Monday, March 18, 2024 The Government of Canada has invested nearly $7M into quantum projects at the University of Waterloo through recently announced NSERC Alliance Grants. The grants, awarded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), encourage university researchers to collaborate with partner organizations from across...
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Published on: 2024-03-18
Thursday, March 14, 2024 With a focus on collaboration and community, the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) is proud to host regular social events for our members. While media and popular culture often portray the image of a lone researcher working late nights in a lab or at a computer...
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Published on: 2024-03-14
By developing skilled professionals, the centre will help to progress the Government's ambitions to become a world leader in quantum tech....
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Published on: 2024-03-13
Thursday, March 7, 2024 Since 2017, the Quantum Quest Seed Fund (QQSF) has awarded more than $2.88 million to quantum researchers across the University of Waterloo. This winter’s round of funding has been awarded to three Waterloo professors, as they explore and innovate new ideas and applications for quantum devices....
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Published on: 2024-03-08
The 2024 Physica Prize was awarded to UvA-IoP and QuSoft researcher Florian Schreck. Schreck receives the prize for his work on Bose Einstein condensates and their applications, such as building a coherent and continuous atom laser. The prize will be awarded during the annual FYSICA conference in Eindhoven on 12...
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Published on: 2024-03-01
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QuSoft - Blog
Thursday, February 29, 2024 En francais What do you do when your lab space is too small to test the distance requirements for a new long-range sensor and detector in development? Alex Maierean and Luke Neal, graduate students at the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) recently navigated this challenge for...
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Published on: 2024-03-01
Monday, February 26, 2024 Federal funding will accelerate quantum startups’ products and solutions for domestic and global markets....
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Published on: 2024-02-27
Friday, February 9, 2024 Researchers from IQC, MIT, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a technique for better identification and control of microscopic defects in diamond, as detailed in PRX Quantum, paving the way for the creation of larger qubit systems for enhanced quantum sensing. This breakthrough,...
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Published on: 2024-02-10
The National Growth Fund program Quantum Technology, carried out by NWO in collaboration with Quantum Delta NL, Actionline 1 ‘Research & Innovation’, has awarded 10.4 million euros to projects with the theme of quantum innovation: quantum sensing applications, quantum computing, and quantum networking. Three of the projects belong to QuSoft...
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Published on: 2024-02-05
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QuSoft - Blog
Monday, January 29, 2024 Congratulations to Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) faculty members Dr. David Cory, Dr. Thomas Jennewein and Dr. Chris Wilson, who have each received approximately $3 million in funding for advancing their research into the real-world applications of quantum technology....
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Published on: 2024-01-29
Monday, January 22, 2024 Researchers at the Institute for Quantum Computing are leading Canada’s first quantum satellite to protect tomorrow’s data. In our increasingly digital and interconnected world, graduate students like Kimia Mohammadi constantly innovate to stay ahead of emerging security risks. She is part of a national team creating...
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Published on: 2024-01-25
Thursday, January 11, 2024 Diamonds are one of the most sought-after and versatile gemstones in the world, with purposes beyond jewelry and drill tips. In quantum research, diamonds are frequently studied because of the presence of special defects called colour centers, which can act as a quantum bit, or qubit,...
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Published on: 2024-01-11
Monday, December 18, 2023 In English À l’approche de 2024, l’Institut d’informatique quantique (IQC) souhaite prendre un moment pour porter un regard reconnaissant sur tout ce qu’il a accompli en 2023....
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Published on: 2024-01-04
Monday, December 18, 2023 As 2023 comes to a close, we reflect with gratitude on the achievements that were made at the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) this year. Here’s a look at some of this year’s highlights....
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Published on: 2023-12-21
Monday, December 18, 2023 As 2023 comes to a close, we reflect with gratitude on the achievements that were made at the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) this year. Here’s a look at some of this year’s highlights....
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Published on: 2023-12-16
As of 15 December 2023, director of QuSoft and famous quantum researcher Harry Buhrman will start a new position. After leaving his position at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) he will begin as Chief Scientist Quantum Algorithms & Innovation at the world’s largest integrated quantum computing company Quantinuum, based in...
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Published on: 2023-12-14
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QuSoft - Blog
Wednesday, December 13, 2023 Dr. Melissa Henderson is a researcher at the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) and the University of Waterloo’s Department of Physics and Astronomy. Her research considers the scattering of neutral particles known as neutrons, and their relation to quantum materials....
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Published on: 2023-12-14
Friday, December 8, 2023 In an exhilarating convergence of education and quantum information, Quantum for Educators unfolded its 9th annual class from December 1 to 3, 2023....
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Published on: 2023-12-09
The Quantum Information Processing 2024 conference is one of the most important appointments for the theory and software side quantum science and technology. QuSoft is proud to list a rich number of contributions to this conference. For the 2024 meeting the following papers from QuSofters were selected: 1. Alex May,...
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Published on: 2023-12-04
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QuSoft - Blog
Friday, November 24, 2023 Sometimes, new scientific discoveries can be made from looking at well-known methods or experimental techniques in new ways. This is the basis for new research from Dr. Alan Jamison, a faculty member at the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) and the University of Waterloo’s Department of...
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Published on: 2023-11-25