2026 World Quantum Day: Tentative program schedule
April 10, 2026, at University of Rhode Island
12:15 noon-1:30pm – Informal lunch, East Hall
1:00pm – 1:30pm: Tour of the future laboratory for Quantum Computing and Nanotechnology, Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering
1:30pm – 2:00pm: Welcoming remarks – US Senator Jack Reed on the Quad between Fasitelli and Bliss
2:00pm – 2:15pm: RI Senator Victoria Gu, on the Quad between Fasitelli and Bliss
2:30pm – 3:15: pm Ishaan Pakrasi, AWS : Quantum Computing and the Arts
3:15pm – 3:25pm: Announcement of mini-grants program for undergraduates and graduates for the study of quantum computing and its intersection with the arts, humanities, and/or social sciences.
3:25pm – 4:10pm: Christopher Savoie, SiC AI/Quantum: Are Guardrails Needed for Quantum Computers
4:10pm – 4:25pm: Break
4:30pm – 5:15pm: Charles Robinson, IBM: Post Quantum Encryption
5:15pm – 6:00pm: Suhail Zubairy, Texas A&M – Is reality really real?