Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC)
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Institute for Quantum Computing — fostering cutting-edge research in #quantum information science.
Waterloo, ON
Joined May 2009
Happy Canada Day from #IQC 🇨🇦.Did you know. ? Back in 2016, our team at achieved a Guinness World Record by crafting the smallest national flag—at just 1.178 µm long (around one‑hundredth the width of a human hair!). It’s only visible under an electron microscope!
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Calling all post-docs and grad students: Quantum Key Distribution Summer School is back! Are you ready for five days of #QKD learning? Learn more:.
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IQC and Waterloo mourn the loss of Ray Laflamme, IQC’s founding executive director from 2002 to 2017. Beyond his significant contributions to science, he was a leader, teacher, mentor and friend. We offer our deepest condolences to Laflamme’s family.
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27 undergraduate students joined IQC's 16th annual USEQIP for two-weeks of #quantum exploration.
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G7 leaders have committed to help accelerate quantum tech development with innovation, global collaboration, secure ecosystems, and future-ready skills, including a G7 Joint Working Group on Quantum Technologies, involving industry, experts and academia:
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Looking to study quantum information science and technology? Be among world-class researchers, postdoctoral fellows and students in science, mathematics and engineering. IQC is still accepting applications - including international - for winter 2026:
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🎓 Today, we recognize IQC graduates from the University of Waterloo Faculty of Engineering, thinkers, builders and innovators who have pushed the limits of #quantum technology. #IQC #UWaterloo #engineering
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🎓 Today, we celebrate IQC graduates from the University of Waterloo Faculty of Science!. #UWaterloo #science #IQC #quantum #convocation
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IQC alum Dr. Shayan Majidy is one of the recipients of this year’s W.B. Pearson Medal, awarded by @WaterlooSci, which honours creative research presented in students’ theses. Read more about his research and accomplishments:
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🎓 Convocation season is here, and today we celebrate the achievements of our incredible @UWaterloo Faculty of Mathematics graduates! @WaterlooMath .To the newest #IQC alumni: congratulations! . #UWaterloo #math #convocation #quantum
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The 2025 ETSI/IQC Quantum Safe Cryptography Conference kicks off today in Madrid! . Chaired by IQC’s Michele Mosca, the event unites global experts to tackle a key challenge: securing our digital world in the #quantum era. #cryptography .
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How to deliver on the powerful promise of quantum computers: A new tool from IQC's Michele Mosca and Vlad Gheorghiu estimates real-world costs of quantum computing so businesses can become quantum ready. More:
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#InternationalDayofLight: Photons are the smallest unit of light. An interference pattern built photon-by-photon reveals a wave-particle duality. What we know about photons helps us build quantum computers, networks, and advanced sensors. More Quantum101:
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QNFCF, TQT and @Testforce will host a Mastering Electrical Characterization Seminar on May 27, 9a.m. – 1p.m. in QNC 1501. Explore the challenges and best practices in low current and low voltage measurements using the Keithley 4200A-SCS Parameter Analyzer.
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Quantum Doors Open was a great afternoon of curiosity and community showing what quantum science and tech is and how it shapes our understanding of the world. The event was part of Quantum Canada: Open Doors, a national @QuantumYear2025 initiative. #quantumcanada2025. @Perimeter
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IQC faculty Dr. Guo-Xing Miao, his team at TQT and colleagues at @UBC establish a novel way to strengthen electron correlations by controlling flat band structures in a group of semiconductor materials called TMDs:
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