San Jose, California
QCAS 2026
November 12, 2026
Explore the gathering →Find the Questions worth exploring — but not alone.
FINQ brings researchers, builders and curious people together around consequential questions in quantum technology, computation and intelligence.
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Singapore
Quantum Singapore 2027
February 2027
Explore the gathering →Choose a question you genuinely care about. Start there.
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People1,000+FINQ overview figures, recorded 2026-09-101
Research-trained70%+PhD-level share1
Cities100+Same overview1
Countries27+Same overview1
Gatherings21+In person1
Events & talks100+Talks and sessions1
27 countries & regions
■ stronger shade = larger share of recorded audienceSource: LinkedIn audience location data, unresolved excluded2
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People from academia, industry, startups, and research labs.4
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Quantinuum
IonQ
QuEra
PsiQuantum
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PASQAL
IQM
Riverlane
Quantum Machines
Q-CTRL
D-WaveUniversities & research
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Stanford
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Waterloo · IQC
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Cambridge
TU Delft · QuTech
NUS · CQT
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USTC
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International convening
Quantum Singapore
A community experiment grew into a place where regional institutions and an international quantum network could meet.
Research · 2025Towards Conscious AI
A strange question, a quantum sampling idea, and a joint first-place research prize.
Research overviewEvernormal
A closer look at a simulated household economy, the data behind it, and the questions it opens about AI decision-making.
Upcoming workshop · Previewed September 12, 2026QCAS 2026
A look ahead to the third Quantum Computing Applications and Systems Workshop, co-located with IEEE/ACM ICCAD 2026.
Research · Post-quantum securityFIPS Compliant Quantum Secure Communication
A FINQ-affiliated collaboration with Quantropi and DLS Technology on a nested TLS 1.3 approach to quantum-secure communication.
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