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Quantum Science and Technology Seminar Series (Formerly Quantum Information Science)

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Seminars will be held on Wednesdays, 3:00PM - 4:00PM, unless otherwise specified.


Current and Upcoming IQST Seminars

    Past IQST Seminars

      2024

    1. Hunting for quantum butterflies
      Shohini Ghose [Wilfrid Laurier University and Quantum Algorithms Institute]
      16 January 2024  - abstract -


    2. 2023

    3. TBA
      Jacob Barnett [Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics]
      21 November 2023  - abstract -


    4. Entanglement of nanophotonic quantum memory nodes via a telecommunication network
      Can Knaut [Harvard University]
      20 November 2023  - abstract -


    5. Multifunctional scanning microscopy with quantum spins in diamond
      William Huxter [ETH Zurich]
      14 November 2023  - abstract -


    6. What happens to entropy production when conserved quantities fail to commute with each other
      Billy Braasch [National Institute of Standards and Technology]
      25 October 2023  - abstract -


    7. Breakthrough in enhancement of holes characteristics in strained germanium on silicon leading to new opportunities in practical quantum computing and classical cold electronics
      Sergei Studenikin [National Research Council of Canada]
      12 October 2023  - abstract -


    8. Space quantum key distribution
      Paul J. Godin [University of Waterloo]
      11 October 2023  - abstract -


    9. Multiphoton and side-channel attacks in mistrustful quantum cryptography
      Damián Pitalúa-García [University of Cambridge]
      28 September 2023  - abstract -


    10. A routing algorithm for surface code compilation
      Yvual Sanders [University of Technology Sydney]
      25 September 2023  - abstract -


    11. Institutional presentation of CNRS
      Jan Matas [CNRS]
      14 September 2023  - abstract -


    12. Employing coaxmon-based qudits for quantum information processing
      Shuxiang Cao [University of Oxford]
      21 August 2023  - abstract -


    13. Quantum dynamics in noisy systems: from control to chaos
      Aurélia Chenu [University of Luxembourg]
      2 August 2023  - abstract -


    14. Dynamics of a quantum phase transition in a quantum annealer
      Adolfo Del Campo Echevarria [University of Luxembourg]
      2 August 2023  - abstract -


    15. Entangled quantum cellular automata, physical complexity, and Goldilocks rules
      Lincoln Carr [Colorado School of Mines]
      4 July 2023  - abstract -


    16. Efficient quantum simulation of partial differential equations
      Nana Liu [Institute of Natural Sciences, University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University]
      25 April 2023  - abstract -


    17. Quantum sensing and imaging with diamond spins
      Ania Jayich [University of California, Santa Barbara]
      30 March 2023  - abstract -


    18. Quantum engagement and applications - Natural Resources Canada
      Asif Iqbal [Natural Resources Canada]
      9 March 2023  - abstract -


    19. Quantum (Un)complexity: A resource for quantum computation
      Anthony Christopher Munson [Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science NIST and University of Maryland]
      1 March 2023  - abstract -


    20. Towards realization of protected qubits using topological superconductivity
      Javad Shabani [New York University]
      1 February 2023  - abstract -


    21. 2022

    22. Toward a comprehensive view of the molecular bases of magnetoreception from realistic biological models
      Aurélien de la Lande [Université Paris Saclay,CNRS]
      1 December 2022  - abstract -


    23. Few-body perspective on collective pairing between fermions
      Tomasz Sowinski [Polish Academy of Science]
      8 November 2022  - abstract -


    24. Semiconductor Quantum Cavity QED Platforms: Bloch Exciton-Polaritons and Rydberg Excitons
      Kim Na Young [University of Waterloo]
      19 October 2022  - abstract -


    25. Uncertainty relations for Non-Hermitian systems
      Namrata Shukla [Banaras Hindu University]
      28 September 2022  - abstract -


    26. A molecular optomechanics approach to Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering
      Javier Aizpurua [Center for Materials Physics in San Sebastián (CSIC-UPV/EHU)]
      17 August 2022  - abstract -


    27. Construction and classification of symmetry protected topological phase in interacting fermion systems
      Zheng-Cheng Gu [Chinese University of Hong Kong]
      29 July 2022  - abstract -


    28. Challenge Programs: Applied quantum computing
      Phil Kaye [National Research Council of Canada]
      2 June 2022 


    29. Quantum communication protocol beyond standard quantum limit
      Min Namkung [Kyung Hee University]
      1 June 2022  - abstract -


    30. Locking and unlocking nonlocality without entanglement by post-measurement information
      Jeong San Kim [Kyung Hee University]
      31 May 2022  - abstract -


    31. 2021

    32. Semidual Kitaev lattice model and tensor network representation
      Prince Osei [Quantum Leap Africa]
      20 October 2021  - abstract -


    33. Quantifying the coherence of operations and applications
      Thomas Theurer [Institute for Quantum Science and Technology]
      6 October 2021  - abstract -


    34. Mechanically isolated quantum emitter in hexagonal Boron Nitride
      Alexander Kubanek [University Ulm]
      23 June 2021  - abstract -


    35. Applying Quantum Information-Theoretic Techniques to Quantum Computational Complexity
      Mark Wilde [Louisiana State University]
      9 June 2021  - abstract -


    36. What direction is my atom pointing? (COPSS SmallTALK)
      Jake Davidson [Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)]
      Co-sponsored by: Calgary Optics and Photonics Student Society (COPSS)
      10 March 2021  - abstract -


    37. Entangled subspaces and generic local state discrimination with pre-shared entanglement
      Benjamin Lovitz [University of Waterloo]
      17 February 2021  - abstract -


    38. 2020

    39. Quantum Photonics with hBN – from fundamental studies to emerging applications
      Igor Aharonovich [University of Technology Sydney]
      16 September 2020  - abstract -


    40. Quasinormal modes in optics and mechanics: from Fano resonances to new insights in quantum optics
      Stephen Hughes [Queen's University]
      5 August 2020  - abstract -


    41. Germanium color center in diamond for nanophotonic and sensing applications
      Alexey Akimove [Texas A&M University]
      8 July 2020  - abstract -


    42. Security for quantum networks
      Salini Karuvade [Institute for Quantum Science and Technology]
      Co-sponsored by: CREATE Quanta
      30 June 2020 
      - abstract -


    43. [cancelled] Implementation of a high-fidelity Walsh-Hadamard gate with superconducting qutrits
      Adrian Lupascu [University of Waterloo]
      24 June 2020  - abstract -


    44. Quantum computing with cats
      Alexandre Blais [University of Sherbrooke]
      17 June 2020  - abstract -


    45. Cavity QED
      Farid Ghobadi [University of Calgary]
      Co-sponsored by: CREATE Quanta
      9 June 2020 


    46. Quantum limited amplifier (Quanta Tutorial Series)
      Shabir Barzanjeh [University of Calgary]
      Co-sponsored by:
      CREATE Quanta
      26 May 2020 


    47. Quantum Emitters (Quanta Tutorial Series)
      Denis Sukavech [University of Calgary]
      Co-sponsored by:
      CREATE Quanta
      19 May 2020 
      - abstract -


    48. Waveguide-cavity coupling (Quanta Tutorial Series)
      Paul Barclay [University of Calgary]
      Co-sponsored by: CREATE Quanta
      12 May 2020 
      - abstract -


    49. The power of resource theories
      Carlo Maria Scandolo [University of Calgary]
      Co-sponsored by: Department of Mathematics and Statistics
      7 May 2020  - abstract -


    50. Optimal estimation of the overlap between two arbitrary quantum states
      Michalis Skotiniotis [Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona]
      Co-sponsored by: Department of Mathematics and Statistics
      7 May 2020  - abstract -


