This is an interdisciplinary field that bridges quantum physics, computer science, mathematics, and computing technologies. AQIS’08 will be the natural successor of the meetings EQIS’01-EQIS’05 and AQIS’ 06-AQIS’07. AQIS’08, by tradition, will consist of invited talks, selected oral presentations and posters, and other activities. Contributions for short communications and posters are solicited in the research areas that relate to quantum information science and technology, both theory and experiments.