Events, Media Appearances, Programs and Awards
Professor Li Qian Awarded Prestigious Canada Research Chair in Quantum Photonic Technologies
Hoi-Kwong Lo named IEEE Fellow
John Preskill announced as 2024 Bell Prize Winner
The 2024 Bell Prize recipient has been announced, recognizing John Preskill's outstanding achievements in quantum computation.
Postdoctoral Fellow interview with Marlon Brenes
CQIQC-Technion Workshop: a successful collaboration
Postdoctoral Interview with Colin Vendromin
Young-June Kim receives 2023 Dean's Research Excellence Award
Helmy group to develop quantum sensors as an alternative to GPS
Call for Abstracts: 10th International Conference on Quantum Information and Quantum Control (CQIQC-X)
Quantum Opportunities at U of T
Postdoctoral Interview with Yuxuan Zhang
Interview with Yuxuan Zhang
A&S alum Nathan Killoran knows a lot about quantum computers — and he wants you to know about them too
Arts & Sciences profile of former CQIQC graduate Nathan Killoran
Post Doctoral Fellow Profile - Coraline Fujiwara
Faculty Profile - Boris Braverman
Physicists coax superconductivity and more from quasicrystals
Recent research by CQIQC member Prof. Sergio de la Barrera
The story of Q-SITE
The Q-SITE conference was created by a group of U of T students in 2022 and organized again in both Toronto and Vancouver in September 2023. CQIQC has been a sponsor and collaborator right from the start of this successful student initiative.
Nicholas Taylor Earns Top Prize at DSI’s SUDS Showcase
CQIQC Undergraduate Summer Research Program recipient Nicholas Taylor was one of the top-voted posters at the DSI's SUDS Showcase.
Summer at CQIQC! Scholarship students reflect on research projects & career goals
Recipients of CQIQC's competitive scholarship program discussed their summer research projects, program experience and their future goals.
Faculty Profile: Sergio de la Barrera and Xiang Li
Professors Sergio de la Barrera and Xiang Li have recently joined the University of Toronto. The Department of Physics has interviewed them to learn more about their research interests, future plans and past work and school experience.
Professor Hae-Young Kee has been awarded the 2023 CAP/DCMMP Brockhouse Medal for Outstanding work in Theoretical Quantum Research
This medal recognizes significant experimental or theoretical contributions to condensed matter and materials physics. Professor Hae-Young Kee is recognized as one of the world’s foremost theoreticians in identifying new quantum materials with desirable functionalities. Her work has emphasized identifying appropriate model Hamiltonians that have led to new insights and predictions.
Professor Hoi-Kwong Lo has been awarded the 2023 IEEE Photonics Society Quantum Electronics Award
For the past 45 years, the IEEE honours a team or individual for their “outstanding technical contributions to quantum electronics, either in fundamentals, applications, or in both”. This year, Professor Lo received this award for his work in quantum cryptography and quantum network.
U of T-IBM Quantum Computing Conference: Bridging the Academia-Industry Gap
The U of T-IBM Quantum Computing Conference allowed industry leaders and students to discuss research opportunities in quantum computing
Quantum Key Distribution Breakthrough Improves Communication security
Professors Hoi-Kwong Lo & Li Qian are part of a research team that proposed a Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) scheme without any modulators, which removes a major source of side channels on QKD sources.
ECE symposium probes the future of hardware in the age of AI
Professor Joyce Poon organized the Compute Acceleration Symposium, to gather ideas from industry leaders and researchers on potential novel hardware engines to keep pace with AI’s computational needs.
6 CQIQC Members received $2.3M in NSERC Alliance National Quantum Strategy Grants
6 CQIQC Members received $2.3M from the government to support projects in quantum computing, quantum thermometry, and quantum devices.
6 CQIQC Members: Professors Amr Helmy, Artur Izmaylov, Young-June Kim, Dvira Segal, Sorin Voinigescu, and John Wei are recipients of the NSERC Alliance National Quantum Strategy grants. They received $2.3M from the government to support projects in quantum computing, quantum thermometry, and quantum devices.