This is a season of celebration for the University of Waterloo and the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC).
60 years ago, in 1957, a new kind of University was born in the industrial heartland of southern Ontario. Waterloo was built on new ideas — a commitment to co-operative education, world-class scholarship, and deep connection to industry that would result
in research and teaching that could help solve the world’s most complicated problems.
Fifteen years ago, in 2002, a new kind of institute was born at the heart of an innovation ecosystem in Waterloo. IQC was built on new ideas — harnessing quantum mechanics to create breakthrough technologies that could help solve tomorrow’s problems today.
Waterloo recognizes that the greatest challenges of tomorrow
will only be answered by reaching across disciplines, institutions, industries and nations. By doing world-class research. By training a new generation of scientists.
Throughout its history, IQC has embodied these goals and more. The Institute represents a unique collaborative effort among three Faculties at Waterloo — Engineering, Math and Science. The Institute is home to many of the world’s best minds in quantum information science. The Institute is steadily increasing its complement of faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and students.
I would like to take this opportunity to commend and thank Raymond Laflamme for his visionary leadership of the Institute as Executive Director. Raymond has played a vital role in making the Institute’s vision a reality.
As we celebrate these milestones, it’s a wonderful opportunity to take stock of all we have achieved together.
The University of Waterloo and IQC are putting Canada on the map as we provide global leadership in the revolutionary field of quantum research and technology. We are leading the way in the next great technological revolution — the quantum revolution.
And at 60 and 15, respectively, we’re just getting started.
Feridun Hamdullahpur
President and Vice-Chancellor
University of Waterloo
