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SUMMARY:3rd Workshop on Quantum Network Simulations (QNSim 2026) in conjun
 ction with the IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engi
 neering (QCE26)
DTSTART:20260913T150000Z
DTEND:20260913T213000Z
DTSTAMP:20260604T081100Z
UID:indico-event-881@events.cels.anl.gov
CONTACT:chungmiranda@anl.gov\;skrastanov@umass.edu\;michal@sfc.wide.ad.jp
DESCRIPTION:The 3rd Workshop on Quantum Network Simulations is a one-day w
 orkshop on [TBD] in conjunction with QCE26. In this workshop\, attendees w
 ill learn about the current landscape of quantum network simulation techni
 ques used both for academic research and educational purposes. This worksh
 op will also allow researchers to exchange state-of-the-art results on qua
 ntum network simulation and discuss future directions for the community.\n
 Abstract: Quantum networks are long envisioned as the key infrastructure 
 for future information transmission. They are expected to enable informat
 ion-theoretically secure communication\, distributed quantum computing\, 
 distributed quantum sensing\, and many more distributed quantum informati
 on processing applications. Currently\, many efforts from academia\, nati
 onal laboratories\, and industry around the globe are moving towards bui
 lding real quantum networks. The experimental implementation of quantum n
 etworks involves large-scale and multidisciplinary efforts\, however the 
 layered structure of quantum network functionality has not yet reached co
 nsensus. As a result\, quantum network implementations cannot be conducte
 d without careful and extensive evaluation and validation. Analogous to 
 their classical counterparts\, quantum networks – which will eventually
  scale in multiple dimensions – demand simulation tools to guide implem
 entation decisions and analyze protocol performance. Several quantum netw
 ork simulators have thus been developed in recent years\, while quantum n
 etwork researchers continue to implement ad hoc simulations for specific 
 research questions. For this emerging research field\, it is important t
 o foster a collaborative community that will further advance quantum netw
 ork simulation to be more realistic\, more accurate\, more scalable\, and
  more helpful. This proposed workshop thus aims at creating a forum for d
 emonstrating the latest progress of quantum network simulation\, identify
 ing near-term research and development objectives\, expanding the communi
 ty\, and forming new collaborations.\nTarget Audience: This workshop is t
 argeted to a diverse audience including developers of quantum network simu
 lators\, computer scientists and theoretical physicists using simulation f
 or protocol design and evaluation\, experimental physicists using simulati
 on for experiment plan validation\, educators using simulators in the clas
 sroom\, and students from all levels who are interested in the topic of qu
 antum networking in general.\nInvited Speakers:\n\nTBD\n\n\nhttps://events
 .cels.anl.gov/event/881/
URL:https://events.cels.anl.gov/event/881/
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