SUMMARY
“MQC Entanglement 2026” will be held on the campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN on July 21-22, 2026. This is the annual in-person meeting of the Midwest Quantum Collaboratory (MQC) which will bring together industry, government, and leading Midwest universities to foster cross-sector collaborations and partnerships.
We hope you will be able to join us at this exciting event!
Note: Registration will close at noon ET on July 15, 2026. Please register before this deadline!
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
Shaffique Adam, Washington University in St. Louis
Paul Ampadu, NSF
Matthew Bell, University of Massachusetts Boston
Alexandra Boltasseva, Purdue University
Allan Bracker, Naval Research Laboratory
Nick Brønn, IBM
Andrew Cobin, Quantum Microwave
Pierrette Dagg, Merit Network
Carl Dukatz, Accenture
Lane Gunderman, University of Illinois Chicago
Mahdi Hosseini, Northwestern University
Naveed Hussain, Toyota
Ezekiel Johnston-Halperin, Ohio State University
Mackillo Kira, University of Michigan
Alex Kuzmich, University of Michigan
Gwen Leifer, Lockheed Martin
Hui Min Leung, Indiana University
Tongcang Li, Purdue University
Roman Lutchyn, Microsoft Quantum
Miguel Angel Lopez Ruiz, IonQ
Mohammad Maghrebi, Michigan State University
Michael Manfra, Purdue University
Zetian Mi, University of Michigan
Debayan Mitra, Indiana University
Hooman Mohseni, Northwestern University
Dan Nguyen, Corning
Zohar Nussinov, Washington University in St. Louis
Eun Oh, Laboratory for Physical Sciences, National Security Agency
Gerardo Ortiz, Indiana University
Brian Pate, Quantum Optics Jena Corporation
Johannes Pollanen, Michigan State University, EeroQ
Ron Reano, Ohio State University
Tanay Roy, Fermilab
Patrick Scully, Quantum Corridor
Suparna Seshadri, Aliro Quantum
Selim Shahriar, Northwestern University
Kevin Singh, Ohio State University
Daniela Tuninetti, University of Illinois Chicago
A.J. Wildridge, Quantum Research Sciences
Xing Wu, Michigan State University
Chuanwei Zhang, Washington University in St. Louis
Ruizhe Zhang, Purdue University
ACCOMODATIONS
Hilton Garden Inn
Our block at the Hilton Garden Inn is now sold out during the dates of July 21-22. Below are two hotels we recommend for your stay while in West Lafayette.
The Union Club Hotel is conveniently connected to the Purdue Memorial Union. A short walk to the conference location of WALC.
The Hampton Inn is located across from the Hilton Garden Inn on the Levy in West Lafayette. This hotel features an indoor pool and within walking distance of different shopes.
Note: University of Michigan attendees should contact Mazin Yousif mazinj@umich.edu with UM for assistance with booking their room.
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Purdue is committed to making its programs accessible to individuals with disabilities. If you require an accommodation or special assistance for this program due to a disability, please contact us at confreg@purdue.edu.
Purdue University is an equal access/equal opportunity university.
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