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Submission Deadlines

• Abstract Deadline: January 15, 2027 (no new registrations of papers after this deadline)

• Full Paper Deadline: January 22, 2027 

• Notification: March 8, 2027

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Call for Papers

We invite original research papers describing novel ideas, systems, methodologies, experimental studies, and practical experiences across all areas of quantum computing and systems, including but not limited to:

Algorithms and Applications

• Quantum algorithms and algorithm engineering

• Practical quantum applications

• Scientific computing

• Optimization

• Quantum machine learning

• Resource-efficient algorithm design

• Application-driven system design

Architecture, Co-Design, and Systems Engineering

• Quantum computer architectures

• Hardware-software co-design

• Cross-layer optimization

• Control system design

• System-level design methodologies

• Architecture exploration

• Resource estimation and scalability analysis

• Performance, cost, and energy modeling

Compilers, Optimizations, and Synthesis

• Quantum compilers

• Circuit optimization and transformation

• Automated synthesis

• Technology mapping and scheduling

• Pulse-level compilation

• Compiler infrastructures

• Intermediate representations

• Compilation for fault-tolerant systems

Quantum Software Stack

• Quantum runtime systems

• Middleware

• Resource management

• Job scheduling

• Workflow orchestration

• System software

• Cloud-based quantum computing infrastructures

• Software platforms and frameworks

Classical-Quantum Hybrid Computing

• Hybrid programming models

• High-performance/quantum computing integration

• Quantum accelerators

• Distributed execution

• Resource allocation and scheduling

• Workflow management

• Heterogeneous computing environments

Fault-Tolerant and Distributed Quantum Computing

• Fault-tolerant architectures

• Quantum error correction

• Co-design of algorithms, architectures, and error correction

• Distributed quantum computing

• Scalability studies

• Resource-efficient fault-tolerant execution

Communication and Networking

• Quantum networking

• Quantum communication systems

• Distributed quantum architectures

• Network protocols

• Resource routing and allocation

• Control and management of quantum networks

Modeling, Simulation, and Experimental Evaluation

• Classical simulation of quantum systems

• Performance evaluation

• Experimental studies

• System benchmarking

• Empirical comparisons

• Reproducibility studies

• Resource estimation methodologies

Programming Models and Abstractions

• Quantum programming languages

• Quantum-classical programming

• Novel execution models

• Abstractions for scalable quantum systems

• Domain-specific languages

• Architecture-aware programming methodologies

System-Driven Quantum Computing Research

• Architecture-specific algorithm design

• Algorithm-specific architecture design

• End-to-end system optimization

• Full-stack co-design

• Utility-scale quantum computing

• Lessons learned from deployed systems

QCS particularly encourages submissions that bridge traditionally separate layers of the quantum computing stack and provide insights into the co-design of algorithms, software, architectures, and quantum hardware. The conference welcomes both foundational advances and practical studies, including system implementations, deployment experiences, experimental evaluations, and reproducibility-focused research.

Submission Requirements

Technical papers must include previously unpublished work up to 10 pages (not including references). QCS uses a double-blind review process, so anonymize your submission by avoiding identifying yourself or your institution/affiliation in references, online repositories, or acknowledgements. Accepted papers must be presented in person at the conference and require a full registration to be included in the conference proceedings, which will be published in the ACM Digital Library.

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• $500 APC for ACM/SIG members

• $750 for non-members

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Formatting Instructions

The same format template will be used for the submission and camera-ready versions. Submissions must be printable PDF files. When creating your submission, you must use the ACM’s acmart Latex class available on the official ACM site, with sigplan, anonymous, review, and non-acm options. The review option enables line numbering which assists reviewers in making feedback. The non-acm option removes the ACM copyright information block. Refrain from tweaking the aforementioned template and from formatting your text in a manner that violates its settings. Notably, refrain from squeezing additional space, e.g., by using \vspace or packages that manipulate vertical space. Full submissions must not exceed 10 pages of single-spaced two-column text (not including References or the AI Use Disclosure).