quantum characterization and verification

The IEEE International Conference on Quantum Software (IEEE QSW 2026) is the premier venue dedicated to establishing quantum software as a rigorous engineering and scientific discipline. QSW seeks to explore the methods, abstractions, languages, tools, systems, and theories that support the design, development, and evolution of quantum and hybrid quantum–classical software systems. While many venues emphasize physics or hardware advances, QSW offers a space for software-focused perspectives, which includes programming models, languages, compilers, runtimes, validation and verification techniques, system architectures, lifecycle methodologies, and reproducible software artifacts. The conference aims to help connect advances in quantum algorithms with practical and operational quantum systems. QSW encourages contributions from both academia and industry that provide technical rigor, state clear assumptions, and demonstrate relevance to quantum software development.