &amp; mining<br><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Quantum Networking &amp; Communications (QNC)<\/h5>\n<p><i>Quantum techniques and technologies for data communication<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Quantum internet<\/li>\n<li>Quantum networking<\/li>\n<li>Quantum switches, routers, repeaters, and other hardware components<\/li>\n<li>Signal processing algorithms for quantum communication<\/li>\n<li>Optical quantum communications<\/li>\n<li>Quantum cryptography, quantum key distribution (QKD)<\/li>\n<li>Post quantum cryptography&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Quantum Engineering, Devices &amp; Sensing (QEDS)<\/h5>\n<p><i>Enabling technologies and devices for quantum computing, communications, and sensing<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Qubit technologies: ion trap, superconducting, quantum dots, silicon, photonics, and others<\/li>\n<li>Hardware-software co-design<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Qubit design and control<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Packaging and cooling<\/li>\n<li>Cryogenic electronics<\/li>\n<li>Characterization and hardware mitigation of noise, state preparation and measurement error<\/li>\n<li>Pulse-level control of qubits<\/li>\n<li>Sensing and metrology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Quantum Workforce &amp; Society (QWS)<\/h5>\n<p><i>Development of the quantum workforce, standards, and societal implications<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Development of quantum ecosystems<\/li>\n<li>Quantum education: K12, undergraduate, graduate, continuing education<\/li>\n<li>Pivoting into quantum computing from other professions<\/li>\n<li>Education and training for practicing engineers, management<\/li>\n<li>Quantum entrepreneurship and start-up management<\/li>\n<li>Ethics of quantum computing and engineering<\/li>\n<li>Programs to enhance equity, diversity, and inclusion in the quantum industry and academia<\/li>\n<li>Standards related to quantum computing, communications, and sensing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Proceedings &amp; Best Papers<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Papers accepted to and presented at IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing &amp; Engineering (QCE21) will be submitted to <a href=\"https:\/\/ieeexplore.ieee.org\/xpl\/conhome\/9259908\/proceeding\">IEEE Xplore Digital Library<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.computer.org\/csdl\/proceedings\/qce\/2020\/1p2Vnimuf5u\">IEEE Computer Society Digital Library (CSDL)<\/a> in October 2021.<\/li>\n<li>The best QCE21 papers will be recommended to the journals <a href=\"https:\/\/tqe.ieee.org\/\">IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering (TQE)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/journal\/tqc\">ACM Transactions on Quantum Computing (TQC)<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>QCE21 will award Best Paper Awards for the Technical Program Tracks. The QCE21 Best Paper&nbsp;Awards will be presented in the plenary sessions before the keynote presentations on the day the respective paper is being presented.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Paper Types &amp; Submission Guidelines<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Each technical paper&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">proposal must conform at the time of submission to the&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 1rem; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ieee.org\/conferences\/publishing\/templates.html\">IEEE Formatting Instructions<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">(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<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 1rem; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.ieeeauthorcenter.ieee.org\/become-an-ieee-journal-author\/publishing-ethics\/\">IEEE Policy on Authorship<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">For all paper tracks, IEEE Quantum Week 2021 invites papers of the following types:<\/span><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Technical papers (at most 10 pages main text, inclusive of figures, tables, appendices; plus up to two additional pages for references). Technical papers should: (1) clearly describe innovative and original research, or (2) report a survey on a research topic in the field.<\/li>\n<li>New Ideas and Emergent Results (NIER) papers (at most 6 pages + 1 page references). NIER papers should describe novel and promising ideas and\/or techniques that are in an early stage of development. To that end, NIER papers will be reviewed with dedicated review guidelines.<\/li>\n<li>Experience &amp; application papers (at most 6 pages + 1 page references). An experience paper should 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 the effort as co-authors and that the paper reflects the perspective of both sides. The papers should emphasize the value of the experience for the community \u2013 especially the lessons learned due to the transfer of research results to practice.<\/li>\n<li>Artifact papers (at most 6 pages + 1 page of references). Artifacts describe model problems, exemplars, or useful sets of resources for the broader quantum computing and engineering community.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<h3>Important Technical Paper Submission Requirements<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>By submitting a technical paper to IEEE Quantum Week 2021, you are making a commitment for at least one author to register and attend the conference upon acceptance of your paper.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<h3>Contact<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Technical Program Board Chair:<\/b>&nbsp;Greg Byrd, NC State University \u2014 <a href=\"mailto:gbyrd@ncsu.edu\">gbyrd@ncsu.edu<\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Please refer to the detailed&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ieeecsqce.wpengine.com\/2021\/authors\/call-for-contributions\/\">Calls for Contributions<\/a><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">&nbsp;as well as&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ieeecsqce.wpengine.com\/2021\/about\/conference-topics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conference Topics<\/a><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">&nbsp;and&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ieeecsqce.wpengine.com\/2021\/authors\/submission-deadlines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">Submission Deadlines.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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