Superconducting Systems: Architectural Scaling

Presentations

• Developing High-Performance Superconducting Quantum Hardware

  ORAL · Invited

  March 18, 2026, 12:00 PM – March 18, 2026, 12:36 PM

  Presenters

  • Anthony E Megrant

    • Google LLC

  Authors

  • Anthony E Megrant

    • Google LLC

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• A Cryo-CMOS Control System for Large-Scale Superconducting Qubit Quantum Computing: Part 1

  ORAL

  March 18, 2026, 12:36 PM – March 18, 2026, 12:48 PM

  Presenters

  • Devin L Underwood

    • IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
    • IBM Quantum

  Authors

  • Devin L Underwood

    • IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
    • IBM Quantum

  • Ari Noori

    • IBM Quantum

  • David Frank

    • IBM Quantum

  • Ken Inoue

    • IBM Quantum

  • Jonathan Kaus

    • IBM Quantum

  • Kevin Tien

    • IBM Quantum

  • John Bulzacchelli

    • IBM Quantum

  • Pat Rosno

    • IBM Quantum

  • Daniel Moertl

    • IBM Quantum

  • John Timmerwilke

    • IBM Quantum

  • Subhajit Ray

    • IBM Quantum

  • Daniel Ramirez

    • IBM Quantum

  • Bryce Snell

    • IBM Quantum

  • Jeremy Ekman

    • IBM Quantum

  • Daniil Frolov

    • IBM Quantum

  • Mark Yeck

    • IBM Quantum

  • Emma Erickson

    • IBM Quantum

  • Kevin Demsky

    • IBM Quantum

  • Christian Baks

    • IBM Quantum

  • Brian Gaucher

    • IBM Quantum

  • Scott Lekuch

    • IBM Quantum

  • Bodhisatwa Sadhu

    • IBM Quantum

  • Scott M Willemborg

    • IBM Quantum

  • Daniel J Friedman

    • IBM Quantum

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• A Cryo-CMOS Control System for Large-Scale Superconducting Qubit Quantum Computing: Part 2

  ORAL

  March 18, 2026, 12:48 PM – March 18, 2026, 1:00 PM

  Presenters

  • Ari Noori

    • IBM Quantum

  Authors

  • Ari Noori

    • IBM Quantum

  • Devin L Underwood

    • IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
    • IBM Quantum

  • David Frank

    • IBM Quantum

  • Ken Inoue

    • IBM Quantum

  • Jonathan Kaus

    • IBM Quantum

  • Kevin Tien

    • IBM Quantum

  • John Bulzacchelli

    • IBM Quantum

  • Pat Rosno

    • IBM Quantum

  • Daniel Moertl

    • IBM Quantum

  • John Timmerwilke

    • IBM Quantum

  • Subhajit Ray

    • IBM Quantum

  • Daniel Ramirez

    • IBM Quantum

  • Bryce Snell

    • IBM Quantum

  • Jeremy Ekman

    • IBM Quantum

  • Daniil Frolov

    • IBM Quantum

  • Mark Yeck

    • IBM Quantum

  • Emma Erickson

    • IBM Quantum

  • Kevin Demsky

    • IBM Quantum

  • Christian Baks

    • IBM Quantum

  • Brian Gaucher

    • IBM Quantum

  • Scott Lekuch

    • IBM Quantum

  • Bodhisatwa Sadhu

    • IBM Quantum

  • Scott M Willemborg

    • IBM Quantum

  • Daniel J Friedman

    • IBM Quantum

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• Wiring-Efficient XYZ Line for 3D-Integrated Superconducting Devices

  ORAL

  March 18, 2026, 1:00 PM – March 18, 2026, 1:12 PM

  Presenters

  • Kieran Dalton

    • ETH Zurich

  Authors

  • Kieran Dalton

    • ETH Zurich

  • Ilya Besedin

    • ETH Zurich

  • Vivek V Dhande

    • ETH Zurich

  • Zih-Yang Chen

    • ETH Zurich

  • Nessim Dridi

    • ETH Zurich

  • Dante Colao Zanuz

    • ETH Zurich

  • Andreas Wallraff

    • ETH Zurich

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• Benign overhead in quantum circuits with time-multiplexed qubit control

  ORAL

  March 18, 2026, 1:12 PM – March 18, 2026, 1:24 PM

  Publication: Overhead in quantum circuits with time-multiplexed qubit control
  Marvin Richter, Ingrid Strandberg, Simone Gasparinetti, and Anton Frisk Kockum
  arXiv:2508.20752

  Presenters

  • Anton F Frisk Kockum

    • Chalmers University of Technology
    • Chalmers Univ of Tech

  Authors

  • Marvin Richter

    • Chalmers Univ of Tech

  • Ingrid Strandberg

    • Chalmers Univ of Tech

  • Simone Gasparinetti

    • Chalmers University of Technology

  • Anton F Frisk Kockum

    • Chalmers University of Technology
    • Chalmers Univ of Tech

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• Integrating cryogenic digital multiplexing with superconducting qubits

  ORAL

  March 18, 2026, 1:24 PM – March 18, 2026, 1:36 PM

  Publication: Bernhardt, et al. "Quantum Computer Controlled by Superconducting Digital Electronics at Millikelvin Temperature", doi:10.48550/arXiv.2503.09879.

