Connecting quantum technologies and artificial intelligence across the Iberian Peninsula
9 and 10 November in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia

Join researchers, technology experts and business representatives to exchange knowledge, explore emerging developments and discover practical applications in quantum technologies and artificial intelligence.
VENUE
Fundación Empresa-Universidad Gallega (FEUGA)
Rúa de Lope Gómez de Marzoa, s/n,
15705 Santiago de Compostela, Galicia
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
The Quantum_Iber_IA International Conference will bring together researchers, technology experts and business representatives to exchange knowledge, present recent developments and explore practical use cases in quantum technologies and artificial intelligence.
Andrés Gómez Tato, CESGA
Javier Cacheiro López, CESGA
Natalia Costas Lago, CESGA
Fernando Bouzas Sierra, CESGA
Lois Orosa Nogueira, CESGA
Amalia Hafner Táboas, FEUGA
Cora Vinagre Sendino, Fujitsu
Diego Andrade Canosa, Universidad da Coruña – Spain
Luis Paulo Santos, INESTEC – Portugal
Manuel F. Ribeiro da Silva, Universidade de MINHO – Portugal
Joaquin Fernández-Rossier, INL – Portugal
David Cortés Polo, Universidad de Extremadura – Spain
Pablo Gamallo Otero, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela – Spain
Yassid Ayyad, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela – Spain
Davide Rusca, VQCC-Universidade de Vigo – Spain
Ana Fernández Vilas, AtlanTTIC-Universidade de Vigo – Spain
Juan Antonio Rico Gallego, COMPUTAEX – Spain
Paulo Quaresma, Universidade de Evora – Portugal
Luís Jesús, Universidade de Aveiro – Portugal
Ruth Alonso Martínez, SCAYLE – Spain
PROGRAMME
| MONDAY, 9 NOVEMBER 2026 | |
|---|---|
| 8:30-9:30 | Registration |
| 9:30-10:00 | Opening |
| 10:00-10:45 | Invited speaker
Director of the HiTZ Centre for Language Technology Eneko Aguirre Bengoa |
| 10:45-11:15 | Artifficial Intelligence I
Wren AI in Practice: A Demonstration of Text-to-SQL Chatbots Enhanced with Knowledge-Graph Augmented Retrieval |
| 11:15-11:45 | Coffee break / Poster sesion |
| 11:45-13:45 | Artifficial Intelligence II
Efficient Small Language Models for Biomedical Question Answering: LoRA Fine-Tuning of Mistral-7B Polarity-Aware Spiking Neural Networks for Event-Based Flying-Object Classification Arena NÓS: uma arena de preferência humana para medir a representação do galego nos LLM, replicável para outras culturas e variedades linguísticas Provenance-First Retrieval-Augmented Generation for Spanish Legal Corpora and Judicial Drafting Support |
| 13:45-14:45 | Lunch / Poster sesion |
| 14:45-16:15 | Artifficial Intelligence III
Adaptive Tensorized Neural Operators for Efficient Scientific AI: Low-Rank Learning of High-Dimensional Parametric PDEs Recoñecemento automático da fala en galego ante a variación de dominio e dialectal Adaptação de LLMs abertos à correção em galego: lições linguísticas e computacionais |
| 16:15-16:30 | Coffee break / Poster sesion |
| 16:30-18:30 | Quantum+IA
Adaptive Optimization Schemes for Bayesian Learning of Quantum Systems Neural assisted time-dependent Lindblad tomography Benchmarking Distributed Quantum Computing Emulators on HPC Infrastructure Aprendizaje Automático Cuántico para la detección de anomalías en cargas de trabajo HPC: Evaluación Híbrida Clásico-Cuántica |
| 18:30-20:00 | Visit to CESGA |
| 20:30 | Dinner all together |
| TUESDAY, 10 NOVEMBER 2026 | |
|---|---|
| 9:00-9:45 | Invited speaker
EU Quantum Flagship | Quantum Community Network Enrique Sánchez Bautista |
| 9:45-11:15 | Quantum computing
Exploring Multiprogramming in Quantum Machine Learning QSYCL: Heterogeneous Quantum Computing with SYCL Pauli-string grouping for VQE measurement reduction on a sparse-connectivity quantum annealer Unraveling collective dynamics for quantum machine learning and energy storage applications |
| 11:15-11:45 | Coffee break / Poster sesion |
| 11:45-13:45 | Quantum Communications I
Certification Setup For Single Photon Detectors Used In QKD Systems A laser-free source for decoy-state quantum key distribution Telecom-Fibre Test of Bell and Leggett Inequalities with Asymmetric Sensitivity to Frame Drift Stability study and Optimization of Quantum Switch Networks |
| 13:45-14:45 | Lunch / Poster sesion |
| 14:45.15:45 | Quantum Communications II
SDN-Orchestrated Key Allocation in Wide-Area QKD Networks Entorno distribuido de pruebas para redes QKD basado en QKDNetSim |
| 15:45-16:00 | Coffe Break / Poster sesion |
| 16:00-18:00 | Other topics
Coherent spin control experiments across the field of view of a widefield microscope with custom Optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR) upgrade Desarrollo de un detector de rayos cósmicos para el procesador cuántico Qmio Quantum Machine Learning methods for Fourier-based distribution estimation with application in option pricing Quantum Technologies in Strategic Sectors: Preliminary Results from the First National Public-Private Collaboration |
| 18:00.18:15 | Closing remarks |
ACCOMMODATION
The conference organizers have secured an exclusive 12% discount for attendees staying at the Eurostars Gran Hotel Santiago, located just a 3 minutes walk from the conference venue (FEUGA building).
Discount: 12% off the best available rate on the hotel’s official website.
Promo Code: QIBERIA
How to Book:
Enter the promo code QIBERIA when booking your room directly on the hotel WEBSITE.
