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In collaboration with the University of Waterloo, IQC offers research positions and advanced courses in the foundations, applications, and implementation of quantum information processing for graduate students. In addition, IQC also offers an interdisciplinary graduate program in Quantum Information which leads to MMath, MSc, MASc, and PhD degrees.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iqc.uwaterloo.ca/welcome/graduate|title=Graduate Studies|publisher=Institute for Quantum Computing|access-date=6 September 2012}}</ref> |
In collaboration with the University of Waterloo, IQC offers research positions and advanced courses in the foundations, applications, and implementation of quantum information processing for graduate students. In addition, IQC also offers an interdisciplinary graduate program in Quantum Information which leads to MMath, MSc, MASc, and PhD degrees.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iqc.uwaterloo.ca/welcome/graduate|title=Graduate Studies|publisher=Institute for Quantum Computing|access-date=6 September 2012}}</ref> |
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==People== |
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[[File:Laflamme presents a boomerang to Hawking, Institute for Quantum Computing, 21 June 2010.jpg|thumb|alt=Raymond Laflamme presents a boomerang to Stephen Hawking at IQC|[[Stephen Hawking]] visits IQC on 21 June 2010 where [[Raymond Laflamme]] presents him with a boomerang to commemorate their work together.]] |
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As of 2017, IQC’s research team consists of 27 faculty members, 2 research assistant professors, over 30 postdoctoral fellows, and more than 120 students.<ref>[https://services.iqc.uwaterloo.ca/people/search/faculty/ IQC website], "Our People", 2017.</ref> The institute has expressed intentions to expand to include 33 faculty members, 50 post-doctoral fellows, and 125 students.<ref>IQC Communications & Outreach, "IQC Annual Report 2012", 2012.</ref> |
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IQC faculty members have appointments in the departments of Physics & Astronomy, Combinatorics & Optimization, Applied Mathematics, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Chemistry, and the [[David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science]] at the [[University of Waterloo]]. IQC faculty and postdoctoral fellows account for 10 of the 31 members of the [[Canadian Institute for Advanced Research]]’s Quantum Information Processing Program. In addition, 3 faculty members have associate membership at the [[Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics]] and 11 are affiliate members. |
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Currently, 2 IQC faculty members hold [[Canada Research Chairs]] in various aspects of quantum information and 1 faculty member holds a Canada Excellence Research Chair. |
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===Professors=== |
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* Michal Bajcsy |
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* Jonathan Baugh |
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*Raffi Budakian |
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* Kyung Soo Choi |
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* [[Richard Cleve]] |
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* [[David Cory]] — Canada Excellence Research Chair in Quantum Information Processing |
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* Joseph Emerson |
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* David Gosset |
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*Kazi Rajibul Islam |
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* [[Thomas Jennewein]] |
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*Na Young Kim |
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* [[Raymond Laflamme]] — Canada Research Chair in Quantum Information |
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* [[Debbie Leung]] — Canada Research Chair in Quantum Communications |
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* Adrian Lupascu |
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* Norbert Lütkenhaus |
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* Hamed Majedi |
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* Matteo Mariantoni |
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* Guo-Xing Miao |
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* [[Michele Mosca]] |
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* Ashwin Nayak |
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*Vern Paulsen |
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* Kevin Resch |
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*Michael Reimer |
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*Crystal Senko |
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*Adam Wei Tsen |
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* [[John Watrous (computer scientist)|John Watrous]] |
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* Christopher Wilson |
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* Jon Yard |
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* Christine Muschik |
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===Awards=== |
===Awards=== |
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| Type | Research institute |
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| Director | John Watrous |
| Location | , , 43°28′44″N 80°33′17″W / 43.478865°N 80.554853°W |
| Affiliation | University of Waterloo |
| Website | uwaterloo.ca/iqc |
The Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) is an affiliate scientific research institute of the University of Waterloo located in Waterloo, Ontario with a multidisciplinary approach to the field of quantum information processing. IQC was founded in 2002[1] primarily through a donation made by Mike Lazaridis and his wife Ophelia whose substantial donations have continued over the years.[2] The institute is now located in the Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre and the Research Advancement Centre at the University of Waterloo.
It is led by computer scientist John Watrous with researchers based in 6 departments across 3 faculties at the University of Waterloo. In addition to theoretical and experimental research on quantum computing, IQC also hosts academic conferences and workshops, short courses for undergraduate and high school students, and scientific outreach events including open houses and tours for the public.