    51. Quantum machine learning and security on the quantum internet
      Nana Liu [Shanghai Jiao Tong University]
      Co-sponsored by: Department of Mathematics and Statistics
      6 May 2020  - abstract -


    52. 2019

    53. Quantum gravity for the loopy
      Barak Shoshany [Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics]
      6 November 2019  - abstract -


    54. How to build an efficient microwave-to-optical converter
      Marcelo Wu [National Institute of Standards and Technology & University of Maryland]
      13 August 2019  - abstract -


    55. Hexagonal boron nitride nanophotonics
      Sejeong Kim [University of Technology Sydney]
      9 August 2019  - abstract -


    56. Semi-device independent quantum money
      Karol Horodecki [University of Gdansk]
      21 June 2019  - abstract -


    57. Pauli Fusion: a computational model to realise quantum transformations from ZX terms
      Niel de Beaudrap [University of Oxford]
      19 June 2019  - abstract -


    58. Near-unitary spin squeezing with ytterbium
      Boris Braverman [University of Ottawa]
      8 March 2019  - abstract -


    59. Sudoku on steroids - The combinatorics of causal inference
      TC Fraser [Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics]
      20 February 2019  - abstract -


    60. Probing spin helical surface states in topological HgTe nanowires
      Johannes Ziegler [Universität Regensburg]
      30 January 2019  - abstract -


    61. 2018

    62. Cavity spintronics
      Can-ming Hu [University of Manitoba]
      18 December 2018  - abstract -


    63. On superposition, interference and Feynman paths
      Urbasi Sinha [Raman Research Institute]
      21 November 2018  - abstract -


    64. Towards development of a quantum network
      Khabat Heshami [National Research Council of Canada]
      19 November 2018  - abstract -


    65. Quantum simulation via all-optically generated tensor network states
      Ish Dhand [University of Ulm]
      3 October 2018  - abstract -


    66. Investigation of topological edge states using generalized Bloch theorem
      Abhijeet Alase [Dartmouth College]
      4 September 2018  - abstract -


    67. Eavesdropping a noisy radio channel by manipulation of photon bunching statistics -- theory and simulated performance
      Richard Lieu [University of Alabama]
      3 July 2018  - abstract -


    68. Generation and application of high-quality single photons
      Xianxin Guo [The Hongkong University of Science and Technology]
      11 April 2018  - abstract -


    69. Dissipative quasi-local stabilization of generic pure states
      Salini Karuvade [Dartmouth College]
      15 March 2018  - abstract -


    70. 2017

    71. Minimalist approach to the classification of symmetry protected topological phases
      Charles Zhaoxi Xiong [Harvard University]
      16 November 2017  - abstract -


    72. Fundamental limitations on communication over phase-insensitive Gaussian channels
      Kunal Sharma [Louisiana State University]
      15 November 2017  - abstract -


    73. Common resource state for preparing multi-partite quantum systems via local operations and classical communication
      Cheng Guo [Tsinghua University]
      1 November 2017  - abstract -


    74. State convertibility in the commuting operator framework
      Jason Crann [Carleton University]
      13 October 2017  - abstract -


    75. Simulating the evolution of Markovian open quantum systems on quantum computers
      Chunhao Wang [University of Waterloo]
      11 October 2017  - abstract -


    76. Nitrogen-vacancy centres as model systems for Quantum Hamiltonian Learning
      Sebastian Knauer [University of Bristol]
      27 September 2017  - abstract -


    77. Entanglement over Einstein: experimental violations of Bell’s inequality
      Evan Meyer-Scott [University of Paderborn]
      14 September 2017  - abstract -


    78. An instanton laboratory for condensed matter physics
      Pervez Hoodbhoy [Forman Christian College, Pakistan]
      5 September 2017  - abstract -


    79. Why you should not use the electric field to quantize in nonlinear optics
      John Sipe [University of Toronto]
      23 August 2017  - abstract -


    80. One component quantum mechanics and target state tracing
      Lianao Wu [Basque Foundation for Science]
      19 July 2017  - abstract -


    81. Theoretical and computational aspect of entanglement and separability
      Shmuel Friedland [University of Illinois at Chicago]
      28 June 2017  - abstract -


    82. Latin squares and mutually unbiased bases
      Hubert de Guise [Lakehead University]
      21 June 2017  - abstract -


    83. Entanglement manipulation of multipartite pure states with finite rounds of classical communication
      David Sauerwein [University of Innsbruck]
      9 June 2017  - abstract -


    84. Scalable quantum nanophotonic technologies based on rare-earth-doped crystals - qubits, memories and interconnects
      Tian Zhong [California Institute of Technology and University of Chicago]
      7 June 2017  - abstract -


    85. A classical counterpart for entanglement combing
      Borzumehr Toloui Semnani [Southern Illinois University at Carbondale]
      31 May 2017  - abstract -


    86. A fluctuation theorem for entanglement inspired by quantum information thermodynamics
      Jonathan Oppenheim [University College London]
      19 May 2017  - abstract -


    87. Simulation of Dirac physics and fermionic topology in electromagnetics
      Jianhua Jiang [Soochow University]
      1 May 2017  - abstract -


    88. Sum uncertainty relations for compact classical Lie algebras
      Namrata Shukla [Institute for Quantum Science and Technology]
      15 February 2017  - abstract -


    89. Ultralow-power nonlinear optics using metastable xenon in a cavity
      Garrett Hickman [University of Maryland]
      3 February 2017  - abstract -


    90. Quantum dots in III-V semiconductor nanowires for generation of non-classical light
      Dan Dalacu [National Research Council of Canada]
      24 January 2017  - abstract -


    91. 2016

    92. Quantum cognition
      Matthew Fisher [University of California at Santa Barbara]
      15 December 2016  - abstract -


    93. Quantum spin-mechanics: A new solid-state platform for quantum computing
      Hailin Wang [University of Oregon]
      5 December 2016  - abstract -


    94. Nanophotonic quantum networks with silicon-vacancy color centers in diamond
      Alp Sipahigil [Harvard University]
      14 November 2016  - abstract -


    95. Statistical learning to estimate noise in quantum systems
      Yuval Sanders [Macquarie University]
      27 October 2016  - abstract -


    96. Quantum information for quantum parameter estimation
      Michail Skoteiniotis [Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona]
      26 October 2016  - abstract -


    97. Towards high precision frequency comb spectroscopy in the extreme ultraviolet
      Gil Porat [University of Colorado]
      31 August 2016  - abstract -


    98. Classically and quantum stable emergent universe from conservation laws
      Eduardo Guendelman [Ben Gurion University of the Negev]
      22 August 2016  - abstract -


    99. Linear-optic two-photon interference with coherent states
      Gustavo Amaral [Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro]
      22 August 2016  - abstract -


    100. What if the human brain IS a supercomputer?
      Jack Tuszynski [University of Alberta]
      9 August 2016  - abstract -


    101. Topological quantum computation
      John Bryden [Prince Mohammed University, Saudi Arabia]
      5 July 2016  - abstract -


    102. Sol gel Photonics: from fabrication to application
      Andrea Chiappini (CANCELLED) [Istituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie - CNR]
      27 June 2016  - abstract -


    103. Uncertainty relations beyond Heisenberg's
      Arun Kumar Pati [Harish Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad]
      16 June 2016  - abstract -


    104. Symmetry, irreversibility and information flow
      David Jennings [Imperial College of London]
      15 June 2016  - abstract -


    105. Quantum states with special symmetries and their connections to various branches in mathematics
      Hoan Bui Dang [Institute for Quantum Science and Technology]
      20 April 2016  - abstract -


