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FORCE 2026 is a workshop focused on the foundations of reliable classical-quantum engineering, addressing critical issues in quantum system reliability, methodologies, fault tolerance, and the integration of quantum devices into traditional infrastructures.

Important Dates

Tue, Mar 31, 2026
Abstract registration deadline
Tue, Mar 31, 2026
Submission deadline
Wed, Apr 15, 2026
Notification of Acceptance
Mon, Apr 27, 2026
Camera Ready Submission
Sun, May 10, 2026
Author registration deadline

Paper Submission

Research Paper Submission Tracks

Dependable system architectures and interfaces for fault-tolerant hybrid quantum-classical HPC computing
Characterization and modeling of quantum noise sources and decoherence effects
Reliability assessment of quantum control systems and interfaces
Integration of hardware topology, error and noise models with compilation and transpilation frameworks
Quantum error detection, correction, mitigation, and suppression techniques and their challenges
Testing methodologies for quantum algorithms and their physical implementation
Benchmarking quantum system reliability
Validation of hybrid quantum-classical systems
Dependable integration of quantum devices with classical infrastructures
Side-channel attacks and countermeasures in quantum systems
Privacy-preserving quantum computation
Trust and certification of quantum devices
Software tools for quantum reliability assessment
Programming models for dependable quantum-classical HPC applications
Standardization of quantum reliability metrics

Call for Papers Description

We invite submissions that address dependability aspects of quantum systems, focusing on methodologies, fault tolerance, error mitigation, and the integration of quantum devices into traditional infrastructures.

Committee

Organizing Committee

Edoardo Giusto

General Co-Chair

University of Naples Federico II

Betis Baheri

General Co-Chair

State University of New York - Canton

Program Committee

Carmen Almudever

Technical University of Valencia

Betis Baheri

SUNY Canton

Alessandro Cilardo

University of Naples Federico II

Olivia Di Matteo

University of British Columbia

Edoardo Giusto

University of Naples Federico II

Hailong Jiang

Youngstown State University

Zhiding Liang

Chinese University Hong Kong

Nicola Mazzocca

University of Naples Federico II

Safa Shubbar

SUNY Canton

Santiago Núñez-Corrales

NCSA/UIUC

Ed Younis

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory