IIT Madras Hosts India's First-Ever QCMC24 Conference, Pioneering Quantum Communication Dialogue

IIT Madras is hosting the 16th International Conference on Quantum Communication, Measurement & Computing (QCMC 2024) from August 26 to 30, marking its first time in India. Know details here

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) is organising the 16th International Conference on Quantum Communication, Measurement & Computing (QCMC 2024) from August 26 to 30, 2024. This marks the first time the prestigious conference is being held in India. The event is organised by the Center for Quantum Information, Communication, and Computing (CQuICC), a Centre of Excellence at IIT Madras, and is taking place at the IIT Madras Research Park. The conference will feature 20 contributed talks and over 100 poster presentations by early-career researchers, showcasing the latest innovations in quantum computing and communication.

IIT Madras has established itself as a leader in quantum research with the creation of the Center for Quantum Information, Communication, and Computing (CQuICC). The institute is driving India's quantum frontier with pioneering research in quantum cryptography, sensing, information theory, and networks. Additionally, IIT Madras plays a vital role in India's National Quantum Mission, contributing to the development of indigenous quantum technologies.

Quantum Communication, Measurement & Computing (QCMC) 2024

Founded in 1990, the QCMC is a global forum for scientists and engineers in the interdisciplinary field of quantum information science and technology. The conference gathers experts worldwide to discuss the latest advancements in quantum computing, communication, cryptography, and sensing. The event is sponsored by IIT Madras, Mphasis F1 Foundation, and KLA. The QCMC 2024 aims:

• Facilitate cross-disciplinary collaboration between physicists, computer scientists, and engineers in the quantum field
• Accelerate the translation of quantum research into practical applications, particularly in the fields of secure communication and advanced computing
• Foster international partnerships to address global challenges in quantum technology, thus contributing to the development of a global quantum ecosystem

Delivering an address on 'India's National Quantum Mission' during the inaugural session Dr. Ajai Chowdhury, Chairman, Mission Governing Board, National Quantum Mission, said, "It is great that IIT Madras managed to get the conference to India. Tremendous amount of work is already going on in India, especially in IIT Madras where a lot of work was underway. As we started to work on the National Quantum Mission, we started to look how many scientists and PIs are working in this field and found that India had around 600 scientists and 40 to 50 start-ups as well in Quantum Technology."

Speaking earlier, Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, said, "I am happy and excited that this Quantum Conference has come to India for the first time. We have large scale data and problems that we were try to solve in the classical computing era, in areas ranging from hardware to logistics and networking problems. Many of these problems are extremely complex and we were trying to solve using heuristics. We have reached a stage where due to enormous size of the data and the problem, the heuristics are no longer optimal and our approximation methodologies will also fail due to the enormity of the problem size."

Delivering the Opening Remarks, Prof. Mete Atature, Chair, Steering Committee, QCMC 2024, University of Cambridge, UK, said, "This conference has a tradition of bringing together not just mathematicians but also engineers, researchers and other stakeholders and break boundaries. We have talks in cutting-edge areas in Quantum technologies. The breadth of this conference is quite broad and is designed to tackle interesting questions and challenges. This conference is the oldest quantum conference established in 1990 in Paris, held every two years except 2020 due to the pandemic...It is high time this conference came to India especially in view of the National Quantum Mission. Representatives from 16 countries are taking part in the conference."

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