    106. Constructor Theory: Casting physics in a new form
      Borzumehr Toloui Semnani []
      13 April 2016  - abstract -


    107. Effect of gravity on localized two-mode Gaussian quantum states
      Mehdi Ahmadi [Institute for Quantum Science and Technology]
      6 April 2016  - abstract -


    108. Ideal clocks - a convenient fiction
      Andrzej Dragan [University of Warsaw]
      28 March 2016  - abstract -


    109. Relativistic quantum reference frames
      Alexander Smith [University of Waterloo]
      23 March 2016  - abstract -


    110. Continuous variable surface codes: hearing a whisper in the quantum noise
      Gavin Brennen [Macquarie University]
      18 February 2016  - abstract -


    111. The quantum Blackwell theorem with some applications
      Francesco Buscemi [Nagoya University]
      Co-sponsored by: Pacific Instiutte for the Mathematical Sciences
      17 February 2016 
      - abstract -


    112. [CS Theory Seminar Series] Quantum correlations: Dimension bounds and conic formulations
      Jamie Sikora [National University of Singapore]
      22 January 2016  - abstract -


    113. A new paradigm for decoding quantum incompatibility
      Huangjun Zhu [University of Cologne]
      8 January 2016  - abstract -


    114. Femtosecond laser nanofabrication in transparent materials
      Shane Eaton [Politecnico di Milano]
      7 January 2016  - abstract -


    115. 2015

    116. Machine learning and quantum information processing: research directions and challenges
      Peter Wittek [ICFO-The Institute of Photonic Sciences]
      28 October 2015  - abstract -


    117. Realization of arbitrary discrete unitary transformations using spatial and internal modes of light
      Ish Dhand [Institute for Quantum Science and Technology, University]
      9 September 2015  - abstract -


    118. Spacetime replication of continuous variable quantum Information
      Grant Salton [Stanford University]
      5 August 2015  - abstract -


    119. Finite dimensional quantum mechanics via finite geometry
      Michael Revzen [Technion - Israel Institute of Technology]
      29 July 2015  - abstract -


    120. Quantum light-matter interfaces based on rare-earth-doped crystals and nano-photonics
      Andrei Faraon [California Institute of Technology]
      22 July 2015  - abstract -


    121. Weak measurements via quantum erasure
      Aharon Brodutch [Institute for Quantum Computing]
      20 July 2015  - abstract -


    122. On the robustness of quantum bucket brigade RAM
      Priyaa Varshinee Srinivasan [Institute for Quantum Science and Technology]
      15 July 2015  - abstract -


    123. Ultimate communication capacity of quantum optical channels
      Raul Garcia-Patron [Université libre de Bruxelles]
      13 July 2015  - abstract -


    124. On the power of coherently controlled quantum adiabatic evolutions
      Mária Kieferová [Institute for Quantum Computing]
      30 June 2015  - abstract -


    125. How a post-selected single photon can act like many photons
      Matin Hallaji [University of Toronto]
      15 June 2015  - abstract -


    126. TBA
      Kai-Mei Fu [University of Washington]
      19 May 2015  - abstract -


    127. QNIX: A linear optical architecture for quantum computing
      Mercedes Gimeno-Segovia [Imperial College London]
      24 March 2015  - abstract -


    128. Thermodynamics of low-temperature coherent processes
      Varun Narasimhachar [University of Calgary]
      11 March 2015  - abstract -


    129. Phase-locked time-and-frequency resolved homodyne detection & measuring the frequency response of an optical cavity
      Katanya Brianne Kuntz [University of New South Wales]
      4 March 2015  - abstract -


    130. Ergodic dynamics and thermalization in an isolated quantum system
      Charles Neill [University of California, Santa Babara]
      28 January 2015  - abstract -


    131. Vibrationally enhanced quantum transport
      Casey Myers [University of Queensland]
      21 January 2015  - abstract -


    132. 2014

    133. Hyperbolic metamaterials
      Zubin Jacob [University of Alberta]
      Co-sponsored by: University of Calgary Nanotechnology Group
      12 November 2014  - abstract -


    134. Can quantum mechanics resolve spacetime singularities and make the universe accelerate?
      Saurya Das [University of Lethbridge]
      15 October 2014  - abstract -


    135. Preserving locality in parallel applications
      Priyaa Varshinee Srinivasan [University of Waterloo]
      1 October 2014  - abstract -


    136. Directions for miniaturized rare-earth-ion quantum hardware
      John Bartholomew [Australian National University]
      6 August 2014  - abstract -


    137. Quantum non-Gaussian and Gaussian states at multiple side-band frequencies
      Katanya Brianne Kuntz [University of New South Wales]
      2 July 2014  - abstract -


    138. TBA
      Kai-Mei []
      19 May 2014 


    139. Role of high performance computing in education
      Thom Harold Dunning Jr. [University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]
      Co-sponsored by: Centre for Molecular Simulation
      16 April 2014 
      - abstract -


    140. Characterizing single photon devices for quantum information applications
      Chris O'Brien [Texas A&M University]
      5 March 2014  - abstract -


    141. Delegating private quantum computations (PIMS CRG MQI talk)
      Anne Broadbent [University of Ottawa]
      Co-sponsored by: The Institute for Security, Privacy and Information Assurance & PIMS CRG MQI
      3 March 2014 
      - abstract -


    142. Investigating the relationship between protein dynamics and electron transfers (joint IQST-CMS seminar)
      Aurelien de la Lande [Paris-Sud University]
      Co-sponsored by: Center for Molecular Simulation
      27 February 2014 
      - abstract -


    143. Quantum algorithms for quantum field theories
      Keith Lee [Institute for Quantum Computing]
      Co-sponsored by: PIMS CRG MQI Seminar Series
      25 February 2014  - abstract -


    144. The possibility of neuronal information processing via electrodynamic signaling in the dendritic cytoskeleton
      Jack Tuszynski [University of Alberta]
      18 February 2014  - abstract -


    145. 2013

    146. Majorization theory and thermodynamics (25' talk)
      Varun Narasimhachar [Institute for Quantum Science and Technology]
      4 December 2013  - abstract -


    147. On convex optimization problems in quantum information theory (25' talk)
      Mark Girard [Institute for Quantum Science and Technology]
      4 December 2013  - abstract -


    148. Collapse models: from theoretical foundations to experimental verifications
      Angelo Bassi [University of Trieste]
      Co-sponsored by: PIMS CRG MQI Seminar Series
      28 November 2013  - abstract -


    149. Microcavity exciton-polariton condensates physics and applications
      Na Young Kim [Stanford University]
      9 October 2013  - abstract -


    150. Revisiting additivity violation of quantum channels
      Motohisa Fukuda [Technische Universität München]
      Co-sponsored by: PIMS CRG MQI Seminar Series
      1 October 2013  - abstract -


    151. Quantum plasmonics and how to fix Purcell’s formula for spontaneous emission enhancement
      Stephen Hughes [Queen's University]
      19 September 2013  - abstract -


    152. Brownian motion on lie groups
      Todd Kemp [University of California at San Deigo]
      Co-sponsored by: PIMS MQI CRG seminar series
      10 September 2013  - abstract -


    153. Quantum hacking
      Vadim Makarov [Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo]
      4 September 2013  - abstract -


    154. On Mermin-type proofs of the Kochen-Specker theorem
      Vijay Kumar Singh [Simon Fraser University]
      Co-sponsored by: PIMS CRG MQI Seminar Series
      21 August 2013  - abstract -


    155. Parametric amplifier development and single-shot readout of superconducting qubits
      Josh Mutus [University of California at Santa Barbara]
      15 August 2013  - abstract -


