Fault-Tolerant Quantum Technologies
(Benasque Science Center, Aug 03 - Aug 14, 2026)

Organizers:

N. Breuckmann (University of Bristol), A. Quintavalle (Freie Universität Berlin), M. Vasmer (Perimeter Institute), C. Vuillot (Inria Nancy)

The FTQT 2026 workshop will bring together researchers exploring different techniques for tackling noise in quantum computation, following up on the previous 2016, 2020, and 2024 editions of FTQT. The workshop's goal is to accelerate the development of new theoretical tools to improve the performance, efficiency, and practicality of error correction and fault-tolerance protocols. The resulting theoretical work will help developers of quantum technology hardware to overcome challenges posed by decoherence.

Topics of discussion include:

- Low-density parity-check codes
- Fault-tolerant logical gates
- Quantum error correction beyond qubits
- Noise characterisation and benchmarking
- Experimental implementations of fault-tolerant protocols

The two-week workshop will have a light talk schedule with a small number of speakers, allowing plenty of time for collaborations and informal discussions. The programme will include invited talks from

- Thiago Bergamaschi (UC Berkeley)
- Dan Browne (UCL)
- Robin Harper (Sydney University)
- Aleks Kissinger (University of Oxford)
- Markus Müller (RWTH Aachen University and Forschungszentrum Jülich)
- Yijia Xu (University of Maryland)
- Harry Zhou (Harvard University and QuEra Computing)

The remainder of the talks will be self-organised during the workshop. Each day, there will be an opportunity to propose a talk and the participants will be able to vote on which talks they wish to hear. The talks with the most votes will be scheduled for the following day.

To register for the workshop you must fill out the application form and submit a talk abstract (approx. 250 words). The abstract will be evaluated by the organizers in order to confirm that the applicant has sufficient research experience to take part fully in the workshop (but the participants will be free to propose a different talk during the workshop). Registration applications will be accepted on a first come, first served basis, but applications without an accompanying abstract will not be considered.

There will be a total solar eclipse visible in Spain on August 12 and we are planning to organise a bus to Zaragoza to observe it. Please indicate if you would like to join this excursion by copying 'Yes Eclipse' below your abstract.

If you are comfortable, please indicate whether you belong to an underrepresented group by copying 'I belong to an underrepresented group in my field.' below your abstract. This is in order for us to ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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