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.
News
Quantum Q&A with Shayan Majidy
Recently, Shayan Majidy was lead author of the perspective article Noncommuting conserved charges in quantum thermodynamics and beyond in Nature Review Physics, which surveys results across a subfield Majidy works in, including three of his recent papers, and discusses the future opportunities in this field of research. In this edition of ‘Quantum Q&A’, we’ve asked him to tell us more about this new article.
IQC Faculty Elected as American Physical Society Fellowship for Science and Quantum Innovation
Two faculty members at the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) have received prestigious recognition by their peers for the outstanding contributions they have made to physics. Dr. Dmitry Pushin and Dr. Graeme Smith are newly elected as 2023 Fellows of the American Physical Society.
Researchers propose technique to detect microwave photons using point defects in diamond
Many experiments in quantum information processing rely on our ability to transmit, manipulate, or detect photons. In these applications, the wavelength of photons being detected can range from the infrared and visible light used in optical communication systems, to the microwave photons that superconducting quantum devices respond to. While a wide range of detectors are available for optical photons, detecting microwave photons is significantly more challenging due to the much lower energies of individual photons compared to the level of noise, including background light, in the world around us.
Events
IQC-PI Joint Student Seminar Series
As part of our graduate student seminar series, we’ll be partnering with Perimeter Institute (PI) every third week of the month, with seminars hosted alternately at IQC and PI.
Monday, April 21, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)
Monday, April 21, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)IQC-PI Joint Student Seminar Series
As part of our graduate student seminar series, we’ll be partnering with Perimeter Institute (PI) every third week of the month, with seminars hosted alternately at IQC and PI.
IQC-PI Joint Student Seminar Series
As part of our graduate student seminar series, we’ll be partnering with Perimeter Institute (PI) every third week of the month, with seminars hosted alternately at IQC and PI.