    156. Quantum computational algorithms for hidden symmetry subgroup problems
      Jeong San Kim [University of Suwon]
      19 July 2013  - abstract -


    157. Quantifying the quantum
      Urbasi Sinha [Raman Research Institute]
      17 July 2013  - abstract -


    158. Hamiltonian simulation with complexity polylogarithmic in the error
      Dominic Berry [Macquarie Univeristy]
      Co-sponsored by: The 10th Annual Canadian Quantum Information Students' Conference
      26 June 2013 
      - abstract -


    159. Study of the Electromagnetically Induced Transparency in a cold atomic ensemble and application to quantum memories
      Lambert Giner [Laboratoire Kastler Brossel]
      17 June 2013  - abstract -


    160. Efficient simulation scheme for a class of quantum optics experiments with non-negative Wigner representation
      Nathan Wiebe [Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo]
      29 May 2013  - abstract -


    161. Quantum memories for scalable photonics
      Joshua Nunn [University of Oxford]
      24 April 2013  - abstract -


    162. Quantum and classical signal processing with cryogenic rare earth ion dopants
      Jevon Longdell [University of Otago, New Zealand]
      12 February 2013  - abstract -


    163. Quantum computing on encrypted data
      Krister Shalm [NIST, Boulder]
      6 February 2013  - abstract -


    164. 2012

    165. Continuous variable Bell inequalities
      Peter Marzlin [St Francis Xavier University]
      18 December 2012  - abstract -


    166. Graph Spectra and Quantum Walks
      Chris Godsil [University of Waterloo]
      Co-sponsored by: PIMS CRG MQI Seminar Series
      12 December 2012  - abstract -


    167. Device-independent quantum information processing
      Nicolas Brunner [University of Bristol]
      Co-sponsored by: PIMS CRG MQI Seminar Series
      11 December 2012  - abstract -


    168. Algebraic and Combinatorial Quantum Codes
      Petr Lisonek [Simon Fraser University]
      Co-sponsored by: PIMS CRG MQI Seminar Series
      5 December 2012  - abstract -


    169. Spin Qubits and more in a Triple Quantum Dot Circuit
      Andrew Sachrajda [National Research Council]
      15 November 2012  - abstract -


    170. Polynomial Invariants of Three-Qubit Systems
      Markus Grassl [Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore]
      Co-sponsored by: PIMS CRG MQI Seminar Series
      10 October 2012  - abstract -


    171. Self correcting quantum memories with a polynomial energy barrier
      Kamil Michnicki [University of Washington]
      Co-sponsored by: PIMS CRG MQI
      26 September 2012  - abstract -


    172. Coherent light-atom interaction. From semi-classical to quantum.
      Arturo Lezama [Universidad de la República (Uruguay)]
      29 August 2012  - abstract -


    173. Linking Asymmetry Of Quantum States To Entanglement
      Borzo Toloui [IQIS, U of C]
      25 July 2012  - abstract -


    174. Symmetric minimal quantum tomography by successive measurements
      Amir Kalev [Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore]
      19 July 2012  - abstract -


    175. Quantum state tomography of photosynthetic systems (joint seminar with the Institute for Biocomplexity and Informatics)
      Agata Branczyk [University of Toronto]
      Co-sponsored by: IBI - Institute for Biocomplexity and Informatics
      18 July 2012 
      - abstract -


    176. Experimental Demonstration of Adaptive Tomography
      Dylan Mahler [University of Toronto]
      27 June 2012  - abstract -


    177. Thresholds and overheads for the toric code in the presence of bit (or phase) flip errors
      Fern Watson [Imperial College, London, UK]
      26 June 2012  - abstract -


    178. Phase sensitive non-linear absorption in an N system
      Andal Narayanan [IQIS & Raman Research Institute]
      22 June 2012  - abstract -


    179. SU(3) Squeezing: quantum and semiclassical perspectives
      Hubert de Guise [Lakehead University]
      23 May 2012  - abstract -


    180. Hanbury Brown and Twiss and other Quantum Correlations: from Photons to Atoms
      Alain Aspect [Institut d'Optique, Palaiseau, France]
      27 April 2012  - abstract -


    181. Universality of the Heisenberg limit for estimates of random phase shifts
      Dominic Berry [Macquarie University]
      25 April 2012  - abstract -


    182. Generalized Semi-Quantum Secret Sharing Schemes
      Vlad Gheorghiu [IQIS and Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, U of C]
      28 March 2012  - abstract -


    183. New tools for exploring spins and photons in solid state nanosystems
      Jesse Berezovsky [Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland]
      14 March 2012  - abstract -


    184. Gaussian Bosonic Synergy
      Graeme Smith [IBM Research (NY USA)]
      5 March 2012  - abstract -


    185. Quantum measurement in living cells, and high-coherence electron bunches from cold atoms
      Robert Scholten [ARC Centre of Excellence for Coherent X-ray Science, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne, Australia]
      22 February 2012  - abstract -


    186. Robust cluster state generation using ancilla-based systems
      Viv Kendon [University of Leeds, UK]
      22 February 2012  - abstract -


    187. Non-linear optics using Rydberg atoms
      Charles Adams [Durham University, UK]
      15 February 2012  - abstract -


    188. Manipulating Optical Properties by Local-Field Effects and Nanostructuring
      Ksenia Dolgaleva [Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto]
      Co-sponsored by: Electrical and Computer Engineering
      8 February 2012 
      - abstract -


    189. Robustness of adiabatic quantum computation against decoherence
      Mohammad Amin [IQC, DWave Systems]
      Co-sponsored by: PIMS CRG MQI Seminar Series
      25 January 2012 
      - abstract -


    190. Quantum System Identification: Hamiltonian tomography and decoherence estimation from noisy time series data
      Sophie Schirmer [College of Science (Physics), Swansea University]
      16 January 2012  - abstract -


    191. 2011

    192. Density of States of Quantum Spin Systems
      Ramis Movassagh [MIT]
      22 December 2011  - abstract -


    193. Measuring Quantum Correlations with Imperfect Photoncounters
      Si-Hui Tan [Data Storage Institute - Singapore]
      21 December 2011  - abstract -


    194. What can we know from weak measurements?
      Shengjun Wu [Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China]
      7 December 2011  - abstract -


    195. Triple slits, Born Rule and beyond...
      Urbasi Sinha [IQC (University of Waterloo)]
      29 November 2011  - abstract -


    196. The global and local additivity problems in quantum information theory
      Shmuel Friedland [University of Illinois, Chicago ]
      Co-sponsored by: PIMS CRG MQI Seminar Series
      9 November 2011 
      - abstract -


    197. Measuring the Hall effect for ultracold atoms in a synthetic magnetic field
      Lindsay LeBlanc [Joint Quantum Institute (JQI), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and University of Maryland]
      26 October 2011  - abstract -


    198. IQIS welcome party
      IQIS Faculty [IQIS]
      28 September 2011  - abstract -


    199. The princess and the EPR pair
      Aram Harrow [University of Washington]
      17 August 2011  - abstract -


    200. Spectral Manipulation of Optical Pulses Using the Gradient Echo Memory Scheme
      Ben Sparkes [Australian National University]
      15 August 2011  - abstract -


    201. Is it entangled? A quasi-polynomial time algorithm for the quantum separability problem.
      Fernando Brandão [Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil]
      Co-sponsored by: PIMS CRG MQI Seminar Series
      20 July 2011 
      - abstract -


    202. A Combinatorial Perspective of Error Analysis in Molecular Dynamics
      Reginald Paul [University of Calgary]
      22 June 2011  - abstract -


