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QI4U in China

2026.03.09 - 03.11

QI4U in China 2026

QI4U in China 2026 aims to provide education and promote academic exchange in fundamental science and applied research related to quantum computing, with the aim of facilitating practical applications.

【Purpose】
To provide education and promote academic exchange in fundamental science and applied research related to quantum computing, with the aim of facilitating practical applications.

【Contents】
- Presentation (research presentations by visiting professors; academic exchange with visiting scholars)
- Lectures (Lecture 1: Introduction to combinatorial optimization; Lecture 2: Solution methods using quantum computing; Lecture 3 & 4: Formulating and solving problems as combinatorial optimization problems)
- Group Discussions (review existing research, propose new questions, formulate problems, programming and computation, organize results and prepare presentations)
- Workshops (presentation of participants’ achievements; feedback from professors and staff)

【Additional Materials】
- Access to organizers and staff for discussion and collaboration
- Open Badges issued by Tohoku University
- Certificate of completion or participation

【Target Participants】
Students and researchers interested in quantum computing and related fundamental/applied research

Programme

Overall Schedule

Day
Time
Content
Day 1
March 9 (Mon)
09:20–09:30
Opening Remarks
09:30–10:20
Lecture(Invited Talk) 1
10:20–11:10
Lecture(Invited Talk) 2
11:10–12:00
Lecture(Invited Talk) 3
12:00–14:00
Break
14:30–15:20
Lecture(Invited Talk) 4
15:20–16:10
Lecture(Invited Talk) 5
16:10–17:00
Lecture(Invited Talk) 6
17:00–17:10
Group Photo
Day 2
March 10 (Tue)
08:30–09:15
Class Session 1
09:25–10:10
Class Session 2
10:20–11:05
Class Session 3
11:15–12:00
Class Session 4
12:00–14:00
Break
14:00–14:45
Class Session 5
14:55–15:40
Group Work 1
15:50–16:35
Group Work 2
16:45–17:30
Group Work 3
Day 3
March 11 (Wed)
08:30–09:15
Group Work 4
09:25–10:10
Group Work 5
10:20–11:05
Group Work 6
11:15–12:00
Final Prep 1
12:00–14:00
Break
14:00–14:45
Final Prep 2
14:55–15:40
Presentations 1
15:50–16:35
Presentations 2
16:45–17:30
Presentations 3

Notes:

Venue:
Mar 9 (9:20–17:10): A8-101
Mar 10 & Mar 11 (8:30–17:30): A8-208
Lecture(Invited Talk):
40-minute talk + 10-minute Q&A
Class Session:
45-minute lecture + 10-minute break
Final Presentations:
10-minute presentation + 5-minute Q&A

(Timing may be adjusted depending on the number of participants.)

Instructors

Prof. Masayuki Ohzeki

Prof. Masayuki Ohzeki

Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University

Assoc. Prof. Rumiko Honda

Assoc. Prof. Rumiko Honda

Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University

Student Mentors and Support Staff

Xiaoxin Huang

Xiaoxin Huang

Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University

Ph.D. Candidate

Kentaro Kaba

Kentaro Kaba

Institute of Science Tokyo

Ph.D. Candidate

Taiga Toeda

Taiga Toeda

Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University

Master’s Student

Ayumu Kuwahara

Ayumu Kuwahara

Tohoku University

Undergraduate Student

Ibuki Ohno

Ibuki Ohno

Science Tokyo