The first exploitation scenario for emerging quantum devices will be the domain of scientific computing. To this end, quantum devices need to be integrated in classical High-Performance Computing (HPC) infrastructures operating in certain conditions and respecting a set of criteria, which brings novel challenges. One of the main requirements is the one of dependability of systems, or the ability to operate reliably and securely under different conditions, while at the same time ensuring reproducible outcomes.

The Quantum-Classical Orchestration for Resilient Engineering (Q-CORE) workshop will highlight how the heterogeneous quantum community is called to address known and unknown present and future issues in the dependable quantum-HPC (QHPC) domain. Q-CORE is co-located with the 2025 IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering (QCE25). Q-CORE builds upon the First Workshop on Dependability Challenges in Hybrid Classical-Quantum Computing Systems that took place at QCE24 and sparked increasing interest in the community. Additionally, Q-CORE will be hosted in conjunction with the Quantum System Stability and Reproducibility Workshop (StableQ), which has been delivered at QCE23 and MICRO24. 

Submission Guidelines

We invite high-quality research and perspective papers on topics including, but not limited to:

• Co-design across the quantum stack
• Resiliency and fault management in hybrid systems
• Reproducibility challenges and solutions at the interface
• Security and privacy in quantum computing
• Metrics, benchmarks, and assessment methodologies
• Integration strategies for heterogeneous quantum-classical systems
• Standardization efforts and best practices
• Dependability maturity models and cost-benefit analysis
• Funding models and infrastructure readiness

Accepted papers will appear in the QCE25 Proceedings. Submission guidelines can be found on the Q-CORE website: https://sites.google.com/view/qcore25.

Organizers

• Travis Humble, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• Weiwen Jiang, George Mason University
• Santiago Nunez-Corrales, NCSA
• Kate Smith, Northwestern University
• Jakub Szefer, Northwestern University

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to kns@northwestern.edu