High Performance Computing and Quantum Computing 2025
This year, as every year since 2018, CINECA and the University of Milan have once again organised the now customary “High Performance Computing and Quantum Computing” workshop.
Now in its eight edition, HPCQC has confirmed its role as a meeting point for the dissemination of the latest European-level achievements in the field of quantum computing and HPC.
Registrations are now open: High Performance Computing and Quantum Computing – 8th Edition | Cineca Events
Agenda
Day One 15-12-25
09:00– 10:00 Registration
10:00– 10:20 Sanzio Bassini (CINECA ) – Welcome
10:20 – 11:00 Keynote Marco Pistoia – IonQ –Title TBA
Session I – Italian Strategy for Quantum Computing – Chairperson: Daniele Ottaviani
11:00– 11:10 Valeria Vinci – MIMIT – The National Quantum Strategy: An Industrial Perspective
11:10– 11:40 Elisa Ercolessi – Università di Bologna– Italy’s National Quantum Strategy, Landscape, and the Italian Quantum Alliance
11:40– 12:10 Fireside Chat – Towards the integration of quantum computing in the industrial dynamics – Giacomo Cappellini– Eniquantic, Michele Dallari – Planckian · Mediator: Enrico Prati
12:10– 12:30 Daniele Ottaviani (CINECA ) – Quantum Computing Lab Update
12:30 – 13:50 Lunch + Group Photo
Session II – Quantum HPC Partners – Chairperson: Anita Camillini
13:50– 14:15 Cosma Belli – IQM– Quantum Computers to accelerate the path to FTQC
14:15– 14:40 Krisztian Benyo – Pasqal– Quantum Computing with Neutral Atoms: a spotlight for recent developments
14:40– 15:05 Richard Kinder – D-Wave – QUANTUM REALISED: The Energy-Efficient Frontier For Advanced Computing
Session III Quantum Innovation: Industry Insights – Chairperson: Vito Palmisano
15:05– 15:30 Jani Heikkinen – Qudora – Qudora’s approach for scalable ion trap quantum computers through NFQC
15:30– 15:55 Sabrina Maniscalco – Algorithmiq – From Molecules to Medicine: The Untold Story of Quantum Simulations at Scale
15:55– 16:20 Mark Jackson – Quantinuum – Quantinuum: Accelerating the Path Towards Universal, Fully Fault-tolerant Quantum Computing
16:20– 16:40 Coffee Break
Session IV – Round Table – Chairperson: Marina Natalucci
16:40 – 16:50 Marina Natalucci – Osservatorio Politecnico –Investing in the Quantum Future: Global Trends and Insights
16:50 – 17:25 Olivia Nicoletti – Haystack Venture, Giovanni Baldassarri – Rialto Venture, Roberto Della Marina – Obloo –Growing Quantum Ventures: Hands-On Advice for Entrepreneurs
17:25 – 17:30 Closing Remarks and End of Day – Daniele Ottaviani
Day Two 16-12-25
Session V – Research Centres and Quantum Startups– Chairperson: Sara Marzella
09:30 – 10:00 Invited Speaker · Krysztof Kurowski – PSNC – Driving scenarios for HPC-QC integration across Polish and EuroHPC quantum infrastructures
10:00 – 10:25 Elisabeth Ortega – Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech – Multimodal Quantum Computing and HPC Integration for Democratized Access: The Qilimanjaro Approach
10:25 – 10:50 Antonio Policicchio – Nttdata – Overcoming Tomographic Bottlenecks in Quantum Generative AI for Molecular Design
10:50 – 11:10 Coffee Break
11:10 – 11:40 Invited Speaker · Juani Bermejo Vega – University of Granada – Title TBA
Session VI -Short talks · Universities and Research Centres | – Chairperson: Paolo Zentilini
11:40 – 11:55 Stefano Bruni – Università degli Studi di Milano – Ground state energy approximation of small molecules using Quantum Annealers
11:55 – 12:10 Riccardo Pellini – Politecnico di Milano – Learning Graph Representations of Quantum Circuits for Scalable Quantum Computing
12:10 – 12:25 Riccardo Mengoni – Welinq – Efficient Gate Reordering for Distributed Quantum Compiling in Data Centers
12:25 – 12:40 Francesco Ghisoni – Università degli Studi di Pavia – High Performance Computing Benchmarking: Quantum vs Classical Neural Networks
12:40 – 12:55 Sebastiano Corli – Università degli Studi di Milano, CNR – Gauge Freedom in Measurement-Based Quantum Computing
12:55 – 15:00 Poster Session & Lunch
Session VII – Universities and Research Centres II – Chairperson: Enrico Prati
15:00 – 15:30 Invited Speaker · Mauro Paternostro – Università di Palermo – Enhancing quantum information processing with neuromorphic approaches to data processing
15:30 – 15:55 Giacomo Franceschetto – ICFO – Hamiltonian learning via quantum Zeno effect
15:55 – 16:20 Dario Chemoli – Università degli Studi di Milano – Implementation and Reinforcement Learning-based stabilization of a digital twin of a loop-based photonic quantum computer
16:20 – 16:45 Francesco Micucci – E4 Beyond Geometry: Physically-Informed Quantum Approach to Molecular Docking
16:45 – 17:00 Conference Wrap-Up & Farewell – Daniele Ottaviani
Suggested Accomodations
Hotel in Bologna
Hotel Internazionale
Via dell’Indipendenza, 60 – 051 245544 – internazionale@monrifhotels.com
Hotel I Portici
Via dell’Indipendenza, 69 – 051 42185 – commerciale@iporticihotel.com
Hotel Metropolitan
Via dell’Orso, 6 – 051 229393 – booking@hotelmetropolitan.com
Hotel Roma
Via D’Azeglio, 9 – 051 226322 – info@hotelroma.biz
NH Bologna De la Gare
Piazza XX Settembre, 2 – 051 281611 – nhbologna@nh-hotels.com, prenotazioni@nh-hotels.com
Starhotel Excelsior
Viale Pietro Pietramellara, 51 – 051 246178 – excelsior.bo@starhotels.it
UNA Hotel Bologna
Viale Pietro Pietramellara, 41 – 051 60801 – una.bologna@unahotels.it
Other Hotels near Cineca
Amatì Design Hotel
Via Rigosa 14 – Zola Predosa – 051 758093 – info@amatidesignhotel.com
Hotel Continental
Via Garibaldi 8 – Zola Predosa – 051 755097 – info@hotelcontinentalbologna.it
Hotel SHG
Via Risorgimento, 186 – Zola Predosa – 051 75 11 01 – info@shghotelbologna.com
Hotel Calzavecchio
Via Calzavecchio, 1 – Casalecchi di Reno – 051 3761616 – info@hotelcalzavecchio.eu
Talks and slides
Coming Soon