Welcome to the

Institute for Quantum Science and Technology

The Institute for Quantum Science and Technology is a multidisciplinary group of researchers from the areas of Computer Science, Mathematics, Chemistry, and Physics. The goals of Calgary's Institute for Quantum Science and Technology are to conduct leading research in key theoretical and experimental topics of quantum science and technology, to provide excellent education and training in quantum science and technology and cognate areas, and to foster linkage between the Institute and other quantum science and technology institutes and with industrial partners.

Vision:

To be a world leader in research and education in pure and applied quantum science and technology.

Mission Statement:

To advance quantum science and technology through interdisciplinary research, teaching, and outreach.

VISUAL INFORMATION FOR THE QUANTUM AGE
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Headlines

A faculty position is available. Please see position details here.

Congratulations! Rob Thompson has an article published in the Nature: Characterization of the 1S-2S transition in antihydrogen.

Congratulations! Ghazal Haji Salem is awarded an NSERC postdoctoral fellowship.

Congratulations! Barry Sanders has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

Aviram Rawal Lvovsky was born on August 30 at 6:03 am, 3.8 kilos and 48 cm.

Barry Sanders is a co-author of an article "Observation of topological edge states in parity-time-symmetric quantum walks" published in the "Nature Physics" on 31 July 2017. Congratulations!

Welcome new members to IQST. Gustavo Amaral, a new postdoc in Wolfgang Tittel's group. Jose da Costa Filho, Hamza Qureshi, and Prathwiraj Umesh started their graduate program at IQST. Welcome on board.

Congratulations! Nafiseh Sang-Nourpour successfully defended her Ph.D exam on 24 August 2017 and joined as a post-doctoral fellow at the National Optics Institute, Quèbec.

Congratulations! Priyaa Varshinee successfully defended her candadicacy exam on 24 August 2017.

Congratulations! Mark Girard successfully defended his Ph.D exam on 14 July 2017 and joined as a post-doctoral fellow at the Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo.

In the Media:

Eureka Alert, 21 December 2018
Quantum tricks to unveil the secrets of topological materials : Barry C. Sanders (collaborator of article "Uncover topology by quantum quench dynamics")
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TU Vien, 19 December 2018
Quantum tricks to unveil the secrets of topological materials: Barry C. Sanders (collaborator of article "Uncover topology by quantum quench dynamics")
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PLOS, 27 November 2018
Supercomputing 18: Pioneer spirit at the “Quantum Communication Networks and Technologies” panel : Christoph Simon
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Inside Science, 30 October 2018
The 'quantum vampire' effect is spookier than ever: A. I. Lvovsky
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Physicsworld.com, 26 October 2018
Journal editors share their views on the future of open-access publishing: Barry C. Sanders
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Upcoming

IQST Colloquium - Kartik Srinivasan [National Institutte of Standards and Technology]
Co-sponsored by: Department of Physics and Astronomy
Friday 1st March, 2019 at 4:00-5:00pm in TBA
"TBA"

IQST Seminar - TC Fraser [Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics], Wednesday 20th February, 2019 at 3:00-4:00pm in SB 146
"Sudoku on steroids - The combinatorics of causal inference"

IQST Seminar - Boris Braverman [University of Ottawa], Friday 8th March, 2019 at 2:00-3:00pm in SB 144
"Near-unitary spin squeezing with ytterbium"

Tweets by @iqstucalgary

Current Visitors

Name	Duration	Office	Home Institution
Jianlong Liu	1 Sep 2018 - 26 Feb 2019	SB 117	University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Jianing Geng	18 Jul 2018 - 31 Mar 2019	SB 312	Shandong University
Mahnaz Jafarzadeh	6 Jul 2018 - 1 Apr 2019	SB 306	Urmia University
Hridya Meppully Sasidharan	11 Jan - 30 Apr 2019	SB 314	S. V. National Institute of Technology
Xianxin Guo	14 Sep 2018 - 13 Sep 2019	SB 318	University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Ming-ming Wang	21 Sep 2018 - 30 Sep 2019	SB 312	Xi'an Polytechnic University
Jianwei Xu	1 Jan - 31 Dec 2019		Northwest A&F University
Siren Yang	25 Sep 2018 - 24 Sep 2020	MS 342	Dalian University of Technology

Expected Visitors

Name	Duration	Office	Home Institution
TC Fraser	20 Feb 2019		Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
Kartik Srinivasan	1 Mar 2019	SB 317	National Institute of Standards and Technology
Boris Braverman	8 Mar 2019	SB 317	University of Ottawa

All Visitors

Contact Information:

Institute for Quantum Science and Technology
University of Calgary
2500 University Drive NW
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4

Phone: (403) 220-4403
Fax: (403) 210-8876
Email:
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