Going Small in a Big Way:The Institute for Quantum Computing

2009

www.iqc.ca

The Opportunity

Historic Changes• Quantum Mechanics’ first revolution (Passive)

-QM explains why nature behaves differently than expected

• Quantum Mechanics’ second revolution (Active)-we will be able to harness this new

behaviour and create new technologies

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Why Now?• End of Moore’s Law in sight• We have recently discovered how powerful QM can be

The Quantum World: some unusual properties

-Quantum systems can be in more than one state at

once: quantum computing

-Observing quantum systems cannot

be done without perturbing them:

quantum cryptography

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MIT Technology Review

Taking up the opportunity

• Institute founded in 2002

• Mike and Ophelia Lazaridis donate $50M

• 2005: UW commits to 30 faculty positions

• 2006: $50M Grant from Gov’t of Ontario

• 2007: CFI/MRI approve $48M funding

for fabrication facility

• 2009: $50M Grant from Gov’t of Canada

• Other grants (ORDCF, ARO, CRC,CFI, NSERC, MITACS) $15M

1. Establish an international centre of excellence doing research at the highest level

2. Become an international magnet for students3. Become a source of information, analysis and commentary on the state

of quantum information processing

Strategic Objectives

The mission of the Institute for Quantum Computing is to develop and advance quantum information science and technology at the highest international level, through the collaboration of computer scientists, engineers, mathematicians and physical scientists.

Mission of the Institute

Vision Harnessing quantum mechanics will lead to the development of transformational technologies that will benefit society and, collectively, become a new engine of economic growth in the 21st century.

In 2008; 17 faculty,

21 pdfs, 73 students

Goal: 30 faculty,

50 pdfs, 125 students

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Building a World Class Facility

- Promote multi-disciplinary research

- 100 000 sq ft

- $80m

- next to 20 000 sq ft World Class Fab+Metrology

Computation

Quantum Information Processing

Communication

Fundamental Research Commercialization

Research

Q Com- puting

Q Com-

munication

Theory

Experi-ment

Algorithms and protocols

IntegrationBuilding blocks

Collaborations• Local

– Departments of the University of Waterloo– Surrounding universities: Guelph, Western, Toronto– Perimeter Institute– Ontario Center of Excellencef

• National (networks)– CIFAR– QuantumWorks (NSERC)

• International– USA (MIT)– EU (Vienna, Barcelona, Paris, Erlangen)– Singapore (Centre for Quantum Technologies)– Japan (NII)

CIFAR QIP Program Members• Fellows

• Prof R. Laflamme (Director, IQC)• Prof G. Brassard (Montréal)• Prof R. Cleve (Calgary)• Prof A. Steinberg (Toronto)• Prof C. Crépeau (McGill)

• Associate• Prof B. Sanders (Calgary)

• Scholars A. Ambainis (IQC), A. Blais (Sherbrooke), J. Emerson (IQC),

D. Gottesman(Perimeter), P. Hayden (McGill), P. Hoyer (Calgary), D. Leung (IQC), H.-K. Lo (Toronto), A. Lvovsky (Calgary), M. Mosca (IQC), A. Nayak (IQC), M. Pioro-Ladriere (Sherbrooke), R. Raussendorf (UBC), A. Tapp (Montréal), J. Watrous (IQC), G. Weihs (IQC).

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QuantumWorks

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www.quantumworks.ca

Conclusion• We are at the beginning of a technological

revolution that will be the economic engine of the 21st century

• Canada has established a coherent program in quantum information led by IQC, linking academia, government and industry

• Major resources are being invested which has given Canada a world class reputation in leading edge science and technology

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IQC Sponsors

From a NSERC review panel in Fall 2006“The Committee believes IQC to be the best institution of its type in the world today. The quality of IQC’s work is exceptional; it has acquired excellent faculty and students in its first four years of operation; it enjoys strong commitment from UW senior management; and IQC has attracted private financial support at a level almost unique in the physical sciences.”

From a CFI/MRI proposal that was granted (2007)Comments from the International panel “This proposal to outfit the world's best centre for quantum computing, is very broad in scope, dealing with a variety of proposed research activities and technologies. The quantum-related research proposed is outstanding, exciting and world class and will lead to considerable economic benefits (e.g. through significant increases in knowledge, device development and creation of spin-off companies)”

International Peer Reviews

“IQC is arguably the leading achiever in the world in its field of endeavor, on all fronts.”

From a NSERC review panel in Winter 2009