IEEE Quantum Week (QCE): the real level of maturity
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📍 Toronto, Canada – 📅 September 13–18, 2026
IEEE Quantum Week, or QCE, stands as one of the most technically rigorous gatherings in the field. The event brings together researchers, engineers, and industrial players to address core challenges: architectures, error correction, quantum software, and interoperability.
In a landscape often shaped by high-profile announcements, QCE plays a stabilizing role. It provides a grounded assessment of what actually works — and what remains out of reach. The number of usable qubits, error rates, and scalability constraints are key parameters that define the credibility of each player.
For decision-makers, the event offers a valuable lens: not what quantum promises, but what it is effectively capable of delivering in the short to medium term.
Focus
- Architectures
- Error correction
- Scalability
Key speakers
John Preskill, Professor, Caltech ; Michelle Simmons, CEO, Silicon Quantum Computing ; Jerry Chow, Director, IBM ; Krysta Svore, VP, Microsoft ; Hartmut Neven, Director, Google ; Representative, Director R&D, Intel.