    203. High transmission-loss and classical-quantum multiplexing QKD enabled with short wavelength photons
      Thomas Jennewein [University of Waterloo]
      20 June 2011  - abstract -


    204. Measuring small longitudinal phase shifts: weak measurements or standard interferometry?
      Nicolas Brunner [University of Bristol]
      17 May 2011  - abstract -


    205. Violation of Bell inequalities with photon counting and homodyne measurements
      Daniel Cavalcanti [National University of Singapore]
      16 May 2011  - abstract -


    206. Zero temperature quantum dissipation using a SQUID-tunable boundary
      Tim Duty [University of New South Wales]
      16 May 2011  - abstract -


    207. On measuring dangling-bond charge-qubit dynamics
      Zahra Shaterzadeh Yazdi [IQIS, University of Calgary]
      27 April 2011  - abstract -


    208. An Efficient Algorithm for Optimizing Adaptive Quantum Metrology Processes
      Alexander Hentschel [IQIS, University of Calgary]
      20 April 2011  - abstract -


    209. Putting Floquet theory to work: Topology of time dependent Hamiltonians
      Netanel Lindner [California Institute of Technology]
      Co-sponsored by: PIMS CRG MQI Seminar Series
      16 March 2011 
      - abstract -


    210. Scaling Quadripartite Entanglement in the Optical Frequency Comb
      Matthew Pysher [University of Virginia]
      10 March 2011  - abstract -


    211. Quantum Theory Cannot be Extended
      Roger Colbeck [Perimeter Institute]
      24 February 2011  - abstract -


    212. A fully tunable microcavity
      Russell J Barbour [University of Oregon]
      23 February 2011  - abstract -


    213. Applications of a family of norms in entanglement theory
      Nathaniel Johnston [University of Guelph]
      9 February 2011  - abstract -


    214. Some results concerning separable states in QIT
      Shmuel Friedland [University of Illinois at Chicago]
      Co-sponsored by: MITACS QIP Seminar Series
      4 February 2011 
      - abstract -


    215. The discrete time quantum walk: Universality, transport and searching
      Neil Lovett [University of Leeds]
      Co-sponsored by: MITACS QIP Seminar Series
      19 January 2011 
      - abstract -


    216. 2010

    217. A family of norms with applications in entanglement theory
      David Kribs [University of Guelph]
      Co-sponsored by: PIMS CRG MQI Seminar Series
      1 December 2010 
      - abstract -


    218. A generalization of Noether's theorem and the information-theoretic approach to the study of symmetric dynamics
      Iman Marvian [Perimeter Institute]
      28 October 2010  - abstract -


    219. Specker's parable of the overprotective seer: Implications for Contextuality, Nonlocality and Complementarity
      Rob Spekkens [Perimeter Institute]
      Co-sponsored by: MITACS QIP Seminar Series
      27 October 2010 
      - abstract -


    220. Optimal quantum learning of an unknown unitary transformation and multiround reference frame alignment
      Giulio Chiribella [Perimeter Institute]
      26 October 2010  - abstract -


    221. Control and Error Prevention in Quantum Computing Devices
      Mark Byrd [Southern Illinois University]
      Co-sponsored by: MITACS QIP Seminar Series
      20 October 2010 
      - abstract -


    222. Error Estimates For The Quantum Adiabatic Approximation
      Nathan Wiebe [IQIS, University of Calgary]
      6 October 2010  - abstract -


    223. Coherent control of quantum interference in atomic systems
      Ali Kamli [University of Jazan , Saudi Arabia]
      5 October 2010  - abstract -


    224. Quantum Hindsight: Quantum Parameter Estimation Using Smoothing
      Elanor Huntington [University of New South Wales]
      29 September 2010  - abstract -


    225. Measuring entanglement
      Nolan Wallach [University of California, San Diego]
      18 August 2010  - abstract -


    226. Topological fault tolerant quantum computation with very high threshold for loss errors
      Sean Barrett [Imperial College, London]
      17 August 2010  - abstract -


    227. Controlled generation of single photons in a cavity QED system
      Christian Nölleke [Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Garching]
      Co-sponsored by: University of Calgary OSA student chapter
      21 July 2010 
      - abstract -


    228. Compressed Tomography of Quantum Dynamical Systems
      Alireza Shabani [Princeton University]
      30 June 2010  - abstract -


    229. Making and breaking entanglement-based QKD
      Antia Lamas Linares [National University of Singapore]
      18 June 2010  - abstract -


    230. Comparison of experiments on general quantum systems - a Quantum Blackwell Theorem
      Francesco Buscemi [Nagoya University, Japan]
      25 May 2010  - abstract -


    231. On some problems and applications of tensors
      Shmuel Friedland [University of Illinois, Chicago]
      11 May 2010  - abstract -


    232. Hamiltonian simulation via quantum walks
      Dominic Berry [Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo]
      28 April 2010  - abstract -


    233. Simulating Hamiltonian dynamics
      Andrew Childs [Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo]
      Co-sponsored by: MITACS QIP Seminar Series
      10 March 2010 
      - abstract -


    234. Matrix Product States and Quantum Phase Transition
      Khabat Heshami [IQIS, University of Calgary]
      24 February 2010  - abstract -


    235. Strong superadditivity and monogamy of the Renyi measure of entanglement
      Marcos César de Oliveira [Universidade Estadual de Campinas]
      Co-sponsored by: MITACS QIP Seminar Series
      10 February 2010 
      - abstract -


    236. Optical implementation of a new factorization algorithm
      Vincenzo Tamma [University of Maryland Baltimore County]
      3 February 2010  - abstract -


    237. Efficient, solid-state quantum memory for light
      Morgan Hedges [Laser Physics Centre, Australian National University]
      2 February 2010  - abstract -


    238. 2009

    239. Quantum computational phases of matter
      Stephen Bartlett [University of Sydney]
      Co-sponsored by: MITACS QIP Seminar Series
      25 November 2009 
      - abstract -


    240. A new uncertainty principle near the Planck scale and its implications
      Saurya Das [University of Lethbridge]
      18 November 2009  - abstract -


    241. Ultra Fast Quantum State Tomography
      Steve Flammia [Perimeter Institute, Waterloo]
      Co-sponsored by: MITACS QIP Seminar Series
      4 November 2009 
      - abstract -


    242. Electron spin qubits in quantum dots: a micro-magnet approach
      Michel Pioro-Ladrière [Université de Sherbrooke]
      26 October 2009  - abstract -


    243. A frameness measure for mixed states
      Borzumehr Toloui Semnani [IQIS, University of Calgary]
      21 October 2009  - abstract -


    244. Remote state preparation with classical versus quantum resources
      Nathan Killoran [Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo]
      6 October 2009  - abstract -


    245. On-chip cavity QED: atoms, defects, and nanostructures (Department of Physics and Astronomy Research Seminar)
      Paul Barclay [Hewlett-Packard Labs]
      1 October 2009  - abstract -


    246. Quantum computation with controlled-path and merging gate
      Bing He [IQIS, University of Calgary]
      30 September 2009  - abstract -


    247. Geometrizing quantum adiabatic computation
      Ali Rezakhani [University of Southern California]
      23 September 2009  - abstract -


    248. Alignment of cartesian reference frames and platonic solids
      Piotr Kolenderski [Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland]
      16 September 2009  - abstract -


    249. Quantum entanglement in photosynthetic light harvesting
      Mohan Sarovar [University of California, Berkeley]
      10 September 2009  - abstract -


    250. The complexity of implementing NxN black-box unitaries is O(N^{3/4})
      Dominic Berry [Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo]
      9 September 2009  - abstract -


    251. Resource theory of quantum reference frames
      Iman Marvian [Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo]
      26 August 2009  - abstract -


