The Workshop on Quantum Internet and Networking (WQIN 2021) will be held in conjunction with the The 30th International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN 2021), in Athens, Greece. All papers presented at WQIN 2021 will be published in the ICCCN proceedings and submitted to IEEE Xplore as well as other Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases.
Quantum communication is a rapidly expanding field consisting of numerous advances both in theory and in practice. New protocols, taking advantage of various quantum effects, promise rapid and secure communication. Recent advances in experimental and commercial systems demonstrate that a large-scale quantum internet is not too far in the future. Discovering new ways to harness the potential of large and small-scale quantum networks is of paramount importance. This workshop seeks to bring together researchers in quantum communication, cryptography, and computing along with researchers in classical networking, to foster increased collaboration while providing a venue for researchers from academia and industry, to discuss and present their latest or ongoing research.
We seek previously unpublished work in theoretical or experimental research, along with work in-progress, on topics including, but not limited to:
Quantum communication
Quantum networks, including new quantum protocols and/or new classical communication protocols and algorithms for quantum networks
Quantum cryptography (including, and beyond, QKD)
Distributed quantum computing
Quantum information theory
Progress in quantum computer and repeater implementations
Experimental demonstrations of quantum networks
Machine learning for quantum computing, communication, and security
Papers submission: March 5, 2021 Extended to March 26, 2021
Notification of acceptance: April 23, 2021
Camera-ready paper due: April 30, 2021
Workshop date: July 22, 2021
Submitted manuscripts must be formatted in standard IEEE camera-ready format (double-column, 10-pt font) and must be submitted via EasyChair as PDF files (formatted for 8.5×11-inch paper). The manuscripts should be no longer than 6 pages. Up to two additional pages are permitted if the authors are willing to pay extra charge at the time of publication (manuscripts should not exceed 8 pages in total in IEEE format). Submitted papers should not be previously published in or be under consideration for publication in another conference or journal. Paper titles and/or author names cannot be changed and/or added to the papers once papers are submitted to ICCCN 2021 for review (and in the camera-ready version if accepted). The Program Committee reserves the right to not review papers that either exceed the length specification or have been submitted or published elsewhere. Submissions must include a title, abstract, keywords, author(s) and affiliation(s) with postal and e-mail addresses.
Submitted papers cannot have been previously published in or be under consideration for publication in another journal or conference. The workshop Program Committee reserves the right to not review papers that either exceeds the length specification or have been submitted or published elsewhere. Submissions must include a title, abstract, keywords, author(s) and affiliation(s) with postal and e-mail address(es).
Submitted papers will be reviewed by the workshop Program Committee and judged on originality, technical correctness, relevance, and quality of presentation. An accepted paper must be presented at the ICCCN 2021 venue by one of the authors registered at the full registration rate. Each workshop registration covers up to two workshop papers by an author. Accepted and presented papers will be published in the ICCCN proceedings and submitted to IEEE Xplore as well as other Abstracting and Indexing (A&I) databases. IEEE reserves the right to exclude a paper from distribution after the conference, including IEEE Xplore® Digital Library if the paper is not presented by the author at the conference.
ICCCN 2021 PAPER SUBMISSION TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. Authors declare that the submission is original and has not been submitted to other venue or under consideration by other venues.
2. Paper titles and/or author names cannot be changed and/or added to the papers once papers are submitted to ICCCN 2021 for review and in the final camera-ready manuscript.
3. If the paper is accepted, at least one of the authors must register at full rate and present it in person at the conference. Accepted and paid paper(s) but not presented onsite by the registered author(s) (for any reason, including visa issues, travel problems, etc.) will be published in the conference proceedings only. We strongly encourage that all authors of accepted papers apply for an entry visa to Hawaii in case one author cannot get the entry visa.
TBD
Workshop Co-Chairs
Abhishek Parakh, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Walter O. Krawec, University of Connecticut
Technical Program Committee
Kaushik Chakraborty (TU Delft)
Wojciech Kozlowski (TU Delft)
Mehdi Namazi (Qunnect)
Chen Qian (UCSC)
Shouqian Shi (UCSC)
Andre Souto (Universidade Lisboa, LASIGE)
Chrysoula Vlachou (Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisboa, Portugal)