Visitor program


The Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) hosts researchers of many levels of expertise working in quantum information science. If you are a researcher interested in visiting IQC, please complete the visitor program form.

If you are a student interested in visiting IQC or a researcher interested in a short-term visit to IQC, you are encouraged to first contact a faculty member within IQC with whom you wish to work.

If you have questions about IQC’s visitor program, please contact Matt Fries, Visitor Program Manager.

Current Visitors

Visitor Institution Room Arrival Departure UW Host
Matthijis Vernooij Tu Delft QNC 0213 02/12/2024 06/10/2024 William Slofstra

Future Visitors

Visitor Institution Room Arrival Departure UW Host
Yihui Quek MIT QNC 4106 03/26/2024 03/28/2024 Colloquium Speaker
Ivana Dimitrova Harvard

QNC4106

04/08/2024 04/11/2024 Colloquium Speaker
Ceren Dag Harvard QNC 4106 04/11/2024 04/13/2024 Colloquium Speaker
Leo Zhou Caltech QNC 4106 04/02/2024 04/04/2026 Colloquium Speaker
Daniel Carney Berkeley Lab QNC 4111 03/25/2024 03/26/2024 Colloquium Speaker
Rene-Jean Essiambre Nokia/Bell Labs QNC 4116 04/01/2024 04/03/2024 Colloquium Speaker
Alejandro Jenkins International Centre for theory of quantum technologies, Gdańsk, Poland. QNC 4109 04/22/2024 04/26/2024 Colloquium Speaker
Kenji Maeda University of Massachusetts, Boston   06/03/2024 07/12/2024 Alexandre Cooper Roy
Dusan Saranec University at Buffalo RAC 07/01/2024 07/31/2024 David Cory
Xiangling Xu ETH Zurich QNC 4106 07/08/2024 07/19/2024 William Slofstra
Adam Kaufman University of Colorado, Boulder   12/02/2024 12/03/2024 Colloquium Speaker

Information for future visitors

Visas

Please note that citizens of some countries may need a visa to enter Canada. If you need a visa, please register early. You may need the confirmation letter of acceptance to the conference for a visa application. Visit the Citizenship and Immigration Canada website for full details.

Please note that some visitors may encounter delays due to immigration regulations. Last-minute requests may not be possible to accommodate for this reason.

Future visitor program checklist

  1. Complete IQC’s visitor program form.
  2. If you’re invited to be part of IQC’s visitor program, follow the steps listed on Waterloo’s visitors website.

TRAVELLING TO IQC

Review the University of Waterloo travel policy before booking your flight and transportation to campus.

IQC recommends booking flights to Toronto Pearson International airport. It offers the greatest number transportation services that can take you from the airport to the City of Waterloo.

GETTING AROUND THE CITY OF WATERLOO AND CAMPUS

CITY OF WATERLOO AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES

ON-CAMPUS RESOURCES