Nuclear Physics at the Quantum-AI Frontier Conference

Aug 3, 2026, 8:00 AM → Aug 4, 2026, 6:00 PM America/New_York

Cambridge, MA (MIT)

Isaac Chuang (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Or Hen (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Phiala Shanahan (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

The NuQAI Conference will explore how the integration of nuclear and particle physics, quantum information science, and artificial intelligence is opening a new frontier in fundamental research. Because classical computing cannot handle the complexity of nuclear many-body systems or the massive data output of modern accelerators, researchers are turning to quantum simulation to model nuclear dynamics and to AI to identify subtle patterns in experimental data. This combined approach links theory with experiment and places nuclear science at the leading edge of the quantum-advantage era.

 

 

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NuQAI 2026 Workshop - Tentative Programme

Mon, August 3

9:00 AM → 9:15 AM Opening remarks and goals

9:15 AM → 9:45 AM Session 1: Invited Talk - Xiaojun Yao

Convener: Xiaojun Yao

9:15 AM → 10:45 AM Session 1: Opening Remarks

Convener: Prof. Phiala Shanahan (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

9:45 AM → 10:15 AM Session 1: Invited Talk - Lena Funcke

Convener: Lena Funcke

10:15 AM → 10:45 AM Session 1: Eddie Farhi

Convener: Farhi Edward

10:45 AM → 11:00 AM Coffee Break

11:00 AM → 11:30 AM Session 2: Invited Talk - David DeMillie

11:00 AM → 12:30 PM Session 2: Session

Convener: Ronald Fernando Garcia Ruiz (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

11:30 AM → 12:00 PM Session 2: Invited Talk - Nick Hutzler

Convener: Nick Hutzler

12:00 PM → 12:30 PM Session 2: Invited Talk - Edwin Pedrozo-Peñafiel

Convener: Edwin Pedrozo-Penafiel

12:30 PM → 1:30 PM Lunch Break

12:30 PM Working Groups Charge

2:00 PM → 3:30 PM Breakout Discussion

Speakers: Isaac Chuang (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Lena Funcke, Nick Hutzler, Or Hen (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

3:30 PM → 4:00 PM Coffee Break

4:00 PM → 4:30 PM Report-back from breakout groups

5:30 PM → 6:00 PM Adjourn

6:00 PM → 8:00 PM Reception and Workshop Dinner (Stata Center, 4th floor open space)

Tue, August 4

9:00 AM → 9:30 AM Session 3: Invited Talk - Zohreh Davoudi

Convener: Zohreh Davoudi

9:00 AM → 11:15 AM Session 3: Session III — Entanglement, Symmetry, and AI for Nuclear Theory and Experiment

Convener: Isaac Chuang (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

9:30 AM → 10:00 AM Session 3: Invited Talk - Silviu-Marian Udrescu

Convener: Silviu-Marian Udrescu

10:00 AM → 10:15 AM Coffee break

10:15 AM → 10:45 AM Session 3: Invited Talk - Dean Lee

Convener: Dean Lee

10:45 AM → 11:15 AM Session 3: Invited Talk - Robert Huang

11:15 AM → 12:05 PM Open-microphone mini-session: short contributions from the community

12:05 PM → 1:00 PM Lunch Break: Working Lunch

1:00 PM → 2:45 PM Breakout Discussion

Speakers: Dean Lee, Or Hen (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Prof. Phiala Shanahan (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Zohreh Davoudi (University of Maryland -- CP)

2:45 PM → 3:00 PM Coffee Break

3:00 PM → 4:10 PM Report back from Breakout Groups, and Plenary Discussions

4:10 PM → 4:50 PM Synthesis and Next Steps

4:50 PM → 5:10 PM Closing Remarks and Adjourn