An innovative, three-day workshop exploring quantum computing via spins and superconductors begins at IQC on Monday, May 17. Titled Quantum Information Processing with Spins and Superconductors (QISS), the workshop will foster an exchange of ideas and research between researchers working on superconducting systems and electron spins.
Organized by IQC postdoctoral fellows Bill Coish and Jay Gambetta, the QISS workshop will see 17 guest speakers from around North America, Europe and Japan deliver presentations to roughly 60 participants. The workshop will involve a poster session, which will allow IQC members with varied research interests to share their ideas and results with the invited guests.
Topics to be covered during QISS will include: new designs for superconducting qubits, decoherence sources and error estimations, QIP with solid-state systems, generating and measuring entanglement, and many more.
Founded in 2002, the mission of the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) is to aggressively explore and advance the application of quantum mechanical systems to a vast array of relevant information processing techniques.
A part of the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont., Canada, IQC creates a truly unique environment fostering cutting-edge research and collaboration between researchers in the areas of computer, engineering, mathematical and physical sciences.
At the time of this release, IQC has 17 faculty members, 22 postdoctoral fellows and over 55 students and research assistants, as well as a support staff of 18.
The Institute for Quantum Computing acknowledges the support of the Government of Canada through Industry Canada and the Government of Ontario through the Ministry of Research and Innovation.