QPL 2026

Amsterdam

The 23rd International Conference on Quantum Physics and Logic (QPL 2026) will take place from August 17th to August 21st 2026 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Quantum Physics and Logic is an annual conference that brings together academic and industry researchers working on topics ranging from basic research in the foundations of physics to applications in quantum computing and communication, both for near-term quantum hardware and future large-scale, fault-tolerant devices. The conference places particular emphasis on the application of formal algebraic, logical, compositional, and categorical structures to quantum theory and related areas. Work applying quantum-inspired techniques and structures to other fields—such as (classical) computation, linguistics, artificial intelligence, and causality—is also welcome.

Important Dates

All deadlines are stated with respect to the Anywhere on Earth (AoE) time zone.

Submissions

The following are the submission guidelines from the 2025 edition, they are still subject to change. Prospective speakers are invited to submit one (or more) of the following:

Page limits exclude bibliography, acknowledgements and appendices (which may be read at the discretion of reviewers). There will be an award for Best Student Paper that will be determined by the Program Committee. Papers eligible for the award are those where all the authors are students at the time of submission.

Registration

To open later.

Conference Proceedings

Conference proceedings will be published in Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science (EPTCS) after the conference. When preparing the final version for publication, authors of accepted proceedings submissions are allowed to use up to three extra pages (i.e. up to 15 pages excluding bibliography) to address reviewer concerns and suggestions under the proviso that they do not introduce new results.

Contact

For inquiries related to the submission and review process, please write to the PC chairs at pcchairsqpl2026@gmail.com.

Programme Committee Co-chairs

Programme Committee

To be announced.

Organising Committee

To be announced.

QPL Steering Committee

Previous QPL Editions

An archive of all previous QPL editions is available.

Code of Conduct

Please make this conference a welcoming space for everyone. We ask you to use your real name when logging into any of our systems. Our conference is dedicated to providing a harassment-free conference experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), or scientific opinion. We do not tolerate harassment of community members in any form.

All communication should be appropriate for a professional audience including people of many different backgrounds. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any venue this conference will be held in, whether physical or virtual. If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a member of conference staff immediately. If a participant engages in harassing behaviour, the conference organisers may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender or expulsion from the conference.

The dedicated safety and inclusion team will oversee reports of Code of Conduct violation. The team can be contacted at qpl.safety.inclusion@gmail.com. The full team is to be announced later, but currently consists of:

Harassment may include but is not limited to: