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unitaryCON - Open Source Quantum Technology Conference
🗓️ September 17-19, 2026 | 📍 Xanadu 777 Bay St. Toronto, ON M5G 2C8
unitaryCON is an annual, collaborative workshop for the extended Unitary Foundation community. The workshop is an opportunity to share ongoing projects, connect with collaborators and supporters, and work with our community to advance the quantum open-source software ecosystem with the leading contributors from around the world.
Hosted at the Xanadu offices and the University of Toronto, unitaryCON26 will provide a unique opportunity for Unitary Foundation advisors, grantees, staff, ambassadors and friends to gather, talk, learn, and share ideas about how to move the field forward.
The gathering will feature talks and interactive activities, revolving around various topics in open source software for quantum computing and quantum technologies, including compilers, error mitigation and error correction toolkits, platforms for quantum computing, SDKs, cloud platforms, and open hardware in quantum tech.
For information on the unitaryCON code of conduct, please visit our GitHub.
Schedule overview
Welcome Event at Xanadu from 5:00pm to 9:00pm
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 5:00 PM | Check-in / Networking |
| 6:00 PM - 6:45 PM | Welcome remarks + Minihack announcements |
| 6:45 PM - 7:00 PM | Lightning Intros |
| 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Poster sessions + Networking + Open time to code |
Full day at Xanadu from 10:00am to 6:00pm
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Check-in / Networking |
| 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Intro Talks by UF staff and guest speakers • Welcome – Veena Vijayakumar • Intro to Unitary Foundation – Ben Castanon • Intro to Xanadu – Catalina Albornoz • Intro to Open Quantum Design – Benjamin MacLellan |
| 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM | BREAK |
| 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | Lightning Intros (1-min talks) • What are you about? • What are you currently working on? • What would you like from the community? |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Lunch Break / Networking |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Featured Talks / Breakout Sessions (7-min talks) • Avi Elazari + Matan Vax (Classiq) • Justin Lietz (NVIDIA) • Kristian Gogora (OrangeQS) • Roger Luo (QuEra) • Victor Onofre (Pasqal) • Sara Metwalli (Riverlane) • Alessandro Cosentino (Metriq, UF) • Brad Chase (Unitary Foundation) |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Co-Coding / Breakout Sessions All Featured Speakers + Session Leaders: • Catalina Albornoz (Xanadu) • Ben MacLellan (OQD) • Vincent Russo + Mathys Rennela (UF’s QLDPC Challenge) |
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Lightning Intros (if needed) (1-min talks) • What are you about? • What are you currently working on? • What would you like from the community? |
| 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Open Networking Time |
Half day at the University of Toronto from 10:00am to 2:00pm
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM | Group gathers in front of physics building |
| 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM | Intro Talks + Group Discussion • Welcome from Anna Dyring, Quantum Strategic Initiative Lead at CQIQC • Intro to the UofT Quantum Computing Club and QSITE conference with Michael Silver • Presentations from Lab Heads (TBA) |
| 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM | Group photo! |
| 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Lab Tours |
You can stay up to date with the information on unitaryCON on the Unitary Foundation Discord Server (#unitarycon-26 channel).
All participants must adhere to Unitary Foundation’s Community Code of Conduct.
unitaryCON Supporters
Thank you to our members and event partners for making unitaryCON possible!
IBM Quantum, DoraHacks, Open Quantum Design, NVIDIA
AWS, Classiq, Microsoft, Mozilla Foundation, OrangeQS, QC Ware, Quantum Machines, Riverlane, Xanadu
Event Organizers
Veena Vijayakumar, Director of Ecosystem at Unitary Foundation; Catalina Albornoz, Senior Research Engagement Manager at Xanadu; Lara Watson, Senior Marketing Lead at Xanadu; Gregory Dick, CEO at Open Quantum Design; and the Unitary Foundation Team