Graduates start a new chapter at the forefront of quantum information
The Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) congratulates the 22 graduates who received their University of Waterloo degrees from the Faculties of Engineering, Mathematics and Science at Spring Convocation 2026.
IQC graduate students are a key part of how the Institute advances fundamental and applied research through the collective strength of seven University of Waterloo departments, underpinning tomorrow’s quantum technologies.
“Congratulations on this milestone. We wish you the very best in the new chapter ahead. IQC celebrates your accomplishments and the contributions you’ve made to the field of quantum information and the Institute. We hope that you are proud of yourselves, because we are!"
- Dr. Norbert Lütkenhaus, Executive Director at IQC and Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Congratulations to IQC’s spring 2025 graduates
Faculty of Science
Physics and Astronomy (Quantum Information)
- Nithin Aaron – MSc
- Amir Arqand – PhD
- Devashish Jayant Tupkary – PhD
- Jiahui Chen – PhD
- Stephen Harrigan – PhD
- Lars Kamin – PhD
- Soroush Khoubyarian – MSc
- Fabien Lefebvre – MSc
- Benjamin Maclellan – PhD
- Shlok Nahar – PhD
- Stephane Vinet – PhD
- Yiren Wang – MSc, course-based
- Christopher (Xicheng) Xu - PhD
- Ziyuan Yang – MSc, course-based
- Artem Zhutov – MSc
- Ali Khatai – MSc
Faculty of Mathematics
- Shreyas Natarajan – MSc, Applied Math (Quantum Information)
- Vahid Reza Asadi – PhD, Computer Science (Quantum Information)
- Vyom Patel – MSc, Applied Math (Quantum Information)
- Benjamin Wong – MSc, Combinatorics and Optimization (Quantum Information)
Faculty of Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering (Quantum Information)
- Abdolreza Pasharavesh – PhD
- He (Ricky) Ren – PhD