Entropy 2026 Conference to Feature Dedicated Quantum Information and Quantum Computing Session in Barcelona

The third edition of Entropy 2026, organized by MDPI’s open-access journal Entropy, will convene researchers exploring complexity and information in science at the Barcelona School of Management (BSM) in Barcelona, Spain, from 1 to 3 July 2026. Chaired by Prof. Dr. Miguel Rubi of the University of Barcelona and Prof. Dr. Kevin H. Knuth of the University at Albany, the fully in-person conference features a dedicated Session 3 on Quantum Information and Quantum Computing on the opening day, positioned immediately after the opening ceremony.

The program encompasses eight themed sessions, multiple keynote lectures, oral presentations, two poster sessions, and dedicated networking opportunities including a dinner banquet. Previous editions and similar events have attracted 200–300 or more international participants from physics, information theory, statistical mechanics, complex systems, and related disciplines.

Core Quantum Block Keynotes and Format

Quantum-focused content is concentrated in Session 3 on Wednesday, 1 July 2026, running approximately 9:10–12:20 and followed by a coffee and poster break. The block opens with foundational and NISQ-relevant keynotes and orals:

• Keynote by Prof. Dr. Ariel Caticha — “Towards an Entropic Quantum Gravity”
• Keynote by Prof. Dr. Eli Barkai — “First-Passage and Hitting Times in Monitored Quantum Systems on NISQ Platforms”
• Oral presentation by Thomas Scheidsteger — “The Quantum Turn of Entropy: A Bibliometric Journey Through Quantum Information and Quantum Computation”
• Oral presentation by Newshaw Bahreyni — “A Study of Fluctuation Growths of Observables in Open Quantum Systems”

After the break the session continues with:

• Keynote by Prof. Dr. Stefano Mancini — “The Capacity of a Single Quantum Neuron”
• Oral presentation by Luca Nigro — “Quantum Reservoir Computing via Intrinsic and Engineered non-Unitary Dynamics”
• Oral presentation by Seyedali Mousavi — “Multi-Objective Quantum Architecture Search under Noise via Expressibility-Guided Evolution”

Poster Session A incorporates Session 3 contributions, including Andrés Vallejo’s “Alternative Analysis of Single-Qubit Quantum Heat Engines,” with additional quantum-adjacent posters and thematic overlap appearing in Poster Session B and in Day 3 information theory and thermodynamics sessions. The overall schedule balances theory and applications while allocating time for coffee breaks with posters, lunches, and a dinner banquet.

What the Core Quantum Block & Bibliometric Provide

The dedicated quantum block addresses core conceptual and practical challenges at the intersection of entropy, information theory, and quantum technologies. There are presentations on entropic formulations of quantum gravity, fluctuation behavior in open quantum systems, first-passage and hitting times for monitored NISQ systems, quantum reservoir computing, and expressibility-guided architecture search under noise supply analytical frameworks and optimization approaches relevant to device performance and robustness.

The bibliometric overview provides a field-level perspective on the evolution of quantum information and computation research. Embedding these contributions within a multidisciplinary program spanning complex systems, statistical physics, and artificial intelligence enables cross-pollination of methods that can inform the identification of fundamental limits and the design of more reliable quantum components.

The compact in-person format, with integrated poster sessions, breaks, and a banquet, creates conditions for direct exchanges that frequently seed collaborations influencing research directions and technology development pathways.

Why You Should Attend

If you care about where quantum computing is really heading — not just the latest hardware announcement, but the deeper informational and entropic principles that will shape scalable, robust systems — Entropy 2026 is worth prioritizing.

You’ll spend three focused days in beautiful Barcelona hearing world-class keynotes on entropic quantum gravity and NISQ dynamics, practical sessions on reservoir computing and noise-resilient architecture search, and engaging with a multidisciplinary crowd that thinks about information and complexity as seriously as qubits. The setting at the Barcelona School of Management plus the dinner banquet create genuine networking opportunities that big circuit-model conferences rarely match.

Whether you’re a researcher, student, or someone who needs to understand and explain the field’s trajectory (hello, content creators and analysts), this is one of the best places in 2026 to get inspired and make connections.

Registration closes 15 June 2026 — very soon — so if you’re interested, move quickly. Register here. Barcelona in early July is also a fantastic bonus.

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Find out more and register here.

Further articles, reports, and the latest quantum computing news may be found at The Qubit Report.