[hpc-announce] [DDL Extended to Mar. 22] International Conference on Quantum Communications, Networking, and Computing (QCNC 2024)

[Zhengxin Yu]

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*International Conference on Quantum Communications, Networking, and
Computing (QCNC 2024), July 1-3, 2024, Kanazawa, Japan*

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Submission Link: https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=qcnc2024__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!Z5EWxuHjUqKo2_anQhp6E2C6Xljy2HJ4JwMW1-wbidzS8OecdUhh17QpUh7jox5ShwJkktLrZzAsojJohhzK4qs8VQ2HovMjcQ$ 



*IMPORTANT DATES:*

*Paper Submission Due: 22 March 2024 *

Author Notification:  8 May 2024

Camera-Ready Due: 1 June 2024

Conference Dates: 1-3 July 2024



QCNC 2024 provides a forum for academic researchers and industry
practitioners to present research progresses, exchange new ideas, and
identify future directions in the field of Quantum Communications,
Networking, and Computing.



Scope and Objectives:

In recent decades, quantum researchers have made remarkable progress,
propelling
quantum technology into the spotlight for its potential to revolutionize
classical communications, networking, and computing. The inherent
advantages of quantum technology, particularly in terms of security,
privacy, efficiency and scalability, have opened new frontiers in
information technology. Quantum technology has demonstrated its ability to
introduce applications with no equivalent in the classical realm, marking a
breakthrough towards an unimaginable future. The establishment of
connections between the quantum source node and destination node using
quantum hardware and devices facilitates qubit transmissions, which in turn
enables advancements in quantum computing, artificial intelligence and
cryptography and further services and applications. Envisioned as a
transformative force, quantum services are anticipated to span the globe,
leveraging quantum terrestrial components, satellites, airplanes, ships,
and other vehicles. The quantum future holds the promise of nearly
unconditional security, super-computing power, large capacity, even at high
velocity, and heightened privacy.



Our conference welcomes submissions across diverse research areas related
to quantum hardware, communications, networking, computing, cryptography,
artificial intelligence, and their associated systems and applications. The
topics of interests are covered by the following tracks:



*Track 1: Quantum Hardware and Devices*

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Chairs: Junyu Liu, University of Chicago/qBraid/SeQure, USA

Kenny Heitritter, qBraid Co., USA

Peter Mueller, IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Switzerland



*Track 2: Quantum Information Networks*

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Chairs: David Elkouss Coronas, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology,
Japan

Kaiping Xue, University of Science and Technology of China, China

Marcello Caleffi, University of Naples Federico II, Italy



*Track 3: **Quantum Computing*

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Chairs: Jing Zhang, Shanxi University, China

Ahmed Farouk, South Valley University, Egypt

Hui Khoon Ng, National University of Singapore, Singapore



*Track 4: Security in the Quantum Age*

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Chairs: Rongxing Lu, University of New Brunswick, Canada

Dung Duong, University of Wollongong, Australia

Chi Cheng, China University of Geosciences, China



*Track 5: **Quantum Key Distribution and Quantum Cryptography*

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Chairs: Martin, Vicente, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain

Momtchil Peev, Huawei Technologies Duesseldorf GmbH, Germany



*Track 6: Quantum Services and Applications *

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Chairs: Qun Li, William and Mary, USA



*Track 7:** Quantum **Theories and Experiments*

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Chairs: Yingkai Ouyang. University of Sheffield, U. K.

Kaumudibikash Goswami, University of Hongkong, China



*Best Paper Award and Journal Special Issues *

Three accepted papers will be selected for best paper awards. Selected
papers will be recommended to IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in
Communications (IF: 16.4) and Digital Communications and Networks (IF: 7.9)
for potential fast-track publications.



*Regular Paper Submission Guidelines:*

QCNC 2024 invites submission of manuscripts with original research results
that have not been previously published or posted on public websites, or
are not currently under review by another conference or journal. Manuscripts
must adhere to the IEEE Computer Society Proceedings Format (double column,
10pt font, letter paper) and be submitted in the PDF format. Submitted
manuscripts for review should not exceed 8 pages. Upon acceptance, the
camera-ready paper may extend up to 10 pages, subject to an additional fee
per extra page The reviewing process will be *double-blind*, and
submissions shall not reveal authors' names, affiliations, and avoid
obvious self-references. Manuscripts should be submitted to one of the
research tracks. Submissions that do not comply with these guidelines will
be rejected without consideration of their merits. Accepted and presented
papers will be published in the QCNC 2024 Conference Proceedings and be
included in IEEE Xplore.



*General Chairs:*

Masahiro Mambo, Kanazawa University, Japan

Chonggang Wang, Interdigital, USA



*TPC Chairs:*

Angela Sara Cacciapuoti, University of Naples Federico II, Italy

Ruidong Li, Kanazawa University, Japan

Robert Malaney, University of New South Wales, Australia

Prineha Narang, University of California, Los Angeles, USA



*Keynote Chair:*

Guilu Long, Tsinghua University, China



*Workshop Chairs:*

Trung Q. Duong, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada

Mu Zhou, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China



*Poster Chairs: *

Hyundong Shin, Kyung Hee University, Korea

Ruozhou Yu, NC State University, USA



*Publicity Chairs:*

Zhengxin Yu, Lancaster University, UK

Melchior Aelmans, Juniper, The Netherlands

Xiaoqi Qin, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China



*Publication Chair:*

Yuan Wu, University of *Macau, China   *



*Web Chair:*

Haihan Nan Kanazawa University, Japan



*Financial Chair:*

Peiying Colleen Ruan NVIDIA, Japan



*Local Organization Chairs: *

Yuto Lim, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan

Koichi Yamagata, Kanazawa University, Japan