The sixth Workshop on Entanglement Assisted Communication Networks (EACN) will take place in Tempe, Arizona, immediately following the IEEE Information Theory Workshop (ITW). The scheduling is intentionally coordinated so that participants can conveniently attend both meetings and benefit from the strong thematic overlap between information theory and quantum communication.
Shared entanglement is widely recognized as a key enabler for future quantum information processing tasks. Despite major theoretical breakthroughs and impressive laboratory demonstrations, the path from conceptual models to scalable and deployable technology remains open.
This challenge is particularly pronounced in quantum communication networks, where questions of architecture, resource allocation, physical implementation, and information-theoretic limits intersect.
EACN 2026 aims to provide a focused and interdisciplinary forum addressing:
The role of entanglement as a resource assisting classical and hybrid communication systems
Fundamental limits in entanglement-assisted communication
Architectures for quantum-enhanced networks
Bridging theory, experiment, and system design
The workshop brings together researchers from information theory, quantum optics, network science, experimental physics, electrical engineering, and industry, fostering dialogue across disciplines.
The workshop will include (but is not limited to) the following topics:
Entanglement-assisted classical and quantum communication
Quantum Information Theory
Quantum Sensing and distributed sensing networks
Entanglement generation and distribution
Quantum memories and repeaters
Quantum simulators
Quantum security and cryptography
Hybrid classical–quantum network architectures
Resource theories and operational interpretations of entanglement