    252. Quantum Computing with Dangling Bond Pairs on a Si Surface
      Zahra Shaterzadeh Yazdi [IQIS, University of Calgary]
      19 August 2009  - abstract -


    253. Mathematical Optics at the National Laser Centre
      Andrew Forbes and Stef Roux [CSIR National Laser Centre, South Africa]
      10 August 2009  - abstract -


    254. The impact of classical electronics constraints on a solid-state logical qubit memory
      Andrew Landahl [Sandia National Laboratories]
      7 August 2009  - abstract -


    255. How to maximize the information transfer via a quantum noisy channel?
      Gershon Kurizki [Weizmann Institute of Science , Rehovot, Israel]
      28 July 2009  - abstract -


    256. New optical quantum logic gates and their application to quantum chemistry
      Ben Lanyon [University of Queensland]
      22 July 2009  - abstract -


    257. Post-processing for quantum key distribution
      Xiongfeng Ma [Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo]
      30 April 2009  - abstract -


    258. Machine Learning for Adaptive Quantum Control and Measurement
      Alexander Hentschel [IQIS, University of Calgary]
      29 April 2009  - abstract -


    259. Distilling bipartite entanglement from multipartite states
      Ben Fortescue [IQIS, University of Calgary]
      1 April 2009  - abstract -


    260. Entangled images: generation and delay with four-wave mixing
      Alberto Marino [National Institute of Standards and Technology]
      Co-sponsored by: University of Calgary Student Chapter of Optical Society of America
      12 March 2009 
      - abstract -


    261. Organic nanostructure formation on silicon surfaces: insights into tuning organic reactions and surface properties (Department of Chemistry Seminar)
      Gino A. DiLabio [National Institute for Nanotechnology & National Research Council of Canada ]
      30 January 2009  - abstract -


    262. A generalized Grothendieck inequality and entanglement in XOR games
      Jop Briet [Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica (CWI), Amsterdam]
      28 January 2009  - abstract -


    263. Some linear and multilinear algebra aspects of quantum information theory
      Shmuel Friedland [University of Illinois at Chicago]
      7 January 2009  - abstract -


    264. 2008

    265. Correlated spontaneous emission of a single photon from a uniformly excited cloud of N atoms
      Marlan Scully [Texas A&M University and Princeton University]
      12 December 2008  - abstract -


    266. Quantum information processing with single photons and atomic ensembles
      David Petrosyan [Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser (IESL), Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH)]
      9 September 2008  - abstract -


    267. Quantum Computing on the Surface of Silicon
      Zahra Shaterzadeh-Yazdi [IQIS, University of Calgary]
      3 September 2008  - abstract -


    268. Adding and subtracting single photons to/from light fields and some other new results in manipulating the quantum states of light
      Alessandro Zavatta [Istituto Nazionele di Ottica Applicara CNR c/o Physics Department, University of Florence]
      8 August 2008  - abstract -


    269. One-way quantum computation in 4-d photonic states
      Jaewoo Joo [IQIS, University of Calgary]
      18 June 2008  - abstract -


    270. A Few Open Problems in Quantum Information
      Gilad Gour [University of Calgary]
      2 May 2008  - abstract -


    271. The CHSH-Bell Inequality and Tsirelson's Bound with Postselection
      Dominic Berry [Macquarie University]
      30 April 2008  - abstract -


    272. On a semantics for higher order quantum computation
      Benoit Valiron [Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Ottawa]
      23 April 2008  - abstract -


    273. Geometric squeezing of su(2) and su(1,1) observables
      Hubert de Guise [Department of Physics, Lakehead University ]
      16 April 2008  - abstract -


    274. Properties of Generic Subspaces
      Jonathan Walgate [Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics ]
      27 February 2008  - abstract -


    275. Quantum storage investigation in rare-earth ion doped crystals: The example of thulium
      Thierry Chanelière [Laboratoire Aimé Cotton]
      22 February 2008  - abstract -


    276. Plasmonics for Quantum Information Processing
      Ali Kamli [Department of Physics , King Khalid University , Saudi Arabia]
      23 January 2008  - abstract -


    277. Bound entangled states and distillable key rate
      Jeongsan Kim [IQIS, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary]
      16 January 2008  - abstract -


    278. On the Properties of nonMarkovian Master Equations
      James Cresser [Department of Physics, Division of ICS, Macquarie University]
      9 January 2008  - abstract -


    279. 2007

    280. DECOHERENCE: BASIC IDEAS
      Philip Stamp [Pacific Institute for Theoretical Physics, Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia]
      29 November 2007  - abstract -


    281. Phase noise quenching in a four-level laser via squeezed vacuum
      Javaid Anwar [Department of Physics, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan]
      29 November 2007  - abstract -


    282. DECOHERENCE at the MOLECULAR SCALE
      Philip Stamp [Pacific Institute for Theoretical Physics, Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia]
      28 November 2007  - abstract -


    283. Testing Quantum Devices: Entanglement Verification in Qubit-Mode Systems
      Hauke Häseler [Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo]
      28 November 2007  - abstract -


    284. Introducing quadratic form expansions
      Niel deBeaudrap [Institute for Quantum Computing]
      21 November 2007  - abstract -


    285. Quantum computer simulations of time dependent Hamiltonians
      Nathan Wiebe [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
      17 October 2007  - abstract -


    286. Mapping classical spin models to the graph state formalism
      Maarten Van den Nest [Institut fur Quantenoptik und Quanteninformation, Osterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften]
      19 September 2007  - abstract -


    287. Security in the Bounded Quantum Storage Model (iCIS seminar)
      Juerg Wullschleger [McGill University]
      12 September 2007  - abstract -


    288. Authentication of Quantum Messages (iCIS seminar)
      Juerg Wullschleger [McGill University]
      11 September 2007  - abstract -


    289. Quantum hidden subgroup algorithms
      Nolan Wallach [UC San Diego]
      29 August 2007  - abstract -


    290. Local Hidden Variables Underpinning of Entanglement and Teleportation
      Michael Revzen [Technion - Israel Institute of Technology]
      8 August 2007  - abstract -


    291. Security proof against collective attack for the binary modulated continuous variable QKD.
      YiBo Zhao [University of Science and Technology, China]
      1 August 2007  - abstract -


    292. Exact quantum search algorithms of Grover's type
      Zijian Diao [Ohio University Eastern Campus]
      18 July 2007  - abstract -


    293. Information-theoretic security for authenticated long-distance quantum key distribution with partial trusted networks. (iCIS Security Seminar)
      Barry Sanders [IQIS]
      13 July 2007  - abstract -


    294. Su(2) and su(3) intelligent states
      Benjamin Lavoie [Lakehead University]
      25 April 2007  - abstract -


    295. Weighted complex projective 2-designs from bases
      Aidan Roy [IQIS]
      18 April 2007  - abstract -


    296. A quantum study of slow light via electromagnetically induced transparency
      Magnus Hsu [Australian National University]
      11 April 2007  - abstract -


    297. Quantum Cryptography - Distinguished Lecture Series - CISaC & CMSS
      Wolfgang Tittel [IQIS Calgary]
      3 April 2007  - abstract -


    298. Progress towards a quantum repeater
      Matthew Eisaman [Harvard University & National Institute of Standards and Technology]
      22 March 2007  - abstract -


    299. Generation and Waveform Control of Narrow Bandwidth Paired Photons
      Pavel Kolchin [Standford University]
      1 March 2007  - abstract -


    300. The Power of Forgetting
      Patrick Hayden [McGill University]
      21 February 2007  - abstract -


    301. On quantum algorithms for the graph isomorphism problem
      Martin Roetteler [NEC Laboratories America]
      16 February 2007  - abstract -


