Panels Program

Panels Scope and Goals

IEEE Quantum Week Panels feature enlightening and impactful discussions among experts on different perspectives of quantum computing and engineering. Panel topics include but are not limited to hardware-software co-design, hybrid quantum-classical computing, quantum advantage, quantum applications, post-quantum cryptography, fault-tolerant quantum computers, quantum error correction, quantum systems engineering, quantum programming education & training, quantum workforce training, or frontiers of quantum information science & algorithms. The panelists, a set of diverse researchers and practitioners, aim to share their insightful perspectives and engage the broader community in a stimulating dialogue. 

Panels Co-Chairs and Contacts

15 Stimulating Panels 

Panels Abstracts 》 

Date & Time

PAN IDPanel OrganizersPanel Title
Mon, Sep 16 @ 10:00–11:30

<a href="https://qce.quantum.ieee.org/2024/program/panels-abstracts/#pan01">PAN01</a>

Edward Kluender: Zurich Instruments, Pranav Mundada: Q-CTRL, Kyle Serniak: MIT Lincoln Lab, David Rivas: Rigetti, Ali Javadi-Abhari: IBM ResearchScaling Quantum Computers: A Full Stack View of the Roadmap Towards 1000’s of Qubits
Mon, Sep 16 @ 13:00–14:30

<a href="https://qce.quantum.ieee.org/2024/program/panels-abstracts/#pan02">PAN02</a>

Hiroshi Yamauchi: SoftBank Corp, Masako Yamada: IonQ, Michael Hush: Q-CTRL, Rowen Wu: Q-CTRL, Samuel Yen-Chi Chen: Wells Fargo, Zoran Krunic: Amgen

Unlocking Quantum Utility: Navigating the Era of Useful Quantum Computation
Mon, Sep 16 @15:00–16:30

<a href="https://qce.quantum.ieee.org/2024/program/panels-abstracts/#pan03">PAN03</a>

Davide Venturelli: USRA NASA QuAIL, Pooya Roagh: University of Waterloo, Erik Garcell: Classiq, Enrique Solano: Kipu Quantum, Stefano Mensa: The Hartree Centre, Many Birch: TreQ, Saavan Patel: InfinityQ

The Next NISQ Phase


Tue, Sep 17 @ 10:00–11:30

<a href="https://qce.quantum.ieee.org/2024/program/panels-abstracts/#pan04">PAN04</a>

Lauren Ryan: Quantinuum, Josh Savory: Quantinuum, David Hayes: Quantinuum, Matthias Troyer: Microsoft, Matt Zanner: Microsoft, Candace Culhane: LANL (Moderator), Peter Sigrist: Quantinuum (Author), Jenni Strabley: Quantinuum (Author)

How Microsoft and Quantinuum Built on Decades of Research to Achieve the Most Reliable Logical Qubits on Record
Tue, Sep 17 @13:00–14:30

<a href="https://qce.quantum.ieee.org/2024/program/panels-abstracts/#pan05">PAN05</a>

Shohini Ghose: Quantum Algorithms Institute & Wilfrid Laurier University (Organizer & Panelist),

Anne Broadbent, University of Ottawa (Moderator), Martin Laforest (Panelist), Quantacet, Alexandra Daoud (Panelist), Quantum Industry Canada & Anyon Technologies (Panelist), Aimee Gunther, National Research Council (Panelist)

Shaping the Quantum Future: Canada’s National Quantum Strategy

Tue, Sep 17 @ 15:00–16:30

<a href="https://qce.quantum.ieee.org/2024/program/panels-abstracts/#pan06">PAN06</a>

Netanel Lindner: Qedma, Kenneth Brown: Duke University, Kristen Temme: IBM, Sergio Boixo: Google, Sabrina Maniscalco: Algorith-miq, Madelyn Cain: Harvard University, Neil Gillespie: Riverlane, Michael Foss-Feig: Quantinuum

The Role of Error Suppression, Mitigation and Correction in Reaching the First Algorithmic Quantum Advantages
Wed, Sep 18 @ 10:00–11:30

<a href="https://qce.quantum.ieee.org/2024/program/panels-abstracts/#pan07">PAN07</a>

