The International Workshop on Quantum Computing, Privacy and Security

The International Workshop on Quantum Computing, Privacy and Security Acronym: IWQPS2026Dates: Tuesday, September 22, 2026 to Friday, September 25, 2026Web page: The International Workshop on Quantum Computing, Privacy and Security (IWQPS2026)Registration deadline: Tuesday, September 1, 2026Submission deadline: Tuesday, August 25, 2026Tags: quantum machine learningquantum computingcybersecurityQuantum computing is expected to significantly reshape the landscape of secure computing and software and network infrastructures. As quantum technologies continue to evolve, traditional security approaches and software design paradigms face new challenges, requiring the development of quantum-aware architectures and resilient software systems. This workshop aims to explore the intersection of quantum computing with privacy and security. It will provide a forum for researchers and practitioners to discuss how emerging quantum technologies, including quantum algorithms, quantum communication protocols, and quantum machine learning, can influence the design and deployment of software systems. Topics of interest include full and hybrid classical–quantum software architectures, quantum-aware security mechanisms and programming models for quantum-enabled platforms. The workshop will also examine how quantum technologies can be integrated into modern computing environments such as cloud infrastructures, distributed systems, and large-scale networked platforms. By bringing together experts from quantum computing, software engineering, artificial intelligence, data science and cybersecurity, the workshop aims to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and identify emerging research challenges and opportunities for building secure, scalable, and intelligent distributed software architectures in the quantum era. We invite submissions describing original research, position papers, or case studies related to the intersection of quantum computing privacy and security. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): Quantum Machine Learning for security analysis Quantum-aware distributed system architectures Quantum networking and secure communication protocols Full and Hybrid classical–quantum computing infrastructures Quantum-secure authentication and access control Software engineering practices for quantum-enabled systems Quantum-safe cloud and edge computing platforms Blockchain in the quantum era Post quantum cryptography Programming frameworks for quantum-aware distributed applications Tentative participants may include researchers working on quantum computing, quantum machine learning, quantum networking and distributed software architectures from both academia and industry. Participants presenting accepted papers will be selected through a peer-review process conducted by the workshop program committee. COMMITTEES Organizers: Fabio Martinelli, ICAR-CNR, Italy Francesco Mercaldo, University of Molise, Italy Giovanni Ciaramella, IIT-CNR, Italy Program Committee: Daniel Arp, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany Paul Tavolato, University of Vienna, Austria Sebastian Schrittwieser, University of Vienna, Austria Khanh Huu The Dam, Nha Trang University, Vietnam Alberto Ferrante, Universita della Svizzera Italiana, Switzerland Eric Filiol, Thales Group, France Vincenzo Gulisano, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden Martina Lindorfer, University of California, Santa Barbara, United States Jelena Milosevic, TU Wien, Austria Mila Dalla Preda, University of Verona, Italy Tayssir Touili, CNRS, France Miroslav Velev, Independent Researcher, United States Carlo Mastroianni, ICAR-CNR, Italy Torsten Priebe, University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten, Austria Serena Nicolazzo, University of Pavia, Italy Jaagup Sepp, Hope4Sec Peter Kieseberg, University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten, Austria Fabio Di Troia, San Jose University, California, U.S.A. AUTHORS SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Submission Site: SUBMIT Your PAPER For complete authors guidlines refer to https://idsta-conference.org/2026/authors.php PUBLICATION: All accepted papers in IDSTA and the workshops colocated with it will be submitted to IEEEXplore for possible publication. PROGRAM The program will be announced with the IDSTA2026 program at https://idsta-conference.org/2026/program.php VENUE For venue and accommodation information, please visit https://idsta-conference.org/2026/venue.php REGISTRATION For registration information, please visit https://idsta-conference.org/2026/registration.php CAMERA READY For registration information, please visit https://idsta-conference.org/2026/cameraready.php Log in or register to post comments