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Short film festival + public lecture by Martin Laforest
Join us for a night of film and science. The Institute for Quantum Computing has partnered with the Centre for Quantum Technologies in Singapore to host a festival for quantum-inspired films. The screening of the top 10 short films will be followed by a lecture by Senior Manager, Scientific Outreach, Martin Laforest about the applications of quantum devices. He will delve into what we know quantum devices will be used for (that will affect everyone) and where researchers are hoping they will be used in the future.
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Canada Research Chairs (CRC) program has awarded more than $11 million to the University of Waterloo which includes $1.7 million to an affiliate of the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC).
Public lecture by Charles W. Clark
Much of what we understand about the world comes from our eyes, which sense the colors from red to violet that are expressed in the rainbow.
Come get your nerd on and learn about the world of physics with Nerd Nite KW! They will take you through quantum 101, and then see if you were paying attention with some friendly rounds of trivia. Aspiring scientists and experts alike are welcome. Special guest speaker Dr. Shohini Ghose, an Associate Professor of Physics and Computer Science and Director of the Centre for Women in Science at Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada, will also be giving a presentation. Make sure to also check out QUANTUM: The Exhibition while you're there.
What is quantum? Join us for the Qubit Club at THEMUSEUM to learn all about quantum with some fun and exciting science demonstrations!
What is quantum? Join us for the Qubit Club at THEMUSEUM to learn all about quantum with some fun and exciting science demonstrations!
Challenges to protecting information and systems from the massive processing power of quantum computers will be the focus of a workshop that the University of Waterloo’s Institute for Quantum Computing will co-host in Toronto next week.
The technology industry is now facing a Y2Q — years to quantum — challenge. The current deadline is estimated to be 10 years. All security dependent on existing standards is vulnerable.
Weak Measurements, Quantum State Collapse and the Born Rule
Apoorva Patel, Indian Institute of Science
Projective measurement is used as a fundamental axiom in quantum
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has awarded Thomas Jennewein an $182,000 grant to train and develop Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) graduate students through participation in an international space satellite project.
Public lecture by Bill Unruh, The University of British Columbia
On February 11, 2016 it was announced that gravitational waves have been detected affecting an instrument on earth. In addition to the realization of a 100 year old prediction the astounding sensitivity of the detector demanded the approaching and overcoming of seemingly fundamental quantum limits on measuring the motion of 25Kg masses. Quantum mechanics is usually thought of applying only to the very small (zeptogrammes and nanometers).
