Foundations of Quantum Programming

Lecture Programme

Kyushu University · Ito Campus · 28 September – 2 October 2026
10:00–12:00 JST Room W1-C-502 Mingsheng Ying

Programme

The intensive lecture series is complemented by invited and contributed talks on quantum programming, quantum software, formal methods, verification, and related research.

01

Monday · 28 September

10:00–10:05

Opening

Daniel Găină
10:05–12:00

Mingsheng Ying Lecture 1

12:00–13:00

Hiroyuki Ochiai Introduction to the BRIDGE Project: Quantum Mathematical Education — Developing Quantum Talent through a Mathematical Approach

13:00–14:00
Lunch break
14:00–15:00

Masao Hirokawa A Concept for a Quantum-Classical Hybrid Computing System: From Low to High Layers

02

Tuesday · 29 September

10:00–12:00

Mingsheng Ying Lecture 2

12:00–13:00
Lunch break
13:00–14:00

Jianjun Zhao The Road to Reliable Quantum Software

14:00–15:00

Canh Minh Do An Algebraic Specification for Quantum Computation in Maude

18:00–20:00

Dinner party

03

Wednesday · 30 September

10:00–12:00

Mingsheng Ying Lecture 3

12:00–13:00
Lunch break
13:00–13:30

Minqi Shao (Kyushu University) Frequency-Domain Analysis of Quantum Neural Networks: From Output Approximation to Interpretability Insights

13:30–14:00

Xiaoyu Guo (Kyushu University) Automating Quantum Software Development Across Abstraction Levels: From Program Translation to Ansatz-Based Circuit Synthesis

14:00–14:30

Haru Negami (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology) From Hypergeometric Functions to Quantum Computing

14:30–15:00

Er-Xuan Jian (National Taiwan University) Toward Reliable Hybrid Quantum-Classical Biomedical AI: Programming and Verification Challenges from an Engineering Perspective

15:00–15:30

Qichen Wang (Kyushu University) Quantum Software Testing: From Foundations to Frontier Challenges

04

Thursday · 1 October

10:00–12:00

Mingsheng Ying Lecture 4

05

Friday · 2 October

10:00–12:00

Mingsheng Ying Lecture 4

12:00–12:05

Closing