International Conference on Quantum Communications, Networking, and Computing (QCNC 2025)

March 31-April 2, 2025 · Nara, Japan.

http://www.ieee-qcnc.org/2025

Call for Papers

QCNC 2025 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

Track 2: Quantum Computing and Sensing

Track 3: Security in the Quantum Age

Track 4: Simulators, Demonstrations, Prototypes and Testbeds

Track 1: Quantum communications and networks (Track CFP)

• Entanglement generation, scheduling, and distribution
• Entanglement purification and distillation
• Quantum network coding
• Quantum repeater architectures
• Long-distance quantum communications
• Routing in quantum networks
• Queuing analysis in quantum networks
• Quantum network simulators
• Entanglement network testbeds
• Quantum Internet protocol stacks
• Quantum communication protocols
• Quantum network architectures, protocols, and design principles
• Congestion control and resource allocation for quantum networks
• Quantum network management
• Interoperability between quantum and classical networks
• Local-area quantum networks and quantum cloud
• Quantum network topologies

Track 2: Quantum Computing and Sensing (Track CFP)

• Quantum Algorithms and protocols
• Quantum Circuit Design
• Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) Devices
• Quantum Machine Learning
• Quantum Sensing
• Quantum Information Theory
• Quantum Hardware
• Hybrid Quantum-Classical Systems

Track 3: Security in the Quantum Age (Track CFP)

• Quantum Key Distribution Protocols: design of novel protocols, security proofs and proof methods for QKD protocols
• Quantum Key Distribution Realizations: prototypes, products and test-beds
• Side channels in QKD, quantum hacking and countermeasures
• Quantum Key Distribution Network and Deployments, including satellites and satellite networks
• Quantum Key Distribution and Quantum Key Distribution Networks: Standardization and Certification
• Quantum Cryptography beyond QKD
• Post-quantum cryptography (PQC)
• PQC products, standardization and certification
• Side-channel attacks and countermeasures in PQC
• Migration to solutions that are secure against the quantum threat
• Hybridization of different approaches that offer security in the quantum regime
• Use cases for realizing security in the quantum age

Track 4: Simulators, Demonstrations, Prototypes and Testbeds (Track CFP)

• Development and extension of quantum network simulators
• Design, implementation and evaluation of prototype quantum network devices and testbed
• Simulations of the Physical layer of quantum networks, including hardware components and their manipulation, etc.
• Simulation or demonstration of the Link layer of (first-generation) quantum networks, including entanglement generation, swapping, and purification protocols
• Simulation of quantum error correction in quantum networking
• Simulation or demonstration of applications of quantum networks, including quantum key distribution, distributed quantum computing, distributed quantum sensing, etc.
• Simulation or demonstration of dynamic and multi-user quantum networks
• Simulation of routing in quantum networks

Paper Submission and Publication

Details of paper submission and publication can be found here.

Organization Committee

Details of organization committee can be found here.

Important Dates

• Oct 30, 2024

  Paper Submission Due

• Nov 30, 2024

  Paper Submission Due

• Jan 20, 2025

  Author Notification

• Feb 20, 2025

  Camera-Ready Due

• Mar 31-Apr 2, 2025

  Conference Date