Héloïse Pajot: EDF, Etienne Décossin: EDF, Rima Oueid: US DOE, Valerian Giesz: Quandela

Powering Tomorrow: Real-world Quantum Applications for the Energy Industry

Wed, Sep 18 @ 13:00–14:30

<a href="https://qce.quantum.ieee.org/2024/program/panels-abstracts/#pan08">PAN08</a>

Lorenzo Leandro, Gilad Ben Sach: Quantum Machines,

 Joe Fitzsimmons: Horizon Quantum Computing, David Rivas: Rigetti Computing , Harriet van der Vliet: Oxford Instruments, Mandy Birch: TreQ, Shai Machnes: Qruise

Open Stack: Under the Hood of Quantum Computers
Wed, Sep 18 @ 15:00–16:30

<a href="https://qce.quantum.ieee.org/2024/program/panels-abstracts/#pan09">PAN09</a>

Tommaso Demarie: Entropica Labs, Joe Fitzsimons: Horizon Quantum, Jing Hao Chai: Entropica Labs, Joan Camps: Riverlane, Juliette Peyronnet: Alice&Bob, Guillaume Dauphinais: Xanadu

The Progress and Challenges towards Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing
Thu, Sep 19 @ 10:00–11:30

<a href="https://qce.quantum.ieee.org/2024/program/panels-abstracts/#pan10">PAN10</a>

Aaliyah Fowler: IBM Quantum, Marina Caputo: IBM Quantum, Kallie Ferguson: Unitary Fund, Lauren Ryan: QuantinuumEffective DEIA Requires Accountability
Thu, Sep 19 @ 13:00–14:30

<a href="https://qce.quantum.ieee.org/2024/program/panels-abstracts/#pan11">PAN11</a>

Benjamin Crockett: INRS, Sarah Jenna: QV Studio, Francesco Bova: University of Toronto, Mike DeArmond: Thorlabs, Daniel Renner: Atacama Optics & Electronics, Valérian Giesz: Quandela, Matthew Posner: Axonal Networks

The Roles of Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship for Quantum Technology Development

Thu, Sep 19 @ 13:00–14:30

<a href="https://qce.quantum.ieee.org/2024/program/panels-abstracts/#pan12">PAN12</a>

Scott Pakin: LANL, Shai Machnes: Qruise, Ariana Torres Knoop: ParTec, Martin Rüfenacht, Gilad Ben-Shach: Quantum Machines, Lorenzo Leandro: Quantum Machines, Elise Jennings: ParTec

Quantum Software Stack: A Quest for Technological Maturity

Thu, Sep 19 @ 10:00–11:30

<a href="https://qce.quantum.ieee.org/2024/program/panels-abstracts/#pan13">PAN13</a>

Indermohan Monga: LBNL, Wenji Wu: LBNL, Saikat Guha: University of Arizoa, Eden Figueroa: Stonybrook UniversityQuantum Network Testbeds: Towards Practical Deployment of Quantum Networks
Fri, Sep 20 @ 10:00–11:30

<a href="https://qce.quantum.ieee.org/2024/program/panels-abstracts/#pan14">PAN14</a>

Benjamin Sussman: University of Ottawa, Lucia Caspani: University of InsubriaRecent Advances in Quantum Photonics

Fri, Sep 20 @13:00–14:30

<a href="https://qce.quantum.ieee.org/2024/program/panels-abstracts/#pan15">PAN15</a>

Shival Dasu, Elijah Durso-Sabina: Quantinuum, David Hayes: Quantinuum, Michael Newman: Google, Andrew Cross, IBM Quantum, Adam Paetznick: Microsoft, Thomas Bohdanowicz: Atom Computing

What does 'Break-Even' Mean?

Fri, Sep 20 @ 10:00–11:30

<a href="https://qce.quantum.ieee.org/2024/program/panels-abstracts/#pan16">PAN16</a>

Celia Merzbacher: QED-C, SRI International, Jonathan Felbinger: QED-C, SRI International, Zachary Vernon: Xanadu, Jennifer Flatté: QUANTCAD LLC, Rima Oueid, DOE, Ahron Brodutch, IonQ

What are the Quantum Gaps? The Quantum Industry Perspective