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Promoting science literacy is a passion for Dr. Rajibul Islam, a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) at the University of Waterloo. In 2014, Islam, along with friends from the science community, launched Bigyan, a not-for-profit initiative dedicated to making science accessible in Bengali.

A new startup spun out of research at the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) at the University of Waterloo is accelerating its push toward commercialization with $10.7 million in dilutive and non-dilutive funding and a public listing after launching just more than six months ago. 

Five faculty from the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) at the University of Waterloo have received $1.8 million in funding through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Alliance Quantum grants program. 

Every April 14, the global quantum community celebrates World Quantum Day. It’s a day that resonates strongly at Waterloo — Canada’s densest cluster of quantum talent, researchers, students and industry partners. Here, they work in close proximity, using the universe’s fundamental rules of quantum science to create new technologies, shaping Waterloo’s Quantum Valley. 

The Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) welcomed Honourable David J. McGuinty, Canada’s Minister of National Defence, as part of a University of Waterloo visit where he emphasized direct funding to advance quantum technologies as part of a federal commitment for defence innovation. 

Alex Maierean, IQC PhD student and CEO of Phantom Photonics, has received the 2026 Women in Defence and Security Scholarship and Canadian Global Affairs Institute Fellowship.

The Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) at the University of Waterloo congratulates Drs. Charles H. Bennett and Gilles Brassard on receiving the 2025 Turing Award for their key role in establishing the foundations of quantum information science and inventing quantum key distribution (QKD), a core area of research at IQC.

The Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) welcomes the National Research Council Canada (NRC) investment of more than $161 million over five years to advance Canada’s leadership in quantum technology for defence and security applications. 

The Institute for Quantum Computing and other Canadian quantum research institutions extend and expand the Quantum Co-Laboratory—a network linking specialized resources set to advance quantum innovation and talent development.

The Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) has appointed Dr. John Watrous, former IQC faculty member and interim executive director, in a new director role set to expand the institute's educational programs.