  Presenters

  • Caleb Jordan

    • Seeqc, Inc.
    • SEEQC, Inc.

  Authors

  • Caleb Jordan

    • Seeqc, Inc.
    • SEEQC, Inc.

  • Alex Kirichenko

    • Seeqc, Inc.
    • SEEQC, Inc.

  • Karthik Srikanth Bharadwaj

    • Seeqc, Inc.

  • Louis Fry-Bouriaux

    • Seeqc, Inc.

  • Katie Porsch

    • Seeqc, Inc.
    • SEEQC, Inc.

  • Aaron Somoroff

    • Seeqc, Inc.
    • SEEQC, Inc.

  • Kan-Ting Tsai

    • Seeqc, Inc.
    • SEEQC, Inc.

  • Jason Walter

    • Seeqc, Inc.

  • Adam Weis

    • Seeqc, Inc.

  • Chris Checkley

    • Seeqc, Inc.

  • Meng-Ju Yu

    • Seeqc, Inc.

  • Mario Renzullo

    • Seeqc, Inc.

  • Daniel Yohannes

    • Seeqc, Inc.

  • Igor Vernik

    • Seeqc, Inc.
    • SEEQC, Inc.

  • Oleg A Mukhanov

    • SEEQC, Inc.
    • Seeqc, Inc.

  • Shu-Jen Han

    • Seeqc, Inc.
    • SEEQC, Inc.

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• Resource-Efficient Control Scheme for Superconducting Quantum Processors Compatible with Unipolar Flux Pulsing

  ORAL

  March 18, 2026, 1:36 PM – March 18, 2026, 1:48 PM

  Presenters

  • Mojahed Jaber

    • Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
    • Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg

  Authors

  • Mojahed Jaber

    • Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
    • Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg

  • Harshanth Ram Murugesan

    • Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
    • Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg

  • Shasha Xu

    • Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
    • Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg

  • Thomas Foesel

    • Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
    • Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
    • Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg

  • Victor Kemme

    • Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
    • Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
    • Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg

  • Muralikrishna Kurmapu

    • Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg
    • Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany

  • Prakiran Baidya

    • Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg
    • Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
    • Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
    • Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg

  • Markus Sondermann

    • Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg
    • Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
    • Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
    • Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg

  • Christopher Eichler

    • Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg
    • Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany

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• Optically Mediated Control for Superconducting Qubits

  ORAL

  March 18, 2026, 1:48 PM – March 18, 2026, 2:00 PM

  Presenters

  • Kevin Kiener

    • TU Munich

  Authors

  • Kevin Kiener

    • TU Munich

  • Ivan Tsitsilin

    • Technical University Munich (TUM), Walther Meißner Institute (WMI)
    • TU Munich
    • TU Munich & Walther-Meissner-Institute
    • Walther-Meissner-Institute
    • Walther-Meißner-Institut
    • Walther Meissner Institute & TU Munich

  • Gleb Krylov

    • Walther-Meissner-Institute
    • Walther-Meißner-Institut

  • Florian Wallner

    • Walther-Meissner-Institute

  • Nadeem Akhlaq

    • Walther-Schottky-Institute

  • Johannes Schirk

    • Walther-Meißner-Institute
    • TU Munich & Walther-Meissner-Institute
    • Walther-Meißner-Institut

  • Frederik Pfeiffer

    • TU Munich
    • TU Munich & Walther-Meißner-Institut

  • Tim Schneider

    • Walther-Meissner-Institute

  • Niklas J Glaser

    • TU Munich
    • TU Munich & Walther-Meißner-Institut

  • David C Bunch

    • Walther-Meißner-Institut
    • Walther-Meissner-Institute

  • Lea Richard

    • Walther Meissner Institut
    • TU Munich
    • Walther-Meissner-Institute
    • Walther-Meißner-Institut

  • Julius Feigl

    • Walther-Meissner-Insitute
    • Walther-Meissner-Institut
    • Walther-Meissner-Institute
    • TU Munich & Walther-Meißner-Institut
    • Walther-Meißner-Institut
    • Walther Meissner Institute & TU Munich

  • Christian M Schneider

    • Technical University Munich (TUM), Walther Meißner Institute (WMI)
    • TU Munich
    • Walther Meissner Institute
    • TU Munich & Walther-Meissner-Institute
    • TU Munich & Walther-Meißner-Institut
    • Walther-Meißner-Institut
    • Walther Meissner Institute & TU Munich

  • Benjamin Lienhard

    • TU Munich

  • Max Werninghaus Werninghaus

    • TU Munich

  • Stefan Filipp

    • Walther-Meißner-Institute
    • TU Munich
    • TU Munich & Walther-Meissner-Institute
    • Walther-Meissner-Institute
    • Walther-Meißner-Institut & TU Munich
    • TU Munich & Walther-Meißner-Institut
    • Walther Meissner Institute & TU Munich

