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Quantum Entanglement-Defined Networking
June 10 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Special Presentation by Angela Sara Cacciapuoti (U. of Naples Federico II, Italy)
Hosted by the Future Networks AI/ML and Quantum IT working groups
Date/Time: Wednesday, 10 June 2026 @ 12:00 UTC (2 PM Rome/Italy Time)
Topic:
Entanglement-Defined Networking
Abstract:
Entanglement challenges some of the most established assumptions of classical networking, as it is a network resource with no counterpart in the classical Internet: it is non-local, stateful, and short-lived. This talk explores the idea of entanglement-defined networking, in which the properties of entanglement shape how network control and protocol organization are conceived. The discussion highlights why control must become entanglement-aware, why topology-driven abstractions alone are no longer sufficient, and why rigid layering gives way to more adaptive forms of protocol organization. The talk also briefly presents Q2NS, a hybrid co-simulation framework for studying these ideas at scale. Overall, the talk promotes a resource-driven view of the Quantum Internet, in which architecture and protocol organization are designed around entanglement rather than inherited classical abstractions.
Speaker:
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Angela Sara Cacciapuoti is Full Professor of Quantum Communications and Networks at the University of Naples Federico II (Italy) and a co-founder of the Quantum Internet Research Group (quantuminternet.it). She is the recipient of the ERC Consolidator Grant “QNattyNet” (qnattynet.quantuminternet.it), which aims to lay the foundations of a truly Quantum-native Internet. Her research contributions span the theoretical and architectural foundations of quantum networking, and she has received multiple honors recognizing pioneering work in the field. She was a featured author on the IEEE Xplore website and has served as an IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer, delivering invited talks worldwide on the Quantum Internet design. Currently, she is an Area Editor for IEEE Transactions on Communications and a Senior Editor for the IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC) – Quantum Series, and she serves on the editorial boards of npj Quantum Information, IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering, and IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials. She was named among the Italian InspiringFifty 2024 and received the “WE Award – Women Excellence 2024” by Il Sole 24 Ore in collaboration with the Financial Times. |
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