Name: The First RIKEN Quantum International Workshop on Frontiers of Quantum Computing Applications and Quantum-HPC Integration
Start: 2026-05-25T09:20:00+09:00
End: 2026-05-26T17:50:00+09:00
Location: 2F Administrative Headquarters (C00), RIKEN, Wako

The First RIKEN Quantum International Workshop on Frontiers of Quantum Computing Applications and Quantum-HPC Integration

from Monday, 25 May 2026 (09:20) to Tuesday, 26 May 2026 (17:50)

Monday, 25 May 2026

09:20 Registration
Registration
09:20 - 09:50
Room: Large Conference Room
09:50 Opening Remarks - Seiji Yunoki (RIKEN)
Opening Remarks
- Seiji Yunoki (RIKEN)
09:50 - 10:00
Room: Large Conference Room
10:00 Session 1
10:00 - 11:40
Room: Large Conference Room
Contributions

10:00 JHPC Quantum Platform for Quantum-HPC Hybrid Computing - Mitsuhisa Sato (RIKEN)

10:40 Hybrid Quantum Classical Approach Exploiting Industrial Quantum Advantage with JHPC-Quantum Platform - June-Koo Kevin Rhee (Qunova Computing)

11:20 Large-Scale Selected-Basis Diagonalization for Quantum–HPC Hybrid Algorithms - Tomonori Shirakawa (RIKEN)
11:40 Lunch
Lunch
11:40 - 13:10
13:10 Special Session: Quantum Computing in Chemistry and Life Sciences
Quantum Computing in Chemistry and Life Sciences
13:10 - 15:10
Room: Large Conference Room
Contributions

13:10 Applications of Quantum Computing in Chemistry - Kenneth Merz (Cleveland Clinic)

13:50 From Quantum Algorithms to Better Therapies: Algorithmiq's Impact in Healthcare and and Life Sciences - Stefan Knecht (Algorithmiq)

14:30 Quantum for Biomedicine: Computing, Sensing, and Communication - Hideaki Kawaguchi (The University of Tokyo)

14:50 Discussion
15:10 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:10 - 15:40
Room: Large Conference Room
15:40 Session 3
15:40 - 17:40
Room: Large Conference Room
Contributions

15:40 Toward Practical Materials Screening Beyond 50 Qubits Enabled by Quantum-HPC QSCI-AFQMC - Toshihiro Aoki (SoftBank)

16:20 Sample-Based Quantum Diagonalization of Lattice Gauge Theory Hamiltonians - Yutaro Iiyama (The University of Tokyo)

17:00 Quantum Computing of Rovibrational Energy Levels in Molecules - Erik Loetstedt (RIKEN)

17:20 Dissipative Ground-State Preparation of a Quantum Spin Chain on a Trapped-Ion Quantum Computer - Kazuhiro Seki (RIKEN)
17:40 Workshop Group Photo
Workshop Group Photo
17:40 - 17:50
Room: Large Conference Room

18:00 Banquet
Banquet
18:00 - 20:00
Room: Large Conference Room
Tuesday, 26 May 2026

08:50 Registration
Registration
08:50 - 09:20
Room: Large Conference Room
09:20 Session 4
09:20 - 11:40
Room: Large Conference Room
Contributions

09:20 AI for Quantum Computing: Algorithms and Workflow - Ikko Hamamura (NVIDIA)

10:00 Harnessing the Generative Quantum Eigensolver for Next-Generation Materials Design - Qi Gao (Mitsubishi Chemical)

10:40 Quantum-Aware Fine-Tuning of Chemical Foundation Models via Bit-Bit Encoding - Shunji Matsuura (RIKEN)

11:00 Simulating a Real Quantum Magnet with 256 Analog Qubits - Alexandre Dauphin (Pasqal)
11:40 Lunch
Lunch
11:40 - 13:10
13:10 Session 5
13:10 - 15:10
Room: Large Conference Room
Contributions

13:10 Quantum-HPC Hybrid Computation of Bimolecular Excited-State Energies - Kentaro Yamamoto (Quantinuum)

13:50 Toward Quantum Utility in Quantum Chemistry: Application-Centered Strategies for the 25–100 Logical Qubit Regime - Bo Peng (PNNL)

14:30 Experimental and Numerical Progress in FTQC Algorithms for Chemistry and Fluid Mechanics - Yu-ichiro Matsushita (Quemix)
15:10 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:10 - 15:40
Room: Large Conference Room
15:40 Session 6
15:40 - 17:40
Room: Large Conference Room
Contributions

15:40 Large Scale Quantum Simulation with Hybrid QC-HPC Systems - Artur Garcia-Saez (Barcelona Supercomputing Center)

16:20 Scalable Simulation of Quantum Many-Body Dynamics with OR-Represented Quantum Algebra - Lukas Broers (RIKEN)

16:40 Phase Transitions in Parametrized Quantum Circuits - Xiaoyang Wang (RIKEN)

17:00 State-Vector Simulation of Quantum Computer on Supercomputers - Naoki Yoshioka (RIKEN)

17:20 Noise-Stabilized Discrete Time Crystals on Digital Quantum Processors - Kazuya Shinjo (RIKEN)
17:40 Closing Remarks - Tetsuo Hatsuda (RIKEN)
Closing Remarks
- Tetsuo Hatsuda (RIKEN)
17:40 - 17:50
Room: Large Conference Room

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