Events, Media Appearances, Programs and Awards

Quantum Days 2024 – the Canadian quantum community meets and mingles in Calgary

10th International Conference on Quantum Information and Quantum Control (CQIQC-X)

Postdoctoral Interview with Mohsen Bagherimehrab

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