At first glance, a wooden boomerang might seem like a peculiar gift to give the world’s most famous scientist. But Stephen Hawking immediately understood the significance of the gift he received this week from his former doctoral student, IQC Director Raymond Laflamme.
IQC Director Raymond Laflamme joined a panel of leading scientists to discuss Prof. Stephen Hawking's profound influence during a recent broadcast of TVO's "The Agenda with Steve Paikin."
A landmark paper co-authored by IQC faculty member John Watrous and doctoral student Sarvagya Upadhyay has earned the prestigious Best Paper Award at the Symposium on Theory of Computing (STOC).
IQC Director Raymond Laflamme will share recollections and insights on Stephen Hawking during a panel discussion this Friday on TVO.
Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) faculty member Frank Wilhelm has been awarded a grant of $145,000 per year over five years to support advanced quantum computing research.
Thirteen exceptional undergraduate science students from around the world are at the Institute for Quantum Computing for an intensive two-week workshop.
Dr. David Cory, a renowned pioneer and innovator in quantum computing, will bring his expertise to IQC as Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Quantum Information Processing.
For his outstanding academic achievements and outreach work at IQC, Deny Hamel has been awarded the Vanier Graduate Scholarship by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC).
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.
When a radar trap clocked Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) faculty member Joseph Emerson driving too fast on a Quebec road, it occurred to Emerson that quantum mechanics might help him get out of paying the fine.