Impact Stories
AI and quantum computing used to target 'undruggable' cancer protein: U of T researchers say their study shows quantum computers can be incorporated into AI-driven drug discovery pipelines
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AI and quantum computing used to target 'undruggable' cancer protein: U of T researchers say their study shows quantum computers can be incorporated into AI-driven drug discovery pipelines
A team of physicists from the University of Toronto and Rice University have uncovered the strongest evidence yet for the existence of a quantum spin ice — an exotic form of matter with potential applications in quantum computing and superconductors
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A team of physicists from the University of Toronto and Rice University have uncovered the strongest evidence yet for the existence of a quantum spin ice — an exotic form of matter with potential applications in quantum computing and superconductors
Members Quantum Chemistry & Materials
Prof.
Alán
Aspuru-Guzik
Vector Institute, Departments of Chemistry and Computer Science, UofT
CQIQC Member
Quantum computing, AI for discovery and self-driving labs, energy and functional materials
Prof.
Juan Felipe
Carrasquilla
Vector Institute, Department of Physics, UofT
CQIQC Member
Quantum many-body physics, machine learning, quantum computing.
Prof.
Sergio
de la Barrera
Department of Physics, UofT
CQIQC Member
Quantum materials in two dimensions, superconductivity, topological phenomena
Prof.
Artur
Izmaylov
Department of Chemistry, UofT
CQIQC Member
Quantum computing, electronic structure, nonadiabatic chemical dynamics
Prof.
Hae-Young
Kee
Department of Physics, UofT
CQIQC Member
Spin liquids, topological insulators, topological metals, topological superconductors, high temperature superconductors, electronic liquid crystalline materials, frustrated quantum magnets, ultra-cold atom systems, thermoelectric materials
Prof.
Yong-Baek
Kim
Department of Physics, UofT
CQIQC Member
Topological phases of quantum matter, quantum spin liquid, quantum entanglement and dynamics in many-body systems, quantum-classical hybrid algorithms for near-term quantum computing.
Prof.
Young-June
Kim
Department of Physics, UoftT
CQIQC Member
Experimental condensed matter physics, quantum materials, quantum magnetism.
Prof.
Xiang
Li
Departments of Physics and Chemistry, UofT
CQIQC Member
Experimental studies of quantum materials and nanomaterials
Prof.
Arun
Paramekanti
Department of Physics, UofT
CQIQC Member
Theory of quantum materials, quantum magnetism, spin liquids, superconductivity, many body effects in ultracold atoms,
Prof.
Harry
Ruda
Department of Materials Science & Engineering, UofT
CQIQC Member
Nanoelectronics and nanophotonics, quantum transport and spintronics, nonlinear optical effects, plasmonics
Prof.
Thomas
Scaffidi
Department of Physics, UofT
CQIQC Member
quantum dynamics, quantum chaos, quantum transport, quantum phase transitions, topological matter, superconductivity
Prof.
Anatole
von Lilienfeld
Vector Institute, Departments of Chemistry and Materials Science & Engineering, UofT
CQIQC Member
Quantum machine learning for chemical compound space, material design for quantum applications
Prof.
John
Wei
Department of Physics, UofT
CQIQC Member
Experimental quantum materials, superconductivity, topological phenomena, heterostructures
Prof.
Valentin
Crepel
Tenure Stream Faculty, Department of Physics UofT
CQIQC Member
Quantum materials in two dimensions, superconductivity, topological phases, anyons, topologically protected quantum computations, many-body physics