Waterloo Engineering research in the news
Alumni and partners help students gain quantum tech skills
The Pearl Sullivan Engineering IDEAs Clinic hosted an Optics & Quantum Communications Workshop for students from across campus, supported by a group of University of Waterloo alumni who built their careers at Microsoft.
The three-day event, delivered in partnership with Waterloo’s Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) and the Quantum-Nano Fabrication and Characterization Facility (QNFCF), introduced 70 Waterloo Engineering students to the emerging field of quantum telecommunications.
Profs receive new funding for transformative quantum sensors
Two professors at Waterloo Engineering were awarded funding today to advance quantum communications, sensing and detection.
Dr. Eihab Abdel-Rahman, from systems design engineering, and Dr. Mustafa Yavuz, from mechanical and mechatronics engineering, were among three projects campus-wide to receive more than $1.3 million from a collaboration with the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) programs.
Explore Quantum research labs and centres
- Applied Quantum Materials and Devices Lab
- Coherent Spintronics Group
- Engineered Quantum Systems Laboratory
- Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC)
- Micro and Nano-Scale Transport (MNT) Lab
- Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) Research Group
- Nano and Micro Systrems Lab (NMSL)
- Nano-Photonics and Quantum Optics Lab
- Photonics and Nanoelectronics Lab
- Quantum EncrYption and Science Satellite (QEYSSat)
- Quantum INnovation (QuIN) Laboratory
- Quantum Photonic Devices Lab
- Quantum-Nano Fabrication and Characterization Facility
Meet our researchers and discover their areas of expertise
Nanofabrication
Nanofabrication for quantum research using specialized cleanroom facilities and equipment to design and build nanoscale structures and devices for quantum applications, such as quantum computing, quantum sensors, and photonics.
Quantum AI
Research in quantum AI integrates quantum computing with artificial intelligence to create powerful algorithms, enabling faster learning, improved optimization, and transformative solutions across complex real-world challenges.
Quantum Communication
Research in quantum communication develops secure, high-speed information transfer technologies, harnessing quantum principles to transform networks, protect data, and enable next-generation communication systems.
Quantum Computing
Research in quantum computing develops algorithms, architectures, and hardware that harness quantum mechanics to solve complex problems beyond classical limits, transforming industries and driving technological innovation.
Quantum Devices
Research in quantum devices designs and fabricates cutting-edge technologies that exploit quantum phenomena to enable breakthroughs in computing, sensing, communication, and scalable next-generation applications.
Quantum Information and Security
Research in quantum information theory and security explores fundamental principles of quantum mechanics to develop protocols ensuring secure communication, reliable computation, and resilient information systems for the future.
Quantum Photonics
Research in quantum photonics develops photon-based technologies and integrated systems, enabling breakthroughs in communication, computing, and sensing by harnessing light to manipulate and process quantum information.
Quantum Structures
Research in quantum structures investigates novel materials and nanoscale systems engineered to control quantum phenomena, enabling breakthroughs in electronics, photonics, computing, and next-generation quantum technologies.
Semiconductor Quantum Devices
Research in semiconductor quantum devices designs and fabricates nanoscale systems that exploit quantum properties in semiconductors, enabling innovations in computing, sensing, and secure communication technologies.
