The QUEST consortium supported by a Horizon Europe Twinning project is pleased to announce its next Summer School focusing on non-conventional quantum computing approaches. Building on the success of our previous gathering in Espoo, Finland, this workshop explores the boundaries of current quantum technology, with a specific focus on Measurement-Based Computing, Quantum Machine Learning and Quantum Reservoir Computing.
Event details
- Dates June 2-4, 2026
- Location Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/A, 1117 Budapest, Hungary
- Language English
- Format Expert lectures, contributed talks, and networking sessions
Overview
Quantum computing and its hardware implementation are undergoing rapid development, offering potential for transformative technology. While standard gate-based models are prevalent, relatively new paradigms like Quantum Reservoir Computing (QRC) and Measurement-Based Quantum Computing (MBQC) have emerged in recent years.
QRC leverage the inherent dynamics of quantum systems, using disorder and noise as a resource rather than a hindrance, to perform nonlinear transformation of input data and carry out computations this way. MBQC is a paradigm where computation proceeds through a sequence of adaptive single-qubit measurements performed on a highly entangled initial resource state, such as a cluster state, effectively replacing the need for complex multi-qubit gate sequences. The workshop provides researchers with a comprehensive look at how these alternative frameworks complement current Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) computing.
Topics covered
- Quantum computing: Overview, quantum algorithms, quantum optimization.
- Reservoir Computing: Theory, benchmarking, and optimization.
- Quantum Reservoir Computing: Theory, benchmarking, and optimization.
- Measurement-Based Computing: Frameworks and Implementation.
Registration
Participation at the scientific events is free of charge. Please sign up by email.
Please note that the number of participants in the Summer School is limited. If you are not associated with QUEST or QRC-4-ESP, your participation will be separately confirmed.
Registration deadline: May 15, 2026
Lecturers and presenters
- Emmanuel Rousseau - University of Montpellier
- Bence Bakó - HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics
- Zoltan Kolarovszki, HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics
- Gerard McCaul - Loughborough University
- Alexander Balanov - Loughborough University
- Alexandre Zagoskin - Loughborough University
- János Asbóth - Budapest University of Technology and Economics
- Alena Romanova - University of Innsbruck
- Wendy Otieno - Loughborough University
- Weiszmüller Roland - Eötvös Loránd University
- Viktor Ivády - Eötvös Loránd University
Program
Organizers
The Summer School is organised by the QUEST Consortium with support from the QRC-4-ESP project. QUEST is a Horizon Europe Twinning project aiming to develop a quantum reservoir computing system leveraging silicon carbide defect qubits.
Consortium partners
- Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary, PI: Prof. Viktor Ivady
- Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK, PI: Prof. Alexandre M. Zagoskin
- Linköping University, Sweden, PI: Prof. Igor Abrikosov
- Aalto University, Finland, PI: Prof. Tapio Ala-Nissilä
Local committee
- Viktor Ivády
- Eszter Papp
- Dóra Szécsényi
Contact
For initial inquiries, please contact the QUEST project coordinators at ELTE through ivady.viktor@ttk.elte.hu.