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Denver, CO — March 16–18, 2026
The APS Global Physics Summit 2026 — the American Physical Society’s landmark joint March and April Meeting — brought together more than 14,000 physicists from around the world at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. qBraid was proud to be represented, with four impactful talks delivered across the week spanning quantum chemistry, workforce development, quantum education, and real-world aerospace applications.
Tarini Hardikar, Head of Scientific Applications & Product at qBraid, works at the intersection of quantum algorithms and quantum chemistry. Her research focuses on fermion-to-qubit encodings, noise-resilient simulation methods, and quantum pipelines for modeling strongly correlated molecular systems.
James Brown, Quantum Research Scientist at qBraid, focuses on applied quantum computing spanning hybrid classical-quantum algorithms, quantum machine learning, and quantum education. His work bridges cutting-edge research and real-world applications across industries including aerospace and materials science.
Efficient and Noise-Resilient Molecular Quantum Simulation with the Generalized Superfast Encoding
Tarini Hardikar | Monday, March 16 | 9:36–9:48 a.m.
This talk built on qBraid’s published research introducing improvements to the Generalized Superfast Encoding (GSE) — a compact, noise-resilient approach to mapping molecular Hamiltonians onto quantum hardware. The work demonstrates that GSE outperforms prior fermion-to-qubit encodings in both accuracy and hardware efficiency, with results validated on hydrogen molecule systems under realistic hardware noise. Key innovations include path optimization within the Hamiltonian interaction graph, multi-edge graph structures for enhanced error detection without added circuit depth, and a stabilizer measurement framework for direct Z-basis mapping.
This research is also foundational to Quanta-Bind, qBraid’s quantum computing pipeline for modeling strongly correlated metal-protein interactions — with applications to understanding neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
Building Quantum Readiness: Scalable Education and Workforce Training through the qBraid Platform
James Brown | Monday, March 16 | 3:30–3:42 p.m.
This talk outlined how qBraid’s cloud platform is addressing one of the field’s biggest bottlenecks: preparing researchers and practitioners to work with real quantum hardware. qBraid Lab provides instant, zero-setup access to QPUs, GPUs, and simulators across hardware vendors — removing the infrastructure friction that slows quantum education at scale.
qBook: A Hands-On Cloud-Based Course Platform to Learn Quantum Computing and Its Applications
James Brown | Monday, March 16 | 4:06–4:18 p.m.
James followed with a dedicated showcase of qBook, qBraid’s curriculum platform purpose-built for quantum education. qBook delivers interactive, hardware-connected coursework that allows learners to move directly from concept to real QPU execution — making it a powerful tool for universities, research groups, and enterprise quantum readiness programs.
Quantum Reservoir Computing for Corrosion Prediction in Aerospace: A Hybrid Approach for Enhanced Material Degradation Forecasting
James Brown | Wednesday, March 18 | 8:48–9:00 a.m.
James closed out qBraid’s Summit presence with a presentation of collaborative research with Airbus Central Research & Technology. The work introduces an “onion” quantum reservoir computing (QRC) model — a hybrid classical-quantum architecture using multiple concurrently evolved quantum reservoirs to capture degradation processes across different timescales. Applied to corrosion prediction in aerospace alloys, the approach delivers improved predictive accuracy over classical baselines, offering a compelling near-term quantum advantage use case in materials science. The full paper is available on arXiv.
These four talks reflect what qBraid is building toward: a platform where cutting-edge quantum research and broad accessibility go hand in hand. From advancing molecular simulation algorithms to powering quantum education at universities worldwide — and from workforce development to applied industry collaborations with partners like Airbus — qBraid is committed to making quantum computing useful today.
Want to explore the open-source tools powering qBraid’s research? The qBraid SDK is available on GitHub — contributions welcome. 👉 github.com/qBraid/qBraid
Ready to run your own research on real quantum hardware? 👉 account.qbraid.com
About qBraid
qBraid is a hardware-agnostic quantum computing platform with over 27,000 developers. With partnerships across IonQ, QuEra, IBM, Rigetti, Atom Computing, AQT, and Microsoft, qBraid brings the full quantum hardware ecosystem together through a single, unified cloud interface. Learn more at qbraid.com.
