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Wednesday, June 3, 2026 9:30 am - 2:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

IEEE Antenna & Microwave Tech Day 2026

Join us for the University of Waterloo Local Celebration of IEEE Antenna & Microwave Tech Day 2026.

This free in-person event will feature:

  • Invited talks and UW lab presentations
  • Student booths, demos, and posters
  • Panel discussion
  • Networking opportunities + Surprise contest announcement (In-person attendees only)

Lunch, coffee, refreshments, and snacks will be provided.

Organized by the IEEE AP-S and IEEE MTT-S Student Branch Chapters at the University of Waterloo.

NOTE: General event registration is welcome. We are currently seeking additional professors and students to participate in invited talks, research demos, and panel discussions. Anyone who is interested or feels their work aligns well with the event themes is encouraged to contact the IEEE Student Branch Chapter Chairs: Sebastian Ratto Valderrama (MTT-S) at srattovalderrama@uwaterloo.ca or A. Mansoori (AP-S) at amansoori@uwaterloo.ca to secure a spot.

Friday, April 24, 2026

New Waterloo quantum startup gains fast momentum with $10.7 million in funding

A new startup spun out of research at the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) at the University of Waterloo is accelerating its push toward commercialization with $10.7 million in dilutive and non-dilutive funding and a public listing after launching just more than six months ago.

QuantumCorewas co-founded by Dr. Christopher Wilson, IQC faculty and Chief Technology Officer, and Eugene Profis, CEO. The company is developing an amplifier that boosts read-out signals produced by a superconducting quantum chip at near absolute zero temperatures and gets the signal into room temperature. This could solve one of the many hard engineering challenges in quantum computing.

“It’s a necessary product for quantum computing companies that are just a few years away from launching computers with thousands of qubits,” says Wilson, who is a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.