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Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:00 am - 11:00 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Fan: Quantum receivers beyond the stand quantum limit of coherent optical communications

Jingyun Fan, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Measurements based on the quantum properties of physical system have enabled many tasks which are not possible by any classical means. In this talk, I introduce two quantum receivers that discriminate nonorthogonal optical coherent states unconditionally surpassing the standard quantum limit, with mean photon numbers ranging from single photon level to many photons, thus bridging the gap between quantum information technology and state-of-the art coherent communications.

Thursday, April 17, 2014 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Kothari: Exponential improvement in precision for simulating sparse Hamiltonians

Robin Kothari

We provide a quantum algorithm for simulating the
dynamics of sparse Hamiltonians with complexity sublogarithmic in
the inverse error, an exponential improvement over previous methods.
Unlike previous approaches based on product formulas, the query
complexity is independent of the number of qubits acted on, and for
time-varying Hamiltonians, the gate complexity is logarithmic in the
norm of the derivative of the Hamiltonian. Our algorithm is based on
a significantly improved simulation of the continuous- and

Monday, April 21, 2014 1:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Imai: NMR as a low energy probe of condensed matter

Takashi Imai, McMaster University

NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) is a versatile probe of condensed matter, and has a broad range of applications in chemistry, medicine (MRI), oil industry, etc. NMR has become so popular outside the conventional realm of physics that the crucial role NMR has been playing in condensed matter physics is sometimes overlooked. I will explain how condensed matter physicists use NMR as a powerful low energy probe of solids, drawing examples from modern research into statistical physics, magnetism, and superconductivity.

Thursday, October 23, 2014 4:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Quantum Frontiers Distinguished Lecture: Alain Aspect

Alain Aspect, Institut d'Optique

From Einstein to Wheeler: wave particle duality for a photon

Alain AspectJoin us for the next Quantum Frontiers Distinguished Lecture Series when Dr. Alain Aspect will talk about the weirdness of wave particle duality.

Tuesday, March 10, 2015 7:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Cybersecurity in a quantum world - will we be ready?

Public lecture by Michele Mosca

Emerging quantum technologies will change the way that our online information is stored and secured. To be cyber-safe we must be quantum-safe. It’s possible, but we need to start planning now if we want to be ready in time.

Monday, April 13, 2015 12:00 am - Tuesday, April 14, 2015 12:00 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

5th Annual Meeting of the Canada Excellence Research Chairs

Pushing the boundaries of research and innovation

The 5th Annual Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC) meeting brings together CERCs from across Canada to share key developments and the latest discoveries in their respective research programs.

Attend the free conference to meet with world-renowned researchers and get an overview of Canada's latest scientific achievements. Participants may attend plenary lectures, research seminars and interact with the CERC holders, researchers and students during the poster session.

Thursday, April 30, 2015 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Quantum Frontiers Distinguished Lecture: Sajeev John

Sajeev John, University of Toronto

Photonic band gap materials: semiconductors of light

Join us for the next Quantum Frontiers Distinguished Lecture Series when Dr. Sajeev John will talk about light-trapping crystals.

Thursday, May 28, 2015 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Quantum Frontiers Distinguished Lecture: Leo Kouwenhoven

Leo Kouwenhoven, Delft University of Technology

Majorana Fermions: Particle Physics on a Chip

Join us for the next Quantum Frontiers Distinguished Lecture Series when Dr. Leo Kouwenhoven will talk about particles that are equal to their anti-particles.

Tuesday, June 9, 2015 7:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Quantum Computing: Transforming the Digital Age

Public lecture by Dr. Krysta Svore, Microsoft Research

Krysta SvoreIn 1981, Richard Feynman proposed a device called a “quantum computer” to take advantage of the laws of quantum physics to achieve computational speed-ups over classical methods. Quantum computing promises to revolutionize how we compute.