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Tuesday, January 9, 2018 7:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

CryptoWorks21 Distinguished Lecture: Tools of Commercialization

“He who is good with a hammer thinks everything is a nail.”

- Modified quote from the original by Abraham Maslow


How does one sell security? How does one commercialize such nebulous concepts such as “Trust”, “Security” and “Cryptography”?  Cryptography, which is just one building block of security, is based on other more abstract building blocks such as algorithms which have a foundation on hard mathematical problems.

Thursday, February 22, 2018 7:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Entangled: The series – QUANTUM + logic

Quantum mechanics reveals that at its core, the world is not as it seems – it is far more interesting.
 
In the quantum world, outcomes are counter-intuitive, differing from what we expect based on our everyday experiences. The particle physicist Richard Feynman remarked that this means we seem to have to walk “a logical tightrope” when we talk about a quantum system.  
 

Thursday, April 26, 2018 7:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Entangled: The series – QUANTUM + Literature

Chad Orzel, Union College
The invention of quantum physics in the early 20th century forced scientists to reconsider many cherished ideas from classical physics, leading to revolutionary changes in our scientific and philosophical understanding of the universe. Quantum phenomena have also proven to be a rich source of metaphors and inspiration for fiction. 
 

Monday, May 28, 2018 12:00 am - Friday, June 8, 2018 12:00 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Undergraduate School on Experimental Quantum Information Processing

Join us at the Institute for Quantum Computing for a two-week introduction to the theoretical and experimental study of quantum information processing.

During the Undergraduate School on Experimental Quantum Information Processing (USEQIP) will be exposed to lectures and experiments on the following topics and more.

  • Quantum information processing
  • Implementation for quantum information processing
  • Experimental exploration
Thursday, September 13, 2018 7:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Entangled: The series – QUANTUM + Opportunity

Big Ideas for Little Minds

Chris Ferrie will take you through a historical journey of his own coming of age with digital software and what that experience has granted him. The lesson to be learned is that children will take advantage of the opportunities they are given, but only if their parents and teachers show genuine interest in the activities giving rise to those opportunities. 20 years from now, there will be a Quantum Technology equivalent of Bill Gates. That future leader is only a young child today.

Thursday, November 1, 2018 7:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Quantum + Beer

Quantum + Beer

Thursday, November 1
7:30 pm
Patent Social - 17 Erb Street East, Waterloo

Experience the unique combination of quantum physics and craft beer and learn how they are anecdotally intertwined.

Thursday, November 15, 2018 7:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Entangled: The series

QUANTUM + Pop Culture

“Quantum physics” has taken its position with “rocket science” in pop culture as a shorthand for frighteningly complicated science. Quantum physics has also taken on a sort of magical connotation in fiction, with features like entanglement, superposition, and tunneling spurring imagination. But where does the science draw the line? How much is joyful speculation, and how much is disregard for reality? And if it’s always seen as either magical or scary, how does that affect the perception of quantum science?

Wednesday, February 13, 2019 7:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Entangled: The series

QUANTUM + Film: A screening of 10 Quantum Shorts

A festival for quantum-inspired films

Quantum ShortsThe Quantum Shorts festival called for short films inspired by quantum physics and the universe answered. Filmmakers all over the world responded with their movies.

Tuesday, May 7, 2019 7:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Entangled: The Series - QUANTUM + Pop Culture

“Quantum physics” has taken its position with “rocket science” in pop culture as a shorthand for frighteningly complicated science. Quantum physics has also taken on a sort of magical connotation in fiction, with features like entanglement, superposition, and tunneling, spurring imagination. But where does the science draw the line? How much is joyful speculation, and how much is disregard for reality? And if it’s always seen as either magical or scary, how does that affect the perception of quantum science?