The Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) is where world-leading researchers, students and partners come together to explore, understand and advance quantum information science.
From computing and communication to sensing and materials, our work drives the discoveries and innovations that will shape future economies.
Through global collaboration, hands-on training, breakthrough research and educational outreach, IQC is turning quantum research into real-world scientific and commercial impact.
Help shape the quantum future
Quantum systems have the potential to change everything from healthcare to cybersecurity to global communication. Your support for IQC fuels groundbreaking research, develops future scientific leaders and advances the innovations that will shape Canada’s economic future.
Why quantum?
We are driven by curiosity. It is a force that propels us to unravel the mysteries of the universe and apply our findings to transform society. Throughout history, humanity has advanced by learning to tame natural phenomena like fire, steam and electromagnetism.
Today, IQC is harnessing nature at its most fundamental level and the next era of innovation. Quantum systems have a distinct set of physical rules, offering us a new way to approach complex problems in speed, precision and security. By exploring these fundamental principles, we are building the innovations that will shape the next era of discovery.
The future is quantum and IQC is shaping it now.
Latest news from IQC
News
The art of communicating quantum to the masses
IQC alum Fiona Thompson was recently awarded the 2026 Canada Graduate Research Scholarship (CGRS) for PhD studies in English where she is focusing on the rhetoric of science and best practices for communicating about emergent quantum technologies.
Finding the fingerprints of noisy distributions in random quantum systems
A new paper by IQC and Perimeter Institute alum Matthew Duschenes and co-authors Raymond Laflamme, Roger Melko and Juan Carrasquilla receives an Editors’ Suggestion in the American Physical Society (APS) journal Physical Review A.
IQC's Crystal Senko earns Canada Research Chairs appointment renewal
IQC Faculty Dr. Crystal Senko has been recognized through the latest round of the Canada Research Chairs (CRC) Program with an appointment renewal.
What's happening at IQC - Events
Events
IQC Colloquium featuring Yidun Wan, Fudan University
A CFT Factory: Quantum Criticality from Topological Boundaries
Location QNC 0101
IQC student seminar featuring Sahand Tabatabaei
Atomic-Scale Magnetic Resonance Scattering: From Structure to Many-Body Dynamics
Location: QNC 1201
IQC Math and CS seminar featuring Norah Tan
Optimal spectrum estimation
Location: QNC 1201
What's happening here in Waterloo is truly special, from theory to experiment and BEYOND.
Statement in support of protecting Canadian science and researchers
The Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) supports the efforts of the Government of Canada to secure and protect Canadian science and researchers. IQC takes the protection of intellectual property very seriously and commits to cooperate with various agencies and organizations in support of National Security priorities.
IQC also commits to, and will continue to, educate staff and researchers about the opportunities, pitfalls, and boundaries of protecting Canadian science and intellectual property for the benefit of IQC, the University of Waterloo, and indeed, future generations.