HPC Quantum AI Conference

In collaboration with the High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS), the Quantum Effects is organising an academic conference program. The conference covers various tracks where the topics of HPC, QC & AI are connected. The conference program will take place in the International Congress Center Stuttgart (ICS), which is located directly adjacent to the trade fair in Hall C2.

  • Location: Messe Stuttgart, ICS
  • Date: 07. - 08. October 2025
  • Admission for all persons with a trade fair ticket.

What topic areas could you expect?

Quantum Computing

  • Technologies and Architectures
  • Quantum technologies beyond Quantum Computing
  • Real-world Industry Use Cases [Industry-Academia collaboration]
  • Quantum-inspired Algorithms and Technologies
  • Algorithms, Methods & Tuning
  • Benchmarking

Hybrid System Architectures

  • Hybrid Hardware Architecture
  • Hybrid Software Architecture
  • Emerging HPC/AI/QC Technologies
  • AI Applications powered by HPC/QC
  • Integrating HPC, QC and Neuromorphic Systems
  • System and Performance Monitoring

System Software

  • Software Development and Optimization
  • Cloud Solutions and Continuous Integration and Delivery
  • Compiler and Tools for HPC/QC/AI Programming
  • Language Models and Generative AI in HPC/QC

Community & HPC

  • Community Engagement
  • Political support and Public funding
  • QC Initiatives
  • Development of HPC/QC/AI Skills
  • Education and Training
  • Young Talents Development
  • Infrastructure Challenges

Call for Papers

Would you like to be part of the conference? Submit abstracts with new contributions on these topics by May 26, 2025.  

We offer the following formats:

  • Lecture
  • Tutorial from 60 to 180 minutes
  • Workshop from 60 to 180 minutes

Detailed information about the conference program and abstract submission can be found in the Call for Papers. Please note that the conference language is English.

Call for Papers (PDF, 189 KB)

Agenda 2024

  • 09:45 - 10:00 Welcome, Ashley Smith, High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS)
  • 10:00 - 10:25L1: CUAOA: A Novel CUDA-Accelerated Simulation Framework for the Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm, Speaker: David Bucher, Aqarios GmbH
  • 10:25 - 10:50 L2: Quantum SVM Kernel Generation with Classical Post-Processing, Speaker: Anant Agnihotri, Fraunhofer IAF
  • 10:50 - 11:10 Coffee break
  • 11:10 - 11:35L3: Data Clustering as a Quantum Computing Use-Case, Speaker: Gerhard Hellstern, DHBW Stuttgart
  • 11:35 - 12:00L4: Enhancing Quantum Computing Stability in Noisy HPC Environments, Speaker: Hossam Ahmed, Leibniz Rechenzentrum (LRZ)
  • 12:00 - 13:00 Lunch break
  • 13:00 - 16:00Workshop 1: Containerised Quantum Machine Learning, Speaker: Ashley Smith, High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS)
  • 10:00 - 10:15 Welcome, Ingolf Wittmann, Technology Analyst & Consultant
  • 10:15 - 10:40L5: Towards Quantum-Based Hardware Design, Speaker: Farida Shagieva, Quantum Brilliance GmbH
  • 10:40 - 11:05 L6: An LNOI-based Integrated Photonics Platforms for Quantum Optics and Photonic Computing, Speaker: Victor Barsch, Q.ANT GmbH
  • 11:05 - 11:30 L7: Quantum-Enhanced Image Classification: A Hybrid Quantum-Classical Neural Network Approach, Speaker: Kuldeep Gautam, Deggendorf Institute of Technology
  • 11:30 - 12:00 Open discussion and networking
  • 12:00 - 13:00 Lunch break