History
The Institute for Quantum Computing was officially created in 2002, sparked by Research In Motion co-founder Mike Lazaridis and then-president of the University of Waterloo, David Johnston, for research into quantum information. Since inception, Lazaridis has provided more than $100 million in private funding for IQC. The institute is a collaboration between academia, the private sector, and the federal and provincial governments. Raymond Laflamme is the founding executive director.[3]
At its establishment, the institute was composed of only a handful of researchers from the Departments of Computer Science and Physics. Ten years later, there are more than 200 researchers across six departments within the Faculties of Science, Mathematics, and Engineering at the University of Waterloo.
In 2008, IQC moved into the Research Advancement Centre 1 (RAC I) in the University of Waterloo's Research & Technology Park. In 2010, research operations expanded into the adjacent building, Research Advancement Centre 2 (RAC II).
In 2012, IQC expanded into the Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre. The 285,000-square-foot facility is shared with the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, and is built to stringent standards (controls for vibration, humidity, temperature, and electromagnetic radiation) for quantum and nanotechnology experiments. The building was designed by Toronto-based firm Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects (KPMB).[4]
Research
Research at IQC focuses on three main applications of quantum information science and technology using the physical sciences, mathematics and engineering from both theoretical and experimental perspectives.[5]
Areas of research currently studied at IQC include:
In collaboration with the University of Waterloo, IQC offers research positions and advanced courses in the foundations, applications, and implementation of quantum information processing for graduate students. In addition, IQC also offers an interdisciplinary graduate program in Quantum Information which leads to MMath, MSc, MASc, and PhD degrees.[6]
Awards
The following major awards have been won by IQC researchers for significant contributions to their fields:
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship
- Adrian Lupascu, 2011
- Matteo Mariantoni, 2013
- Christine Muschik, 2019
American Physical Society
- David Cory, Fellow, 2015
- Thomas Jennewein, APS Outreach Mini-Grant program, 2015
- Raymond Laflamme, Fellow, 2008
Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC)
- David Cory—CERC, Quantum Devices, 2010
Canada Research Chair (CRC)
- Raymond Laflamme—CRC, Quantum Information, 2009
- Debbie Leung—Tier II CRC, Quantum Communications, 2005
- Michele Mosca—Canada Research Chair, 2002
- Kevin Resch—CRC, Optical Quantum Technologies, 2014
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee
- Ashwin Nayak, 2015 - Scholarship
- Michele Mosca, 2013 - Medal winner
- Raymond Laflamme, 2005 - Medal winner
Royal Society of Canada Fellowship
- Richard Cleve, 2011
- David Cory, 2015
- Raymond Laflamme, 2008[7]
Polanyi Prize
- Anne Broadbent, 2010[8]
- Eduardo Martin-Martinez, 2014[9]
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship
- Jean-Philippe MacLean, 2015
- Tomas Jochym-O'Connor, 2014
- Kent Fisher, 2012
- Deny Hamel, 2010
- Gina Passante, 2009[10]
Notable visitors
- Sir Anthony Leggett—IQC Scientific Advisor and performs a guest lecture series annually
- Bill Unruh—Performed a public lecture June 2016
- Stephen Hawking—Visited June 2010, September 2012
- Freeman Dyson—Visited June 2011
- Seth Lloyd—Visited December 2010
See also
- Quantum computer
- Quantum cryptography
- Quantum information science
- Raymond Laflamme—director and professor at IQC
- Anthony Leggett—winner of 2003 Nobel Prize in Physics and part-time faculty member at IQC
References
- ^ "What Great Philanthropy Can Do". Institute for Quantum Computing. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
- ^ no by-line.--> (2015). "Quick facts About the Institute". University of Waterloo. University of Waterloo. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- ^ "About the Institute". Institute for Quantum Computing. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
- ^ "University of Waterloo Mike and Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum Nano Centre". Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
- ^ "Faculty & Research". Institute for Quantum Computing. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
- ^ "Graduate Studies". Institute for Quantum Computing. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
- ^ "Faculty Award Recipients". April 6, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
- ^ "IQC postdoc earns prestigious Polanyi Prize". May 30, 2013. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
- ^ "Going beyond the limits of quantum". November 16, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
- ^ "Student Award Recipients". May 16, 2013. Retrieved February 16, 2017.