WHY WATERLOO
EXPLORE QUANTUM
At IQC, graduate students work with leading experts to develop the power of quantum mechanics in the following broad research areas:
Quantum Computing:
Harnessing the behaviour of atoms, light and nanoelectronic circuits for a radically different and fundamentally more powerful computer.
Quantum Materials:
Engineering materials that exhibit unique properties for quantum information, processors, electronics and other applications.
Quantum Communication:
Developing ultra-secure communication channels, low-noise transmission protocols and satellite-based global networks.
Quantum Sensing:
Developing sensors with unprecedented precision, sensitivity, selectivity and efficiency.
TRANSFORMATIONAL RESEARCH
With a wide variety of research topics to explore through a quantum information lens, our graduate students develop the research skills and interdisciplinary insights needed to navigate the ever-changing quantum landscape. Students work with top researchers in physics, computer science, engineering, chemistry, and mathematics to gain an understanding of the quantum world and create real-world impact.
RESEARCH TOPICS
Conduct interdisciplinary research with faculty and other students in the following areas:
- Atomic and ionic systems
- Computation and communication complexity
- Error correction and fault tolerance
- Materials science
- Neutron interferometry
- Nuclear and electron spins
- Optics and photonics
- Quantum algorithms
- Quantum and post-quantum cryptography
- Quantum information theory
- Superconducting systems
