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

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:

Physorg.com, 19 September 2017
Cost effective quantum moves a step closer: Raju Valivarthi, Qiang Zhou, Wolfgang Tittel
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UToday, 14 September 2017
Four UCalgary scholars named new Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada: Barry C. Sanders
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MIT Technology Review, 06 September 2017
Are There Optical Communication Channels in Our Brains?: Parisa Zarkeshian
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Futurism, 09 August 2017
World’s Leading Physicist Says Quantum Computers Are “Tools of Destruction, Not Creation”: Alex Lvovsky
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Upcoming

IQST Colloquium - Daniel Lidar [University of Southern California]
Co-sponsored by: Department of Physics and Astronomy
Friday 29th September, 2017 at 4:00-5:00pm in SB 142
"Adventures in quantum optimization with noisy qubits"

IQST Seminar - Sebastian Knauer [University of Bristol], Wednesday 27th September, 2017 at 3:00-4:00pm in ES 054
"Nitrogen-vacancy centres as model systems for Quantum Hamiltonian Learning "

IQST Seminar - Jason Crann [Carleton University], Friday 13th October, 2017 at 2:00-3:00pm in TBA
"State convertibility in the commuting operator framework"

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Current Visitors

Name	Duration	Office	Home Institution
Wanjun Su	1 Mar 2017 - 28 Feb 2018	SB 306	Fuzhou University

Expected Visitors

Name	Duration	Office	Home Institution
Daniel Lidar	29 Sep 2017	SB 317	University of Southern California
Jason Crann	12 - 14 Oct 2017		Carleton University

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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:
Courier delivery: Science B 307 (Science B 605 alternate)