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of quantum cybernetics. In the folActivities
lowing sections, we briefly sumThe TC-qCyber has organized or is
We plan to
marize the activities of the qSET
coordinating a series of activities
continue organizing
Conference, workshops, and sumincluding:
conferences,
special
mer school.
◆◆ The First Quantum Science,
Engineering and Technology
sessions, workshops,
(qSET) Conference [Australia,
qSET Conference
and summer schools
April 2019 (Figures 1 and 2)].
The first qSET was held at the
University of New South Wales
◆◆ The International Workshop
to provide forums for
(UNSW) in Canberra, Australia,
on Quantum Cybernetics and
idea exchange in the
8-11 April 2019 (https://www.unsw
Machine Learning [Hangzhou,
.adfa.edu.au/conferences/qset).
China, June 2018; Canberra,
emerging research
q SE T 2 019 br ou g ht t o ge t he r
Australia, April 2019; Nanjing,
area of quantum
146 leading experts, students, and
China, 2020]
cybernetics.
industrial partners worldwide in
◆◆ Special Sessions on Quantum
the fields of quantum science,
Cybernetics and Machine Learnengineering, and technology to
ing [IEEE SMC Conference
present their best research and
2017; IEEE SMC Conference
share
knowledge.
This
conference
included three plenary
2018; IEEE SMC Conference 2019; IEEE Inter--national
presentations,
six
keynote
presentations,
15 invited talks,
Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control
28 posters, one panel discussion, one preconference
(ICNSC) 2020]
workshop consisting of seven invited talks, and several
◆◆ Special Session on Quantum Cybernetics and Intellisocial events.
gent Unmanned Systems (IEEE ICNSC 2019)
I am the chair of the TC-qCyber and the general chair
◆◆ Open Invited Track on Modelling, Identification and
of qSET 2019. The organizers include General Cochairs
Control of Quantum Systems [International Federation
Prof. Ian Petersen and Prof. John Close from the Austraof Automatic Control (IFAC) World Congress 2017;
lian National University; the local organizing committee
IFAC World Congress 2020]
consisting of six members led by Chair Dr. Hidehiro
◆◆ Special Issue on Quantum Control, Spring Journal:
Yonezawa from UNSW, and the International Advisory
Control Theory and Technology, vol. 15, no. 3, 2017
Committee consisting of 33 leading international experts.
◆◆ 2018 International Workshop on Quantum Cybernetics
A number of financial sponsors, including the UNSW
(Guangzhou, China, December 2018)
Canberra, U.S. Office of Naval Research Global, U.S.
◆◆ Quantum Cybernetics Summer School (Nanjing,
Army RDECOM, Asian Office of Aerospace R&D, AustraChina, 1-6 July 2019).
lian Research Council Center of Excellence for Quantum
At the same time, the TC-qCyber also actively supports
Computation and Communication Technology, and Keysome conferences technically sponsored by the SMCS,
sight Technologies, and technical sponsors, such as the
such as the IEEE International Conference on Networking,
SMCS and Australian National University, have provided
Sensing, and Control, and TC members jointly apply for
generous support to this exciting event. The first qSET
research grants to address challenging issues in the area

Figure 3. Participants at the 2019 Quantum Cybernetics Summer School held in Nanjing, China, 1-6 July 2019.

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