TQT faculty hire Crystal Senko awarded CRC
Professor Crystal Senko awarded Canada Research Chair in Trapped Ion Quantum Computing Wednesday, December 16, 2020 It is with great pleasure that we congratulate Professor Crystal Senko from the Faculty of Science for being named a Canada Research Chair (CRC)! Senko joins 15 other University of Waterloo Science Professors in this distinguished program, and is […]
December 16, 2020
QuantumIon researcher supported by TQT receives award
Student wins Best Presenter at the Virtual Research Colloquium Friday November 20th, 2020 A message from Waterloo International. Nikolay Videnov, a master’s student at the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) has won the title of Best University of Waterloo Presenter at the virtual research colloquium, jointly hosted by the University of Waterloo and the University […]
November 20, 2020
Breakthrough frees tiny, powerful laser device from the lab
November 2, 2020 Researchers have created a portable version of a tiny, powerful laser device with potential applications in fields ranging from medical imaging to detecting hidden explosives. In a project involving the University of Waterloo and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), scientists developed a quantum cascade laser capable of operating at temperatures much higher […]
November 2, 2020
QQSF Round 8
Transformative Quantum Technologies (TQT) is pleased to announce that the 8th round of the Quantum Quest Seed Fund (QQSF) is currently open and accepting applications. This is a targeted opportunity for the Faculty of Arts at the University of Waterloo (UW). This fund is intended to encourage ideas and uncover opportunities from diverse fields outside the […]
January 12, 2021
Waterloo's Quantum
Valley
QVI - Quantum Valley Investments RAC - RAC Complex IQC - Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo QNFCF - Quantum-Nano Fabrication and Characterization Facility QVIL - Quantum Valley Ideas Lab LI - Lazaridis Institute for the Management of Technology Enterprises PI - The Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
Towards large area, resonant quantum tunneling diodes by continuous Langmuir transfer of exfoliated 2D materials
Summary Atomically thin 2D materials constitute promising building blocks for quantum devices due to their exotic, layer-dependent electronic properties. The ability to stack these materials in alternating layers enables heterostructures to be built in almost limitless combinations and over small enough length scales to observe quantum phenomena. So far though, practical implementation of devices based […]
April 1, 2020
Free-space Polarization-selective Microcavity based on Chiral Metasurfaces
Summary Developing a new type of Fabry-Pérot cavity that allows improved control of the atoms’ emission into the cavity mode will result in enhancement of the efficiency and fidelity of quantum state transfer from photons to atoms and back. This in turn can be used to improve the performance of quantum networks and repeaters, as […]
September 19, 2019
Tuning Spin-Exchange Interactions in Low-Dimensional Metal Halide Perovskites: A New Class of Semiconductor Quantum Materials
Summary Leakage current in electronic components is one of the limiting factors for the performance of conventional computers which use charges and currents as physical information carriers. Spintronics offers an alternative by using electron spin for information transfer, processing and storage, enabling the design of non-volatile computer memory and more energy-efficient electronic devices. In this […]
October 1, 2019
Quantum Material Multilayer Photonic Devices and Network
Summary Realizing highly integrated quantum photonic devices on a chip can enable new opportunities for photonic quantum computation. In this project, we explore heterostructures of stacked two-dimensional (2D) materials, such transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDC) or graphene, combined with optical microcavities as a platform for such devices. 2D materials are extremely thin and flexible, and have […]
December 12, 2019
Reliably operating noisy quantum computers
Summary The overall goal of the project is to develop practical methods to be able to reliably run useful applications on near-term quantum computers. This requires identifying and overcoming the ubiquitous errors that currently limit quantum computing capabilities. Traditional methods of quantifying errors in quantum computers fail to predict how errors affect the output of […]
January 22, 2020
Rydberg Atom Array Quantum Simulator
Summary Quantum simulators enable probing the static and dynamic properties of correlated quantum many-body systems that would otherwise be numerically inaccessible using classical simulators. We are developing quantum simulators based on arrays of neutral atoms excited to Rydberg states. Such Rydberg atom arrays are advantageous for simulating the dynamics of interacting spin systems (Ising spin […]
