Tuesday, April 16, 2024 Each year, the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) invites top undergraduate students from around the world to the University of Waterloo for the opportunity to immerse themselves in quantum information science and technology ..read more

Thursday, April 11, 2024 A new collaboration between researchers from the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) at the University of Waterloo, SNOLAB near Sudbury, Ontario, and Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden has been awarded a new grant to investigate the impact of radiation and cosmic rays on quantum technologies ..read more

Friday, April 12, 2024 On World Quantum Day, the Institute for Quantum Computing celebrates progress and momentum.  ..read more

Monday, April 1, 2024 SoftwareQ, a company founded by Dr. Michele Mosca, IQC faculty member and professor in the Department of Combinatorics and Optimization at the University of Waterloo, and Dr. Vlad Gheorghiu, IQC affiliate member and alumnus, has been awarded up to $419,200 in funding for a new collaboration with Nu Quantum, a leading quantum networking company in the United Kingdom ..read more

Wednesday, March 27, 2024 Four University of Waterloo researchers, including Dr. Michael Reimer, a faculty member at the Institute for Quantum Computing and a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, were awarded funding earlier this month from the Ontario government for innovative research that ranges from cleaning up arsenic-laden mine waste, treating potential virus outbreaks, and using artificial intelligence to protect valuable financial data ..read more

Monday, March 25, 2024 En francais University of Waterloo researchers combine Nobel prize winning concepts to achieve scientific breakthrough. Researchers at the University of Waterloo’s Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) have brought together two Nobel prize winning research concepts to advance the field of quantum communication ..read more

Tuesday, March 19, 2024 The National Killam Program administered by the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) announces Dr. Adam Wei Tsen as the recipient of the 2024 Dorothy Killam Fellowship. This prestigious honour provides $80,000 for up to two years in support for dedicated research time to scholars “whose superior, ground-breaking, best-in-class research stands to have significant impact on a national or global scale.”  ..read more

Thursday, March 14, 2024 En francais With a focus on collaboration and community, the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) is proud to host regular social events for our members. While media and popular culture often portray the image of a lone researcher working late nights in a lab or at a computer to make breakthroughs, the more realistic portrayal of new ideas and discoveries can be encompassed through partnerships and teamwork ..read more

Thursday, March 7, 2024 Since 2017, the Quantum Quest Seed Fund (QQSF) has awarded more than $2.88 million to quantum researchers across the University of Waterloo. This winter’s round of funding has been awarded to three Waterloo professors, as they explore and innovate new ideas and applications for quantum devices ..read more

Thursday, February 29, 2024 En francais What do you do when your lab space is too small to test the distance requirements for a new long-range sensor and detector in development? Alex Maierean and Luke Neal, graduate students at the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) recently navigated this challenge for their latest project ..read more