Towards Industrial and Societal Applications of Quantum Artificial Intelligence
Second International Conference on Innovative and Intelligent Information Technologies – IC3IT’26
- March 26-28, 2026
- Medina Solaria & Thalasso, Hammamet – Tunisia
Prof. Shaukat Ali, Chief Research Scientist, Research Professor, and Head of Department at Simula Research Laboratory in Oslo, Norway.
Title: Towards Industrial and Societal Applications of Quantum Artificial Intelligence
Abstract:
Quantum Artificial Intelligence (QAI) aims to enhance classical AI algorithms and devise novel algorithms based on the principles of quantum mechanics. Promising benefits include faster training, more efficient optimization, and improved predictive capabilities. Although still in its early stages, QAI has shown encouraging results across various domains. This keynote will highlight real-world applications of QAI, focusing on our research that applies quantum optimization techniques, such as quantum annealing and the quantum approximate optimization algorithm, to software systems, including robotics and elevators. It will also present how we are exploring quantum machine learning for practical use in sectors such as healthcare and robotics. The keynote will conclude with a discussion of our research findings, the current limitations of QAI, and the critical research challenges that must be addressed to enable its broader and more reliable adoption in real-world systems.
Biography:
Shaukat Ali is a Chief Research Scientist, Research Professor, and Head of Department at Simula Research Laboratory in Oslo, Norway. His research focuses on developing advanced methods for engineering cyber-physical systems with artificial intelligence, digital twins, and quantum computing. He has led numerous national and European research projects in areas such as software testing, search-based software engineering, model-based systems engineering, and quantum software engineering. Dr. Ali is a co-founder of several key initiatives in the emerging field of quantum software, including the International Workshop on Quantum Software Engineering (held at ICSE), the International Conference on Quantum Software, and the QC+AI Workshop (held at AAAI). He also represents Simula in multiple national and international quantum computing research and industry networks.