Quantum Computing for High-Energy Physics (QC4HEP)

26.02.2026, 08:00 → 27.02.2026, 20:00 Europe/Berlin

The next Quantum Computing for High-Energy Physics (QC4HEP) working group in-person meeting will be held at the Arnold Sommerfeld Center for Theoretical Physics at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich on February 26-27, 2026.

Initiated by IBM, CERN, and DESY, QC4HEP strives to bring about a strong synergy between quantum computing (QC) and high-energy physics (HEP). This entails harnessing the power of QC for HEP applications that can enable quantum computers to serve as venues complementary to dedicated particle colliders, while simultaneously exploring the suite of HEP phenomena that can facilitate quantum advantage on a quantum computer.

Main organizer: Jad Halimeh (LMU Munich, MPQ)

 

Do., 26. Februar

08:30 → 09:00 Registration

09:00 → 09:30 Welcome and State of the Art Updates

09:30 → 10:30 Theory talks plenary

09:30 Bárbara Andrade

09:45 Julian Schuhmacher

10:00 Simon Williams

Sprecher: Dr. Simon Williams

SWilliams_QC4HEP.pdf

10:15 Jad Halimeh

Sprecher: Jad Halimeh (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich)

10:30 → 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 → 12:00 Experimental talks plenary

11:00 German Rodrigo - Closing the precision gap with Quantum Algorithms

Sprecher: Dr. German Rodrigo

2026_03_Muenchen_rodrigo.pdf

11:15 Yacine Haddad

Sprecher: Dr. Yacine Haddad

11:30 Carla Rieger - Hybrid Method for Efficient Simulation of Physics Applications for a Quantum Computer

Sprecher: Carla Rieger

11:45 Enrique Rico Ortega - Superconducting quantum simulators for dynamical lattice gauge fields: from proposal to real-time string dynamics

Sprecher: Enrique Rico Ortega (CERN)

12:00 → 13:30 lunch and discussions

13:30 → 14:30 Experiment breakout talks

13:30 Miranda Carou Laiño - Qutrits for physics at the LHC

13:45 Xenofon Chiotopoulos - The 1-Bit Quantum Filter for particle trajectory reconstruction

14:00 Masahito Yamazaki

14:15 Michele Grossi - Quantum Generative Models for Fragmentation Function

Sprecher: Michele Grossi (CERN)

13:30 → 14:30 Theory breakout talks

13:30 Emil Rosanowski

13:45 Giovanni Cataldi

14:00 Mattia Morgavi

14:15 Arianna Crippa

14:30 → 15:00 Coffee Break

15:00 → 16:00 Experiment breakout - Discussion

15:00 → 16:00 Theory breakout talks

15:00 Simran Singh

15:15 Pierre Fromholz

15:30 Anthony Gandon

15:45 Klaus Liegener

16:00 → 17:45 Poster Session

18:00 → 20:30 IBM-sponsored dinner

https://www.brennergrill.de/

Fr., 27. Februar

09:30 → 12:00 Discussion

12:00 → 13:30 Lunch