NSF – ExpandQISE Annual Meeting

NSF-ExpandQISE:  QuAPB Onsite Meeting – UAPB

The National Science Foundation Expanding Capacity in Quantum Information Science and Engineering (NSF-ExpandQISE)

Date:  October 18, 2025  |  Location:  Embassy Suites by Hilton – Little Rock, Arkansas

Workshop Overview

Quantum Applications at the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff (QuAPB) Onsite Meeting, hosted by the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff (UAPB), serves as a dynamic convergence point for leading investigators, students, and collaborators from across the nation to foster an environment of collaboration and innovation in Quantum Information Science and Engineering (QISE).

This event provides a unique platform for sharing pioneering research, exchanging transformative ideas, and tackling the challenges facing the rapidly evolving QISE landscape. Through fostering interdisciplinary dialogue, strengthening partnerships across academic, industrial, and governmental sectors, and promoting the formation of new collaborations, the meeting plays a critical role in advancing QISE capabilities. It also aligns with broader initiatives to develop a highly skilled quantum workforce, enhance educational outreach, and expand research infrastructure.

By catalyzing these efforts, the meeting aims to drive technological breakthroughs, build a vibrant QISE community, and contribute significantly to the national growth of quantum technologies, education, and innovation.

We look forward to your attendance at this invitation-only workshop.  Each invited speaker and participant must register for the workshop by September 26, 2025.  Please use this link to register for the workshop.

Workshop Agenda

This NSF ExpandQISE workshop is by invitation only. Each invited speaker and participant must register for the workshop by September 26, 2025. Please see the registration link below.

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM  |  Check-In & Breakfast Reception

9:00 AM – 9:05 AM  |  Opening Remarks

9:05 AM – 9:35 AM  |  PI Speaker

9:35 AM – 10:55 PM  |  Session 1: Research presentations from PI, Co-PI and partners

10:55 AM – 11:05 AM  |  Break

11:05 AM-12 PM  |  Session 2: Postdoc presentation, Students presentation, Joint Student Poster Session

 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM  | Lunch Closing & Next Steps

To view an online version of the  detailed agenda with speakers’ talk titles, use this link.

Information in the booklet will be helpful in making travel arrangements for those traveling from outside Arkansas for arrival in Little Rock, AR, or at Clinton National Airport  (LIT)  from Jan. 16 to Jan. 18, 2025.

Registration

Workshop registration is free and required.  Complete your registration by September 26, 2025, using this link.

 Lodging Information

Embassy Suites by Hilton – Little Rock, Arkansas   Use this link to make hotel reservations. 

Transportation

UBER or LYFT is recommended.

Little Rock and Surrounding Areas – Points of Interest

Little Rock:

• Pinnacle Mountain State Park
• William J. Clinton Presidential Library
• Museum of Discovery
• Little Rock Zoo
• Emerald Park

Surrounding Areas:

• Hot Springs National Park ( Approx. 1 hour drive)
• Buffalo National River (Approx. 2 hour drive)
• Petit Jean State Park (Approx. 1 hour drive)
• Crater of Diamonds State Park (Approx. 2 hour drive)
• Mount Magazine State Park (Approx. 2 hour drive)