CQE Workshop: Quantum Standards Readiness & Participation

When:
Tuesday, March 31, 2026 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Where:
Protiviti offices, 101 N. Wacker Dr. Suite 1300, Chicago IL, 60634
Title:
Insight to Action: Standards Readiness & Participation in the Quantum Ecosystem
Description:

Join the Chicago Quantum Exchange and Advancing Standardization for Critical and Emerging Technologies (ASCET) Center of Excellence to advance the goal of strengthening the U.S. quantum ecosystem through standardization, information sharing, and workforce development.

The workshop will explore how standardization can guide U.S. private sector leadership in international standards development, provide tools and strategies to streamline pre standardization efforts, align standardization activities with U.S. innovation goals, and fill ecosystem-wide gaps to give the U.S. quantum industry a strategic edge in international standards arenas.

Through real-time data collection and facilitated dialogue, participants will identify organizational readiness levels, barriers to standardization engagement, and workforce and training needs in the quantum ecosystem. Insights gathered will inform ASCET’s initiatives to strengthen U.S. engagement in international quantum standardization.

Speakers include:

  • David Awschalom, Liew Family Professor of Quantum Engineering and Physics, University of Chicago; Director, Chicago Quantum Exchange; Senior Scientist, Argonne National Laboratory
  • James Dickerson, PhD, Director, ASCET Center of Excellence
  • Glauci Fernandes, Senior Program Manager, Software-Enabled Products, Autonomy and Robotics (SEPAR), UL Standards & Engagement
  • Konstantinos Karagiannis, Senior Director of Quantum Computing Services, Protiviti
  • Brad Rachmiel, Chicago Office Market Leader, Protiviti
  • Martin Suchara, Director of Quantum Applications, IonQ

Sponsor: We are actively soliciting sponsorships. If you are interested, please email quantum@uchicago.edu.

See the full agenda.

Register here to attend.