Invited Speaker:
·Founder and CEO at SDT Inc. (on QuREKA) [bio and talk details below]
List of Accepted Papers!
Maria Gragera-Garces and Majid Haghparast. Distributed Quantum Circuit Optimisation: Evaluating Global and Local encodings
Maria Gragera Garces. On the Distortion of Partitioning Performance by Random Quantum Circuits
Shusen Liu, Pascal Jahan Elahi and Ugo Varetto. HPC-vQPU: Exporting Device-Aware Quantum Simulation from Batch-Scheduled HPC as an Interactive Service
Edric Matwiejew, Pascal Elahi and Ugo Varetto. Distributed Variational Quantum Optimisation via Entanglement-Selective Transport
Jorge Vázquez-Pérez, F. Javier Cardama, Tomás F. Pena and Andrés Gómez. Emulating NetQMPI applications with CUNQA: A Decoupled Architecture for HPC Environments
Akihisa Takahashi, Yuhsaku Nakai and Yoshito Tobe. Towards a Hierarchical Entanglement Access Control
Registration 8:00 - 9:00
9:00 - 9:05
Welcoming and introducing invited speaker (by workshop co-organizer Dr. Raymond Wu)
9:05 - 9:45
Invited speaker: Jiwon Yune
·Founder and CEO at SDT Inc. (on QuREKA)
Title: The Commercial Quantum Landscape: Hardware Trends and the Path to Distributed Systems
Abstract:
As quantum computing transitions from laboratory research to commercial enterprise, understanding the manufacturing landscape is critical for anticipating the future of distributed quantum systems. This talk provides an industry perspective on the latest commercial trends and development cycles across major modalities:. Rather than focusing on theoretical physics, we will explore the real-world manufacturing realities, scaling trajectories, and market readiness of these physical platforms. Understanding these commercial hardware constraints is essential for designing practical quantum networks. To conclude, the presentation will briefly introduce QuREKA, framing its current role in the quantum ecosystem and outlining our industry roadmap for how such platforms will eventually integrate with and support future distributed architectures. Ultimately, this session aims to provide researchers with a pragmatic view of how industry progress at the physical layer will shape tomorrow’s quantum networks.
Bio:
Jiwon Yune is the CEO and Founder of SDT Inc., established in November 2017. He earned his B.S. in Physics and EECS, as well as an M.Eng. in EECS, from MIT. During his academic tenure, he was a student researcher at both the MIT-Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms and the MIT Research Laboratory of Electronics. Prior to establishing SDT Inc., he served as a researcher at the KIST Quantum Information Research Center from 2014 to 2017. He actively guides South Korea's national quantum strategy, serving as an Expert Member for Quantum/Semiconductors at the Presidential Advisory Council on Science and Technology. He is also a member of multiple advisory boards for the Ministry of Science and ICT, including the Quantum Strategy Committee.
For additional information, you may refer to my LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jiwon-yune-at-sdt/
9:45 - 10:30
Paper presentations (15minutes per presenter):
Maria Gragera-Garces and Majid Haghparast. Distributed Quantum Circuit Optimisation: Evaluating Global and Local encodings
Shusen Liu, Pascal Jahan Elahi and Ugo Varetto. HPC-vQPU: Exporting Device-Aware Quantum Simulation from Batch-Scheduled HPC as an Interactive Service
Edric Matwiejew, Pascal Elahi and Ugo Varetto. Distributed Variational Quantum Optimisation via Entanglement-Selective Transport
Coffee Break 10:30 - 11:00
11:00 - 11:45
Paper presentations (15minutes per presenter):
Jorge Vázquez-Pérez, F. Javier Cardama, Tomás F. Pena and Andrés Gómez. Emulating NetQMPI applications with CUNQA: A Decoupled Architecture for HPC Environments
Akihisa Takahashi, Yuhsaku Nakai and Yoshito Tobe. Towards a Hierarchical Entanglement Access Control
Maria Gragera Garces. On the Distortion of Partitioning Performance by Random Quantum Circuits
11:45 - 12:30
Discussions (led by Dr. Raymond Wu)
Lunch