Call For Papers: 6th International Workshop on Quantum Software Engineering (Q-SE) -- ICSE 2025 workshop

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6th International Workshop on Quantum Software Engineering (Q-SE) -- ICSE 2025 workshop
Shaw Centre, Ottawa, Canada
Website: https://conf.researchr.org/home/icse-2025/q-se-2025
Deadline: November 11, 2024
Submission portal: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=learnaut2024.  


Quantum computers offer the prospect of unprecedented speed-ups for certain algorithms. However, to realise the quantum advantage one needs to develop sophisticated implementations of quantum algorithms that are often interfaced with classical algorithms. To ensure the reliability of quantum algorithms and their integration with classical systems, we need a novel engineering discipline that can deal with the particularities of quantum technology. Thus, we believe this is the right time to build a community for quantum software engineering (Q-SE), focusing on devising methods, approaches, and processes to develop correct software for quantum programs efficiently. The Q-SE workshop is a platform for researchers and practitioners to discuss challenges in developing quantum software in high-level quantum languages, novel solutions to build correct methods for testing quantum programs, executing quantum software, developing best practices, and creating a research roadmap of quantum software engineering.

Q-SE welcomes submissions addressing topics across the full spectrum of Quantum Software Engineering, being inclusive of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods research. Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

- Paradigms for developing quantum software
- Quantum software design
- Quantum software testing
- Quantum software verification
- Quantum software coding practices
- Quantum software reuse
- Quantum software experimentations
- Quantum software execution
- Quantum programming languages
- Service-oriented quantum software
- Industrial applications
- Empirical evaluations


** Submission instructions **

We welcome two types of publications:

- Regular papers (8 pages, including references): Research or experience reports, research methods, longer challenge papers.
- Position paper (4 pages, including references): Describing a well-argued position in any area of quantum software engineering.

We also encourage authors to submit:

- Fast Abstracts (2 pages, including references), describing Work in Progress and Challenges, insipring discussion and debate.

All submissions submitted electronically through EasyChair will be reviewed by at least three program committee members.
All authors should use the official “IEEE Template”, as can be obtained from the IEEE Template page https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html

- Submission url: https://easychair.org/conference?conf=qse2025
- Submission deadline: November 11, 2024
- Notification of acceptance: December 08, 2024
- Early registration: February 18, 2025 (ICSE: https://conf.researchr.org/attending/icse-2025/registration)
- Workshop: TBA

** Organizers **

Stefan Klikovits, Organization Co-chair (Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria)
Mohammad Reza Mousavi, Organization Co-chair (King's College London, UK)
Sophie Fortz, Web & Publicity Chair (King's College London, UK)