February 27, 2020
Advanced microwave electronics enabling quantum technologies
Summary Superconducting quantum computers require quantum-limited measurements at microwave frequencies in order to implement error correction. Conventionally, this is accomplished using near quantum-limited Josephson Parametric Amplifiers (JPAs). The JPAs require bulky ferrite-based circulators that prevent on-chip integration of the amplifiers with the processor and take up the majority of space and cooling power in the […]
April 1, 2020
Round 7 of the Quantum Quest Seed Fund will open soon
On October 1st at 9 am ET Transformative Quantum Technologies (TQT) will open another round of seed funding through the Quantum Quest Seed Fund (QQSF). The deadline for this round is November 2nd at 3 pm ET. For Round 7 we encourage proposals that seek to advance quantum applications in the Faculties of Arts, Applied Health Studies, […]
September 17, 2020
A Reformulation of Quantum Game Theory
Summary Classical game theory – conducted at the interface between economics and computer science – has found applications in topics ranging from networking and security to online markets. Despite over 20 years of research into connections between game theory and quantum information, we have yet to see any significant implications of quantum information when applied […]
April 1, 2020
Repurposing potential drug candidates for the treatment of COVID-19
Summary The main protease (Mpro) in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus responsible for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), has emerged as a promising drug target. The scientific community has produced a large number of crystallographic structures of the protease, which mediates viral replication and transcription. These structures report several fragments with varied chemotypes […]
May 6, 2020
Quantum Innovators: Computer Science and Mathematics
Quantum Innovators: Computer Science and Mathematics Monday, October 21 – Thursday, October 24 TQT is pleased to have supported the fourth year of Quantum Innovators in Computer Science and Mathematics. Eighteen promising young researchers from twelve world-renowned institutions attended the workshop this fall hosted at University of Waterloo. Each participant gave short presentations with topics […]
October 21, 2019
Quantum Opportunities & Showcase
Quantum Opportunities & Showcase TQT will host its inaugural quantum showcase on December 5, 2019 at the University of Waterloo. Quantum Opportunities & Showcase will feature short talks on some of the most important scientific advances in quantum today, followed by a series of Ignite Talks spanning a range of impactful applications of quantum […]
October 21, 2019
David Cory explores Canada’s role in Quantum at Canadian Science Policy Conference 2019
David Cory explores Canada’s role in Quantum at Canadian Science Policy Conference 2019 November 13 – November 15, 2019 Panel Organized by: Christina Stachulak and Nicole Arbour, National Research Council Canada / Conseil national de recherches du Canada This panel aims to explore Canada’s current role in the global quantum ecosystem – touching on innovative […]
November 5, 2019
Canadian Graduate Quantum Conference 2020
Canadian Graduate Quantum Conference 2020 Tuesday, March 3, 2020 We are excited to invite you to the third annual Canadian Graduate Quantum Conference. This conference aims to foster knowledge-sharing, collaboration and networking among students working in quantum across Canada. Participants will have the opportunity to share their research with students from other leading quantum research […]
March 3, 2020
New mirror made for quantum research could catch counterfeit cash
Monday, April 13, 2020 En français Researchers at the University of Waterloo’s Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) have developed a new kind of mirror that could be used to protect against counterfeit banknotes. Photons—quantum particles of light—can be left or right-handed, like humans. In some applications, researchers need to be able to sort left from […]
April 13, 2020
Seed fund backs $2.8M in new quantum ideas at the University of Waterloo
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 Improving thermal medical imaging of the eye with a new quantum camera and developing new materials to enable “beyond 5G” wireless communications are among the goals of six projects recently supported by the Quantum Quest Seed Fund (QQSF). Awarded by Transformative Quantum Technologies (TQT), thanks in part to the Canada First Research Excellence Fund, QQSF […]
May 19, 2020