2026 Quantum Computing User Forum
July 20–24, 2026
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Join us for the 2026 Quantum Computing User Forum, hosted at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The Quantum Computing User Forum brings together both users of the Quantum Computing User Program (QCUP) and other interested parties in order to discuss common practices in the development of applications, software, and simulations for quantum computing devices and systems.
Stay tuned for more details, including the agenda, registration information, and featured speakers. Updates will be posted as they become available.
QCUF 2026 is an in-person only event.
For questions about this upcoming event, please reach out to [email protected]
Agenda and Abstracts
This event’s agenda and list of abstracts will be shared closer to the event date.
Registration
Registration will open in Mid-March 2026 and will close May 15th, 2026.
For questions please reach out to [email protected]
Contributed Talk Submission
We welcome contributed talks for QCUF 2026!
Please complete the form below to submit your contributed talk idea.
Only talks associated with a QCUP project (active and former) will be accepted. If you do not have a QCUP project allocation, please consider contributing a poster at the form below.
The deadline to submit a contributed talk is March 31st, 2026. Notifications of accepted contributed talks will be sent by Friday, April 17th, 2026.
Poster Submission
We welcome poster submissions for QCUF 2026!
The deadline to submit a poster is May 15th, 2026.
Poster submissions are open to all attendees regardless of whether they have an associated QCUP project.
The Poster Session will be Tuesday, July 21st.
QCUF and it’s associated Poster Session are in-person events only.
Please complete the form below. Notification of poster acceptance will be provided by May 30th, 2026.
If your poster is accepted, please print your poster prior to arrival and bring it with you.
Poster dimensions: 40 X 32, landscape or portrait.
Travel Details
- Location: Oak Ridge National Laboratory: https://www.ornl.gov/content/come-see-us
- Conference Center: 5200 Visitors Center and Conference Center: https://map.ornl.org/#!BLD_2015061703231
- Local Airport: McGhee Tyson Airport: https://flyknoxville.com/
- Hotels: While we do not have a conference hotel, many people enjoy staying in the Turkey Creek vicinity for close access to restaurants while being within driving distance of ORNL.
- Rental cars are recommended. If you need to call for a taxi or rideshare service (e.g., Uber and Lyft), we kindly ask you to verify that the driver will be a U.S. citizen or has a valid ORNL badge to prevent delays or entry failures.