    302. A simple nearest-neighbour two-body Hamiltonian system for which the ground state is a universal resource for quantum computation
      Steve Bartlett [University of Sydney]
      31 January 2007  - abstract -


    303. Dynamic Localization of Photons in Sinusoidally-Curved Waveguide Arrays
      Mirko Lobino [Politecnico di Milano]
      26 January 2007  - abstract -


    304. Universal quantum computation in decoherence-free subspace with neutral atoms
      Peng Xue [IQIS]
      24 January 2007  - abstract -


    305. On the Role of Shared Entanglement
      Dmitry Gavinsky [IQC, University of Waterloo]
      10 January 2007  - abstract -


    306. 2006

    307. Concealing Entanglement in Classical Bits
      Gilad Gour [MITACS discrete math seminar, University of Calgary]
      8 December 2006  - abstract -


    308. An all-fibre diet for quantum information processing
      Felix Bussieres [Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal]
      23 November 2006  - abstract -


    309. A Fast Deterministic Algorithm for Solving Quantum Games
      Gus Gutoski [University of Waterloo]
      15 November 2006  - abstract -


    310. Strengthening the adversary method with negative weights
      Troy Lee [LRI, Universite Paris-Sud]
      1 November 2006  - abstract -


    311. Bit concealment in GHZ states
      Anirban Roy [ICTP, Trieste]
      25 October 2006  - abstract -


    312. Block Ciphers: From Shannon to Rijndael
      Kjell Wooding [University of Calgary]
      19 October 2006  - abstract -


    313. Quantum Control Optimization in Circuit Mode
      Dmitri Maslov [Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo]
      11 October 2006  - abstract -


    314. Quantum Electrodynamics Based on Self-Fields
      Jonathan Dowling [Hearne Institute for Theoretical Physics, Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge]
      6 October 2006  - abstract -


    315. A Rubidium Atom Magneto-Optic Trap for Experimental Characterization of EIT
      Shannon Mayer [University of Portland]
      5 October 2006  - abstract -


    316. Spectroscopic appplication of biphoton's interference.
      Dmitry Korystov [University of California, Santa Barbara]
      21 September 2006  - abstract -


    317. Donor and superconducting quantum computer architectures: challenges and prospects
      Austin Fowler [IQC, University of Waterloo]
      20 September 2006  - abstract -


    318. Measuring h/MCs using atom interferometry
      Chris Vo [Physics Department, Stanford University]
      11 September 2006  - abstract -


    319. Adiabatic passage through space: Robust coherent transport in solid-state systems
      Andy Greentree [Centre for Quantum Computer Technology, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne]
      24 August 2006  - abstract -


    320. The Theory of Quantum Electromechanics
      Elinor Irish [University of Rochester]
      21 August 2006  - abstract -


    321. Experimental Manipulation of Multi-photon Entanglement towards Quantum Information Processing
      Anning Zhang [Department of Physics, University of Toronto]
      11 August 2006  - abstract -


    322. A fault-tolerant one-way quantum computer
      Robert Raussendorf [Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics]
      28 July 2006  - abstract -


    323. Decohering quantum walks: exploring the space between quantum and classical computing
      Viv Kendon [Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds]
      26 July 2006  - abstract -


    324. Efficient generation of VUV radiation in coherently prepared mercury vapour
      Martin Oberst [ Fachbereich Physik Technische Universitaet Kaiserslautern]
      24 May 2006  - abstract -


    325. Parallelizing Quantum Circuits
      Anne Broadbent [Université de Montréal]
      17 May 2006  - abstract -


    326. Implementation of multipartite unitary operations with limited resources
      Dominic Berry [University of Queensland]
      12 May 2006  - abstract -


    327. Equiangular lines, mutually unbiased bases, and difference sets
      Aidan Roy [University of Waterloo]
      11 May 2006  - abstract -


    328. Introduction to relativistic quantum information
      Daniel Terno [Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics]
      10 May 2006  - abstract -


    329. Many particle quantum walks
      David Feder [IQIS]
      29 March 2006  - abstract -


    330. General Setting for Geometric Phase of Mixed States in Open Systems
      Ali Rezakhani [IQIS]
      8 March 2006  - abstract -


    331. Photon generation for quantum information
      Nick Peters [University of Illinois]
      12 January 2006  - abstract -


    332. 2005

    333. Quantum Phase Transitions and Entanglement
      Junru Wu [University of Vermont]
      12 December 2005  - abstract -


    334. Distributed quantum information processing
      Ujjwal Sen [IFCO, Barcelona]
      1 December 2005  - abstract -


    335. Bell experiments: Traps and pitfalls
      André Allan Méthot [Université de Montréal]
      29 November 2005  - abstract -


    336. More on the Adiabatic Approximation in Quantum Mechanics
      Richard MacKenzie [Université de Montréal]
      29 November 2005  - abstract -


    337. Zero-knowledge against quantum attacks
      John Watrous [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
      23 November 2005  - abstract -


    338. Symmetry breaking and contraction via Kac-Moody formalism
      Jamil Daboul [Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel]
      22 November 2005 


    339. Informationally complete quantum measurements
      Andrew Scott [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
      21 November 2005  - abstract -


    340. Economical and noisy one-way quantum computing.
      Mark Tame [Queen's University, Belfast, UK]
      16 November 2005  - abstract -


    341. Simulating quantum correlations as a sampling problem. Joint work with Julien Degorre and Jeremie Roland (LRI).
      Sophie Laplante [LRI]
      9 November 2005  - abstract -


    342. Classical and Quantum Function Reconstruction in Finite Fields.
      Igor Shparlinski [Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia]
      4 November 2005  - abstract -


    343. In defense of the epistemic view of quantum states: a toy theory
      Rob Spekkens [Perimeter Institute, Waterloo]
      2 November 2005  - abstract -


    344. Is entanglement sufficient to quantify quantum non-locality?
      Gilad Gour [University California, San Diego, USA]
      1 November 2005  - abstract -


    345. Measurement-based Quantum Computation
      Simon Perdrix [IMAG, Grenoble, France]
      19 October 2005  - abstract -


    346. Quantum Information Processing with 1010 electrons?- A short review of surface plasmon physics, recent experiments and proposals
      René Stock [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
      12 October 2005  - abstract -


    347. Topological Quantum Computing with Anyons
      Alexis Morris [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
      5 October 2005  - abstract -


    348. Magic States.
      Nathan Babcock [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
      28 September 2005  - abstract -


    349. Degradation of a directional quantum reference frame.
      Peter Turner [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
      21 September 2005  - abstract -


    350. Factorizations and Representations in a Finite Space
      Ady Mann [Technion, Israel]
      14 September 2005  - abstract -


    351. Quantum and Classical Strong Direct Product Theorems and Optimal Time-Space Tradeoffs
      Robert Špalek [CWI]
      23 August 2005  - abstract -


    352. Holevo capacitites for qubit channels
      Dominic Berry [University of Queensland]
      18 August 2005  - abstract -


    353. Fidelity between random quantum states
      Karol ¯yczkowski [PI / Jagiellonian University]
      17 August 2005  - abstract -


    354. Quantum Computing With Addressable Optical Lattices: Error
      Travis Beals [University of California, Berkeley]
      17 August 2005  - abstract -


    355. All Quantum Adversary Methods are Equivalent
      Robert Špalek [CWI]
      16 August 2005  - abstract -


    356. Noiseless Circuits for measuring concurrence monotones
      Hilary Carteret [University of Montreal]
      15 August 2005  - abstract -


