QUANTUM TALENT
TRAINING TOMORROW’S SCIENTIFIC LEADERS
Graduate students are an integral part of IQC’s scientific community. They are curious by nature. Through the exploration of fundamental and applied scientific research, they are helping to develop the technology — and discover the applications — that are fueling the emerging quantum industry.
IQC’s Graduate Program in Quantum Information is a unique offering that reflects the cross-disciplinary research and collaboration between leading computer scientists, engineers, chemists, mathematicians and physicists. Diverse perspectives from seven departments across the Faculties of Mathematics, Science and Engineering at the University of Waterloo come together to learn about and engage in quantum information science and technology through a mix of scientific research and advanced courses in one of the most comprehensive quantum training programs in the world.
We recognize the need to train the global workforce and help businesses become quantum-ready through initiatives such as our new industry-focused quantum technologies program. The world is changing rapidly; IQC students are tomorrow’s scientific leaders, ready to tackle challenges head-on and find impactful solutions.
BUILDING THE QUANTUM WORKFORCE
The next generation of scientific leaders leave IQC equipped with the research skills and interdisciplinary insight needed to navigate the ever-changing landscape of discovery in areas of academia, industry and government. Poised to make an impact, they spur advancement in a broad range of fields including banking, communications, security, space exploration, healthcare and technology. Learn more about what IQC alum are up to.
57% Academia
- Professor, University of Ottawa
- Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre for Theoretical Physics, MIT
28% Industry
- Business Development Manager, Keysight Technologies Canada
- Chief Technical Officer, QEYnet
- IBM Fellow and Vice President, Quantum Computing
- Software Engineer, Google
4% Government
- Junior Defense Scientist, Defence Research and Development Canada
- Policy Officer, Government of Canada
- Program Director, National Science Foundation
- Research Officer, National Research Council
11% pursuing other opportunities
DESIGNING QUANTUM SOFTWARE
VLAD GHEORGHIU Postdoctoral Fellow (2020) IQC Affiliate CEO and co-founder, softwareQ Inc.
