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"Quantum information seeks to harness the quantum world for new technologies in computing, communication and precision measurement," explains Kevin Resch, professor of physics and astronomy. "Quantum effects, such as entanglement, superposition and the uncertainty principle, are often referred to as bizarre or paradoxical as they have no analogues in our everyday experience."

Jonathan Baugh is working toward the physical realization of quantum information processors in solid-state systems, using the property of spin to encode and manipulate quantum information. Past work has focused on solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance devices, and more recently on combined electron-nuclear spin systems and single electron spins in quantum dots. Prior to joining IQC and the Department of Chemistry in 2007, he spent one year as a Visiting Researcher at the University of Tokyo.

This is an excerpt from an article taken from Innovation Canada's website:

Please join IQC for this open house and discussion.

With Mike Lazaridis as the chair, four experts in the field of Quantum Computing discussed the most important advances in the field of quantum science. The Open House provided guests with introductions and insights into its research, labs, and plans for the new building.

Fostering Innovation. Building Community.

Waterloo named the World's Top Intelligent Community 2007

The Intelligent Communities Forum (ICF) has recognized Waterloo as being the world's Top Intelligent Community 2007, an honour that acknowledges the community that best exemplifies the development of a prosperous economy based on broadband and information technology.

One of the Educational Initiatives includes Research in Motion (RIM) and the Institute for Quantum Computing.

The Graduate Student Research Conference 2007 was held on April 23-26, 2007, the goal of the UW Graduate Student Research Conference is:

IQC is proud to announce that Sir Anthony Leggett will be returning to give a series of lectures on "Quantum many-body systems of interest and quantum computation and communication". We hope you can join us.

The Randomization Workshop was a success, it brought together mathematicians, physicists and computing scientists who have been working on randomization and the geometrical features of Hilbert space and brings focus to the interdisciplinary aspects and open problems in this emerging area.

Conference organizers:

Joseph Emerson
Andris Ambainis

Steady progress is being made in a variety of directions in the area of quantum algorithms and complexity theory, with repercussions in areas as diverse as classical complexity theory, cryptography, condensed matter physics, and combinatorics.

Quantum Key Distribution is the most advanced application of Quantum Information Science. It reached already the world of commercial implementation. At the same time, fundamental questions remain that might broaden the application spectrum of this basic idea.