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• Optical links for control and readout of superconducting qubits: toward scalable, low heatload architectures

  ORAL

  March 18, 2026, 2:00 PM – March 18, 2026, 2:12 PM

  Publication: [1] Krantz, P. et al. (2019) 'A Quantum Engineer's Guide to superconducting qubits', Applied Physics Reviews, 6(2).
  [2] Alexeev, Y. et al. (2021) 'Quantum Computer Systems for Scientific Discovery', PRX Quantum, 2(1).
  [3] Krinner, S. et al. (2019) 'Engineering cryogenic setups for 100-qubit scale superconducting circuit systems', EPJ Quantum Technology, 6(1)
  [4] Lecocq, F., Quinlan, F., Cicak, K. et al. Control and readout of a superconducting qubit using a photonic link. Nature 591, 575–579 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03268-x
  [5] Xu, W., Guo, T., Zhang, K. et al. Manipulations of a transmon qubit with a null-biased electro-optic fiber link. Nat Commun 16, 2629 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-57820-8
  [6] Warner, H.K., Holzgrafe, J., Yankelevich, B. et al. Coherent control of a superconducting qubit using light. Nat. Phys. 21, 831–838 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-025-02812-0
  [7] van Thiel, T.C., Weaver, M.J., Berto, F. et al. Optical readout of a superconducting qubit using a piezo-optomechanical transducer. Nat. Phys. 21, 401–405 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-024-02742-3
  [8] Delaney, R.D., Urmey, M.D., Mittal, S. et al. Superconducting-qubit readout via low-backaction electro-optic transduction. Nature 606, 489–493 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-04720-2
  [9] Arnold, G., Werner, T., Sahu, R. et al. All-optical superconducting qubit readout. Nat. Phys. 21, 393–400 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-024-02741-4

  Presenters

  • Beer O de Zoeten

    • QphoX

  Authors

  • Eugenio Cataldo

    • QphoX

  • Reza Hajitashakkori

    • QphoX

  • Mohammad Kobba

    • QphoX

  • Thierry C van Thiel

    • QphoX

  • Abhinand Pusuluri

    • QphoX

  • Mahnaz Zarrinfar

    • QphoX

  • Kamal Pandey

    • QphoX

  • Bennett Sprague

    • QphoX

  • Beer O de Zoeten

    • QphoX

  • Matthew J Weaver

    • QphoX
    • Qphox

  • Katie J Helsby

    • QphoX

  • Jana Bauer

    • Delft University of Technology

  • Lorenzo Scarpelli

    • Delft University of Technology

  • Robert Stockill

    • QphoX

  • Simon Gröblacher

    • QphoX

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• Fast Broadband Superconducting Microwave Switches Based on Artificial Transmission Lines

  ORAL

  March 18, 2026, 2:12 PM – March 18, 2026, 2:24 PM

  Presenters

  • Réouven Assouly

    • Massachussets Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Réouven Assouly

    • Massachussets Institute of Technology

  • Om Joshi

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Max Hays

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Jeffrey A Grover

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • William D Oliver

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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• Superconducting switches for modular quantum networks

  ORAL

  March 18, 2026, 2:24 PM – March 18, 2026, 2:36 PM

  Presenters

  • Ziyi Zhao

    • JILA

  Authors

  • Ziyi Zhao

    • JILA

  • Eva Gurra

    • University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80302, USA
    • University of Colorado Boulder

  • Michael Vissers

    • National Institute of Standards and Technology Boulder
    • National Institute of Standards and Technology
    • National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder

  • Konrad W Lehnert

    • Yale University

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• Superconducting Flux Memory – Flux Lock Device

  ORAL

  March 18, 2026, 2:36 PM – March 18, 2026, 2:48 PM

  Publication: [1] Grover et al., (2020) PRX Quantum, 1, 020314.
  [2] AJ Przybysz, DG Ferguson, MS Khalil, Current device readout system, US Patent 10,884,033

  Presenters

  • Tony X Zhou

    • Northrop Grumman Mission System

  Authors

  • Tony X Zhou

    • Northrop Grumman Mission System

  • Brian Sears

    • Northrop Grumman Mission System

  • Anthony Joseph Przybysz

    • Northrop Grumman Mission Systems

  • David G Ferguson

    • Northrop Grumman Mission Systems

  • Jeremy B Clark

    • University of Maryland, College Park

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• On-chip Thermometry for Scaling Quantum Hardware

  ORAL

  March 18, 2026, 2:48 PM – March 18, 2026, 3:00 PM

  Presenters

  • Ella O Lachman

    • Rigetti Computing

  Authors

  • Ella O Lachman

    • Rigetti Computing

  • Jayss D Marshall

    • Rigetti Computing

  • Yuvraj Mohan

    • Rigetti Computing

  • Josh Y Mutus

    • Rigetti Computing

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