Events

The Quantum Innovators in science and engineering workshop brings together the most promising young researchers in quantum physics and engineering. Guests are invited for a four-day conference aimed at exploring the frontier of our field.

Yidun Wan - Fudan University

The modern conception of phases of matter has undergone tremendous developments since the first observation of topologically ordered states in fractional quantum Hall systems in the 1980s. In this paper, we explore the question: How much detail of the physics of topological orders can in principle be observed using state of the art technologies?

Hear Raymond Laflamme, founding director of the Institute for Quantum Computing and John von Neumann Chair in Quantum Information and Edwin Outwater, Music Director Laureate of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, as they have a conversation about the making of Does God Play Dice (Quantum Etude).

Radio host Mike Farwell will moderate this conversation about their collaboration that integrated quantum physics and music to create a surprisingly random performance piece. You’ll even have the to watch highlights of the April 20 performance.

Producing Polarization Entangled States Using a Bright Single Photon Source

Neil Julien Ross, Dalhousie University

As we approach the development of a quantum computer with tens of
well-controlled qubits, it is natural to ask what can be done with
such a device. Specifically, we would like to construct an example of
a practical problem that is beyond the reach of classical computers,
but that requires the fewest possible resources to solve on a quantum
computer. We address this problem by considering quantum simulation of
spin systems, a task that could be applied to understand phenomena in

Jiawei Mei - Southern University of Science and Technology, China

The toric code is a topological quantum error correcting code, and an example of a stabilizer code, defined on a two-dimensional spin lattice. It also represents the simplest example of topological order -- Z2 topological order that was first studied in the context of Z2 spin liquid. I will talk about our recent progress in the search for a toric code topological order in the kagome antiferromagnetic spin system.

Jie Lin of the Department of Physics and Astronomy is presenting his thesis:

Security proofs for quantum key distribution protocols by numerical approaches

Jie is supervised by IQC faculty member Norbert Lütkenhaus.

Benjamin Lovitz of the Department of Physics and Astronomy is presenting his thesis:

Practical Quantum Fingerprinting and Appointment Scheduling

Benjamin is supervised by IQC faculty member Norbert Lütkenhaus.

Back by popular demand, CryptoWorks21 will once again launch the Intellectual Property (IP) Management Lunch and Learn Lecture Series! Our knowledgeable speakers will provide more in-depth presentation built from the previous sessions.

The lectures are designed for researchers working in areas related to information technology, including cryptography and quantum technology.