JuliaCon 2026

The Julia Quantum Mini is the home of many different simulations and optimizations under the umbrella of quantum information science. Quantum information science in Julia can mean simulating quantum hardware, algorithms, or error correction. It can also mean writing quantum intermediate representations, designing architectures, or studying fault tolerance. The needs of quantum information science are broad and contributions from diverse communities are important.

Organizers of the Quantum Mini make an effort to reach out to maintainers of package ecosystems that attended previously, to strengthen what exists. The organizers also try to find new projects and new developers—encouraging applications directly and through their network. New outreach efforts will also be added that go through traditional professional societies in the U.S. (e.g., APS, IEEE, Unitary Foundation, NSF Center for Quantum Networks) and internationally (e.g., national quantum initiatives). The Quantum Mini will seek financial sponsorship from these professional organizations and from industry partnerships. Integration of sponsor speaking roles into the schedule will be explored. The main schedule will otherwise follow previous years: the focus will be on fitting a diversity of high-quality talks, with lengths adjusted to best accommodate demand.

Julia enthusiasm among quantum researchers is going strong. When the 2025 Unitary Foundation Survey on Quantum Software asked about the "most promising languages for future use", a full third of all academics, researchers, and students answered Julia (giving Julia the second-highest total, behind Rust). For industry users, Julia enthusiasm lagged Python, C/C++, and Rust—perhaps waiting for this next generation of students and researchers to join. Overall, the quantum information science ecosystem in Julia is healthy, and the Quantum Mini is a place for connecting with this growing community.