News
New open-source software is greater than the sum of its parts
Modular software brings together a variety of expertise to create a new method to realistically model and analyze quantum cryptography.
Accurate models of real-world scenarios are important for bringing theoretical and experimental research together in meaningful ways. Creating these realistic computer models, however, is a very large undertaking. Significant amounts of data, code, and expertise across a wide range of intricate areas are needed to create useful and comprehensive software.
Dr. Bradley Hauer and Dr. Christopher Wilson awarded NSERC Quantum Alliance grant
Congratulations to Dr. Bradley Hauer and Dr. Christopher Wilson, both faculty members at the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) and professors in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo, who have been awarded $2.7 M through the NSERC Alliance – Quantum grant for their project Next-generation technology to access new regimes of quantum sensing.
IQC celebrates community outreach efforts with David Johnston Award for Scientific Outreach 2024
The Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) is excited to announce this year's recipients of the David Johnston Award for Scientific Outreach: Amit Anand, Everett Patterson and Fiona Thompson. The awards are given annually to recognize and celebrate students who have demonstrated exceptional dedication to enhancing public understanding of quantum research through outreach and community involvement.
Events
USEQIP Tutorial: QI with Harmonic Oscillators
Mohammad Ayyash, IQC, Researcher
QNC building, 200 University Ave. Room 1201, Waterloo
An overview of quantum harmonic oscillators is given. The phase space picture of quantum mechanics is discussed with a special focus on Wigner functions. An overview of Gaussian states and channels is discussed. Non-classical states and their phase-space signatures are explored. Some examples of non-classical states used for encoding logical quantum information and their properties are explored. If the time permits, current research directions and popular implementation platforms will be discussed.
Quantum Repeater Day
Quantum Repeater Day is intended to be a one-day internal event featuring focused discussions in various forms. We believe that constructive deliberation and shared insights within the diverse research community here is imperative for realizing the common goal of constructing functional quantum repeaters.
IQC Student Seminar Featuring Zachary Mann
Noisy Quantum Metrology and Quantum Error Correction
QNC building, 200 University Ave. Room 1201, Waterloo
In this talk I will present the basics of quantum metrology and quantum sensing in noisy environments. I will go over important results of the field that show quantum error correction can be used to obtain optimal sensing protocols when certain conditions on the noise are met. I will then briefly discuss my current research in generalizing these results to the non-Markovian case.