Quantum computing

We are unlocking the ability to solve problems considered impossible for classical computers.

To reach this goal, IQC researchers are building an essential framework for a new era of computation.

Our work spans from theory to experimentation, designing efficient algorithms and robust hardware architectures.

We focus on making these powerful systems stable and reliable, ensuring we can harness the full potential of quantum information. 

Applications

  • drug discovery and molecular simulation 

  • optimization for logistics, energy and finance 

  • machine learning and data analysis 

  • materials discovery 

  • cryptography and quantum-safe protocols 

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Quantum computing researchers

Kazi Rajibul Islam

Faculty, Associate Professor

Research expertise

  • Experimental quantum many-body physics
  • Quantum computation with trapped ions
  • Use of holography and high resolution microscopy to manipulate many-body systems

Michele Mosca

Faculty, Professor

Research expertise

  • Quantum-safe cryptography
  • Quantum algorithms and complexity
  • Methods for mapping quantum circuits to realistic architectures

Debbie Leung

Faculty, Professor

Research expertise

  • Quantum cryptography
  • Quantum communications
  • Measurement-based quantum computation
  • Fault-tolerant quantum computation and error correction

Richard Cleve

Faculty, Professor

Research expertise

  • Quantum information theory
  • Structure of quantum algorithms
  • Quantum communication complexity theory

Bradley Hauer

Faculty, Assistant Professor

Research expertise

  • Experimental and theoretical physics
  • Cavity optomechanics
  • Superconducting circuits
  • Quantum information
  • Nanomechanics

William Slofstra

Faculty, Associate Professor

Research expertise

  • Lie theory and algebraic combinatorics
  • Representation theory in quantum information
  • Non-local games
  • Geometry of entanglement

Alan Jamison

Faculty, Assistant Professor
  • Research expertise

  • Ultracold atoms and molecules
  • Quantum chemistry
  • Quantum information
  • Precision measurements and quantum-enhanced metrology

Matteo Mariantoni

Faculty, Associate Professor

Research expertise

  • Quantum Computing

  • Quantum Error Correction

  • Digital Quantum Emulations

  • Superconducting Quantum Circuits

Christine Muschik

Faculty, Associate Professor

Research expertise

  • Quantum networks
  • Quantum sensing
  • Quantum simulations
  • High-energy physics simulation with quantum computers

Joseph Emerson

Faculty, Associate Professor

Research expertise

  • Error diagnosis and suppression
  • Validation of circuit performance in quantum computers
  • Foundations of quantum theory 

Crystal Senko

Faculty, Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair

Research expertise

  • Manipulation of quantum systems with trapped ions
  • Quantum computation with trapped ions
  • Phases and dynamics of interacting spin systems

Luke Schaeffer

Faculty, Assistant Professor

Research expertise

  • Clifford circuits
  • Low-depth circuits (classical and quantum)
  • Classical simulation of quantum circuits

David Gosset

Faculty, Associate Professor

Research expertise

  • Quantum algorithms
  • Classical simulation of quantum computation
  • Computational complexity of quantum many-body systems

Ashwin Nayak

Faculty, Professor

Research expertise

  • Quantum computation and quantum information
  • Computational complexity
  • Design and analysis of algorithms

David Cory

Faculty, Professor, Canada Excellence Research Chair Laureate

Research expertise

  • Magnetic resonance and its applications
  • Spin-based quantum information processors
  • Quantum complexity
  • Neutron interferometry

Graeme Smith

Faculty, Associate Professor

Research expertise

  • Quantum Shannon Theory
  • Quantum Networks
  • Mathematical Physics
  • Physics of Information

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