QCOMICAL School 2026

on Quantum Programming Languages and Semantics

After a succesfull first edition in Nancy (France), the second QCOMICAL School will take place in Pisa (Italy) as part of the QCOMICAL project. The school will offer tutorials and lectures by leading researchers involved in the project, working on quantum computing with a focus on quantum programming languages and their semantics, fostering interaction across foundational approaches.

November 16 to 20, 2026 – Pisa, Italy

Courses and Lecturers

Schedule

Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
9:30 - 10:00 TBA TBA TBA
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee
10:30 - 11:30 TBA
11:30 - 12:00 Coffee break
12:00 - 12:30 TBA TBA TBA
12:30 - 13:00
13:00 - 13:30 Registration Lunch break
13:30 - 14:30 Tutorial: TBA
14:30 - 15:30 TBA TBA TBA TBA
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 – 16:30 Tutorial: Bayesian networks TBA TBA TBA
16:30 - 18:00

Registration

Filling the form below is mandatory.

Click here to access the registration form

Your submission will be considered a pre-registration until you receive a confirmation email, usually sent within two days.

Registration deadline: October 16, 2026 (AoE)

Accommodation

A few rooms have been reserved at Residence Le Benedettine, the guesthouse of the University of Pisa. They are available on a first come-first served basis.
If you wish to book a single-bed room, you can do so following this link, and insert the following code into the additional notes: Priority code 1156/2026. If you and another attendee wish to book a double room, you can contact the guesthouse with a mail to "info at residence.unipi.it". You will have to specify both of your names and the same code priority code as before.

Venue

The school will take place at the Museum of Computing Machinery, part of Sistema Museale d'Ateneo of the University of Pisa, located on the area of the former municipal abattoir ("Vecchi Macelli").

Address:

Museo degli Strumenti per il Calcolo
Largo Padre Renzo Spadoni
56127 Pisa, Italy

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The Museum is easily accessible from via Nicola Pisano. Leaving from the main train station ("Stazione centrale"), by bus: line 1+, direction "Park Pietrasantina", stop "Rustichello 1"; leaving from the central main bridge ("Ponte di Mezzo"), by bus: line 5, direction "Via Buffalmacco CEP", stop "Rustichello 1". The Museum is about a 5-minute walk from the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

Visa Information

Participants from outside the European Union may need a visa to enter Italy. You can check the requirements according to your country of residence on the official Italian Visas website.

If you require an official invitation letter to support your visa application, please contact the organisers after completing your pre-registration.

Organisers

Sponsors

Hosted by the University of Pisa

MSCA Staff Exchanges — Funded by the European Commission through Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions – Staff Exchanges

Funded by the European Union