Hackathons
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From October 21st to November 5th of 2022, qBraid hosted HAQS, one of the most popular quantum computing events of the year, where participants from around the world worked on solving a total of five quantum computing challenges during the two weeks of the event.
Product
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Collaborations
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Loom, the quantum error correction library from Entropica Labs, is now available on the updated qBraid Lab Explore page.
Collaborations
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qBraid Pilots is now available on AWS Marketplace, giving enterprises a familiar procurement path to access expert-guided quantum algorithm development powered by Amazon Braket.
Collaborations
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Access AQT’s IBEX Q1 on qBraid Lab, enabling researchers and developers to run experiments on fully connected trapped ion quantum hardware
Collaborations
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qBraid is proud to return as the official compute platform for the 2026 Connected DMV Global Industry Challenge, announced at CES 2026 in Las Vegas.
Collaborations
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qBraid has been selected by IBM to host their annual Qiskit Global Summer School for the second year in a row.
Collaborations
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Collaborations
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qBraid’s quantum computing platform adds access to 256 qubit neutral atom quantum computer, Aquila by QuEra.
Collaborations
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qBraid and Quantum Algorithms Institute partner to accelerate the pace of quantum computing in British Columbia and beyond.
Collaborations
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Hackathons
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qBraid served as the official platform for iQuHACK 2026, MIT's 7th annual quantum hackathon, powering 1,400+ participants across 76 countries for the 5th consecutive year.
Hackathons
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As part of QHack, qBraid is providing the best quantum developer notebook environment experience for challengers.
Hackathons
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From October 21st to November 5th of 2022, qBraid hosted HAQS, one of the most popular quantum computing events of the year, where participants from around the world worked on solving a total of five quantum computing challenges during the two weeks of the event.
Hackathons
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At this year's QCHack, participants attended a week filled with amazing talks, 1:1 sessions with academic and industry mentors, and a 24 hour hackathon hosted by Stanford, Yale and Berkeley.
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Hackathons
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The potential of the field of quantum computing is so huge that everyone in the field cannot wait for all the promises that the field holds to become a reality.
Research
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qBraid researchers Tarini Hardikar and James Brown presented four talks at the APS Global Physics Summit 2026 in Denver, spanning molecular simulation, quantum education, and aerospace applications.
Research
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IEEE has awarded qBraid and its collaborators 1st place for the Best Paper Award in the Quantum Algorithm Track.
Research
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qBraid's team used hybrid classical-quantum algorithms to determine the best flight path
Research
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Learn how classical sampling methods, such as Markov Chain Monte Carlo, can estimate truncation errors in simulating bosons on quantum computers, aiding resource assessment and result validation for quantum simulations, including applications in two-dimensional lattice scalar field theory.
Press Releases
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MIT News featured qBraid as a startup providing a nontechnical gateway to coding on quantum computers, highlighting the platform's mission to democratize access to quantum hardware and software worldwide.
Press Releases
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qBraid wins NSF POSE grant to build open source ecosystem
Press Releases
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Press Releases
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Press Releases
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Press Releases
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qBraid will lead a team of researchers from MIT, UChicago, Argonne National Laboratory, and QuEra to develop quantum computing solutions for studying the interaction of metals and intrinsically disordered proteins.
Press Releases
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OSU uses qBraid for accessing Intel Quantum SDK
Press Releases
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qBraid provides agnostic connections to quantum computers and simulators thanks to Amazon Braket
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Duality Quantum Accelerator Accepts Six Startups into Inaugural Cohort
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Take the QuBes (Quantum Beginners) course to learn quantum computing.
Press Releases
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qBraid aims to increase accessibility to, and interoperability amongst, quantum computing resources.
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Supercharge your quantum workflows with GPUs on qBraid
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How to install Cirq v1.2.0 environment on qBraid Lab
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Let qBraid help you take your first step into the quantum world!
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Intel® Quantum SDK is generally available on qBraid Lab for Free with no installation necessary
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Dive into the intricate interplay of the Bernoulli line and the Bloch sphere, revealing profound geometric insights into quantum state dynamics.
