Events

Join us for casual conversations with researchers at the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC).

Professor David Gosset - Tuesday, November 24, 7:00 p.m.

For our fourth Fireside Chat, we welcome Professor David Gosset of the Institute for Quantum Computing and the University of Waterloo's Department of Combinatorics & Optimization.

David Gosset joined the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) as an Associate Professor in the Department of Combinatorics and Optimization at the University of Waterloo on August 1, 2018.

Join us for casual conversations with quantum researchers.

Chris Ferrie - Tuesday, December 15, 7:00 p.m.

We welcome Chris Ferrie of the University of Technology Sydney and Centre for Quantum Software and Information for our fifth Fireside Chat. Ferrie received his PhD in Applied Mathematics from IQC in 2012.

Please join us for the first virtual seminar of 2021 on Thursday, January 14th at 11:00 am. 

A general framework for randomized benchmarking
Jonas Helsen, University of Amsterdam

The stabilizer rank of quantum states and classical simulation of quantum circuits 

Designing control protocols to enhance the coherence of superconducting qubits
Speaker: Ziwen Huang, Northwestern University

Precision Measurements with ³¹P Nuclear Spins in Isotopically Enriched ²⁸Si

Lights, camera, spooky action

Join us February 12 at 7pm EST for a virtual screening event featuring the ten finalists of the Quantum Shorts festival.

The quantum sign problem: perspectives from computational physics and quantum computer science 
Dominik Hangleiter, FreieUniversität Berlin

Join us for casual conversations with quantum researchers.

What makes a superconducting qubit tick? How does experience in a research lab prepare you for working on major projects after graduation? 
We’ll talk about these topics and more with IQC alumnus Thomas McConkey, now a Microwave Design Engineer at IBM Q, at the next virtual fireside chat.

Join us for casual conversations with quantum researchers.

Twesh Upadhyaya, IQC graduate student, joins us for a virtual Fireside Chat to talk about finding a passion for quantum information science in high school and to share his journey to studying the theory of quantum security.