Latest news from IQC and what's new in quantum research
News
Connecting Canada’s North with a quantum sensing system
A research group at IQC has secured 1ドル million to develop a proof of concept that would link two observation stations by sharing quantum information via drones, creating a sensing system with unprecedented resolution by distributing quantum entanglement.
New IQC graduate wins American Physical Society award for exceptional contributions to physics community
Dr. José Polo-Gómez has won the American Physical Society’s (APS) 2026 Irwin Oppenheim Award for his research.
IQC welcomes Canada’s strong commitment to quantum technology and talent development in Budget 2025
The Government of Canada's 2025 budget commits 334ドル.3 million over five years to strengthen the Canadian quantum ecosystem and anchor the national quantum industry.
What's happening at IQC - Events
Events
IQC Colloquium featuring Rahul Jain
Device-independent quantum cryptography
Location: QNC 0101
IQC faculty host: Ashwin Nayak
NRC - Waterloo Workshop on Quantum and Nanotechnologies
The Institute for Quantum Computing and the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology are pleased to present the NRC workshop event, featuring NRC's quantum internet-working challenge program.
Location: QNC 0101
IQC Math and CS seminar featuring Rahul Jain
Commitments are equivalent to statistically-verifiable one-way state generators
Location: QNC 1201, Zoom
Statement in support of protecting Canadian science and researchers
The Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) supports the efforts of the Government of Canada to secure and protect Canadian science and researchers. IQC takes the protection of intellectual property very seriously and commits to cooperate with various agencies and organizations in support of National Security priorities.
IQC also commits to, and will continue to, educate staff and researchers about the opportunities, pitfalls, and boundaries of protecting Canadian science and intellectual property for the benefit of IQC, the University of Waterloo, and indeed, future generations.