[hpc-announce] [CFP] QCNC2026 at Kobe JP -International Conference on Quantum Communications, Networking, and Computing

[Li Ruidong]

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*International Conference on Quantum Communications, Networking, and
Computing (QCNC 202**6**), **April* *6 **-* *8**, 202**6**, **Kobe**, Japan*

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 *Important Dates:*

Paper Submission Due: October 30, 2025

Author Notification: February 3, 2026

Camera-Ready Due: March 3, 2026

Conference Date: April 6-8, 2026


QCNC 2026 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 Communications and Networks*

Chairs: Yuanyuan Yang, Stony Brook University, USA

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

Yiming Zeng, Binghamton University, USA



*Track 2: Quantum Computing and Sensing*

Chairs: Zheng (Eddy) Zhang, Rutgers University, USA

Joonwoo Bae, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST),
South Korea



*Track 3: Quantum Security*

Chairs: Martin Vicente, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain

Momtchil Peev, Huawei Technologies Duesseldorf GmbH, Germany



*Track 4:** Quantum Simulation, Prototypes, Testbeds and Applications*

Chairs: Alexander Pirker, Quantum Network Design GmbH, Austria

Joaquin Chung, Argonne National Laboratory, USA



*Best Paper Award and Journal Special Issues*

Three accepted papers will be selected for best paper awards. Selected
papers will be recommended to Digital Communications and Networks (IF: 7.5)
for potential fast-track publications.



*Important Dates:*

Paper Submission Due: October 30, 2025

Author Notification: February 3, 2026

Camera-Ready Due: March 3, 2026

Conference Date: April 6-8, 2026



*Regular Paper Submission Guidelines:*

QCNC 2026 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 2026 Conference Proceedings and be
included in IEEE Xplore.



Submission Link: https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=qcnc2026__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!dOZBUCdO4C6cHjerD1-DFkI9RePfMd0vf8Q9K8jKlwt1X9ZTduitGOaeKNCzSpYU-Id_IqzvBRIB8weBQQ51MCnR$ 



*General Chairs:*

Robert Malaney, University of New South Wales, Australia

John C.S. Lui, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China



*TPC Chairs:*

Marcello Caleffi, University of Naples Federico II, Italy

Michael Ng, University of Southampton, U.K.

Reza Nejabat, Cisco Quantum Lab, USA



*Executive Chair:*

Ruidong Li, Kanazawa University, Japan



*Keynote Chair:*

Guilu Long, Tsinghua University, China



*Workshop Chairs:*

Miralem Mehic, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Nengkun Yu, Stony Brook University, USA



*Poster Chairs**：*

Omar Amer, JP Morgan, USA

Stephen DiAdamo, Cisco, USA



*Publicity Chairs:*

Mingjian He, Central China Normal University, China



*Web Chair:*

Haihan Nan, George Mason University, USA