    357. Entangling power of permutations
      Sibasish Ghosh [Department of Computer Science, University of York United Kingdom]
      10 August 2005  - abstract -


    358. Quantum Computing With Addressable Optical Lattices: Error Characterization, Correction & Optimization
      Travis Beals [University of California, Berkeley]
      10 August 2005  - abstract -


    359. Bipartite subspaces having no LOCC-distinguishable bases
      John Watrous [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
      6 April 2005  - abstract -


    360. Quantum Communication Cannot Simulate a Public Coin
      Dmitry Gavinsky [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
      17 March 2005  - abstract -


    361. Exact entanglement cost for multiqubit mixed entangled states
      Somshubhro Bandyopadhyay [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
      16 March 2005  - abstract -


    362. Complexity of graph state preparation
      Mehdi Mhalla [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
      2 March 2005  - abstract -


    363. Preparation and characterization of coherent atomic superposition
      Frank Vewinger [University of Kaiserslautern]
      23 February 2005  - abstract -


    364. Remote Entanglement Distribution
      Barry Sanders [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
      16 February 2005  - abstract -


    365. Tackling the Challenges of Quantum Computing with Trapped Ions
      Paul C. Haljan [University of Michigan]
      4 January 2005  - abstract -


    366. 2004

    367. The Quantum Mechanics of Hyperion and the Role of Decoherence in Classical Chaos
      Nathan Wiebe [SFU]
      14 December 2004  - abstract -


    368. Cryptography with Information-theoretic Security
      Hein Roehrig [University of Calgary]
      23 November 2004  - abstract -


    369. Controlling Isomerization Using Stimulated Raman Adiabatic Passage
      Alex Brown [University of Alberta]
      16 November 2004  - abstract -


    370. Classical and quantum fingerprinting
      Andrew Scott [University of Calgary]
      2 November 2004  - abstract -


    371. Nonlocal Information in Quantum Theory
      Jonathan Walgate [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
      2 November 2004  - abstract -


    372. Measurement of Geometric phase for mixed states using single photon interferometry
      Marie Ericsson [University of Cambridge]
      19 October 2004  - abstract -


    373. Noiseless Circuits for measuring entanglement
      Hilary Carteret [University of Montreal]
      12 October 2004  - abstract -


    374. Quantum Interactive Proofs with Competing Provers
      Gus Gutoski [Computer Science, University of Calgary]
      5 October 2004  - abstract -


    375. Spherical configurations, exponential sums, and quantum computation (joint work with Martin Roeteller).
      Igor Shparlinski [Centre for Advanced Computing - Algorithms and Cryptography, Macquarie University Sydney (Australia)]
      1 October 2004  - abstract -


    376. Quantum Information Processing with Ultracold Atomic Qubits
      Ivan Deutsch [Associate Professor, Regents Lecturer, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy]
      1 October 2004  - abstract -


    377. Exact Quantum Algorithms for the Leader Election Problem
      Hirotada Kobayashi [Japan Science and Technology Agency]
      28 September 2004  - abstract -


    378. Quantum error correction and multipartite entanglement
      Andrew Scott [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
      12 August 2004  - abstract -


    379. Physical Interactions for Fast Quantum Computation
      Stephen Fenner [University of South Carolina]
      29 July 2004  - abstract -


    380. Fermionic coherent states and homodyne detection
      Tomas Tyc [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
      12 July 2004  - abstract -


    381. Quantization of Classical Walk Based Algorithms
      Mario Szegedy [Rutgers University]
      9 July 2004 


    382. Nonlocal Information
      Jonathan Walgate [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
      28 June 2004  - abstract -


    383. Quasinormal modes: The characteristic music of black holes
      Suneeta Vardarajan [University of Alberta Physics]
      18 June 2004  - abstract -


    384. Tripartite entanglement of an atom in an optical cavity
      Tom Harmon [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
      4 June 2004  - abstract -


    385. Towards a Quantum Programming Language
      Peter Selinger [University of Ottawa]
      3 June 2004  - abstract -


    386. Continuous measurement of a solid-state charge qubit
      Tom Stace [University of Cambridge]
      21 May 2004  - abstract -


    387. Faithful Teleportation with Partially Entangled States
      Gilad Gour [University of Alberta]
      19 May 2004 


    388. Distributed compression of quantum information
      Dominic Berry [Macquarie University Department of Physics]
      14 May 2004  - abstract -


    389. Quantum Logic in Optical Lattices via Trap induced Shape Resonances in Controlled Atomic Collisions
      Rene Stock [University of New Mexico]
      12 May 2004  - abstract -


    390. Quantum Coin Flipping Part II
      Hein Roehrig [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
      7 May 2004 


    391. An anatomy of a quantum adiabatic algorithm that transcends Turing computability
      Tien Kieu [Swinburne University of Technology, Australia]
      30 April 2004  - abstract -


    392. Continuous-variable experiments with qubits
      Alex Lvovsky [Konstanz University]
      23 April 2004 


    393. Quantum Coin Flipping
      Hein Roehrig [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
      16 April 2004  - abstract -


    394. Decoherence, Continuous Measurement and the Quantum-Classical Transition
      Shohini Ghose [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
      2 April 2004  - abstract -


    395. The Black Hole Information Loss Problem
      Saurya Das [University of Lethbridge]
      26 March 2004  - abstract -


    396. Quantum and Classical Strong Direct Product Theorems and Optimal Time-Space Tradeoffs
      Hartmut Klauck [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
      19 March 2004  - abstract -


    397. Weak Continuous Measurements of Superconducting Quantum Bits
      Anatoly Smirnov [D-Wave Systems Inc., Vancouver, B.C.]
      10 March 2004 


    398. Quantum fingerprinting
      Rolf Horn [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
      5 March 2004 


    399. Berry phase in open systems
      Peter Marzlin [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
      27 February 2004 


    400. On the Number of Copies Required for Entanglement Distillation Part II
      John Watrous [University of Calgary Computer Science]
      13 February 2004 


    401. On the Number of Copies Required for Entanglement Distillation Part I
      John Watrous [University of Calgary Computer Science]
      6 February 2004 


    402. 2003

    403. Quantum Error Correcting Codes and The Security of BB84 Part III
      Richard Cannings [University of Calgary Computer Science]
      4 December 2003  - abstract -


    404. Quantum Error Correcting Codes and The Security of BB84 Part II
      Richard Cannings [University of Calgary Computer Science]
      27 November 2003  - abstract -


    405. Quantum Error Correcting Codes and The Security of BB84 Part I
      Richard Cannings [University of Calgary Computer Science]
      20 November 2003  - abstract -


    406. Einstein meets Schrodinger: The sequel
      David Hobill [University of Calgary Physics and Astronomy]
      13 November 2003  - abstract -


    407. A Primer on Relativity for Quantum Information Scientists
      David Hobill [University of Calgary Physics and Astronomy]
      6 November 2003  - abstract -


    408. Improving single photon sources via linear optics and photodetection
      Dominic Berry [Macquarie University Department of Physics]
      30 October 2003  - abstract -


    409. Rapid Data Search Using Adiabatic Quantum Computation
      Saurya Das [University of Lethbridge]
      23 October 2003  - abstract -


    410. Quantum Fourier Transforms and Integer Multiplication
      Graeme Ahokas [University of Calgary Computer Science]
      16 October 2003  - abstract -


    411. The Quantum to Classical Transition in Coupled Systems
      Shohini Ghose [Institute for Quantum Information Science, University of Calgary]
      9 October 2003  - abstract -


    412. One qubit vs. one bit fingerprinting schemes
      Niel de Beaudrap [University of Calgary Computer Science]
      3 October 2003  - abstract -




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