How did the qubit get its name?
Theoretical physicists Benjamin Schumacher and William Wootters tell the story of how the term first came to Schumacher during a car ride with Wootters.
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Centre for Quantum Information & Quantum Control (University of Toronto). "see-Quick" #QuantumInfo #QuantumControl #QuantumComputers #QuantumMachineLearning Website: https://cqiqc.physics.utoronto.ca/
How did the qubit get its name?
Theoretical physicists Benjamin Schumacher and William Wootters tell the story of how the term first came to Schumacher during a car ride with Wootters.
Watch the full video youtu.be/fiS-1GFaUbo?...
poster session at CQIQC-X
Quantum researchers & students on a wide spectrum of topics related to quantum information science are invited to contribute a talk/poster to the CQIQC-XI conference, Aug. 17-21, hosted by #UofTβs #CQIQC and the @fieldsinstitute.bsky.social. Visit www.fields.utoronto.ca/activities/2....
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This Friday, the #CQIQC research seminar will feature Frederic Bouchard from National Research Council Canada giving a talk titled, "Programmable Ultrafast Photonic Quantum Circuits." Join us at 11 a.m. at @fieldsinstitute.bsky.social. cqiqc.physics.utoronto.ca/events/quant...
Join a keynote conversation on AIβs next big moment in driving health, economic and social good in Canada featuring Christine Allen, AlΓ‘n Aspuru-Guzik, and Milica Radisic at the Desjardins Speaker Series on March 5. Spots are limited, register now: uoft.me/uteweek2026-... #UofTEntWeek #UofTStartup
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Save the date: Next week's #CQIQC research seminar will feature Tirthak Patel, on the topic: 'Deriving Utility From Todayβs Quantum Computers: Practical Strategies for Reliable Near-Term Quantum Computing.' Join the talk on Feb 13, 11 a.m., at The Fields Institute.
Flyer for seminar
Mark your calendar for next week's #CQIQC research seminar, which will feature Toni Annala from #UofT, titled, "A Mathematicianβs Journey in Physics: From Vortex Knots to NISQ Algorithms." Join us Feb 6, 11 a.m. at @fieldsinstitute.bsky.social (Stewart Library).
Flyer for Andrew Jordon seminar
Join us at our next #CQIQC Research Seminar, 11 a.m. on Jan. 23, at the The Fields Institute For Research In Mathematical Sciences. Featuring Prof. Andrew Jordan, Chapman University: "Captured in tunneling: making the virtual actual."
The deadline is fast approaching for the #CQIQC 2026 Undergraduate Summer Research Program. If you're a high-performing undergraduate student interested in undertaking a research project in quantum science and engineering at #UofT, apply by Tues., Jan. 20. cqiqc.physics.utoronto.ca/cqiqc-progra...
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Welcome back to campus for Winter 2026, #UofT! Happy New Year π
Excited to announce the recipients of the 9th John Stewart Bell Prize for Research on Fundamental Issues in Quantum Mechanics and Their Applications: Profs. Antoine Browaeys (Paris-Saclay), Mikhail Lukin (Harvard), Mark Saffman (Wisconsin-Madison)
cqiqc.physics.utoronto.ca/bell-prize/b...
Congratulations to CQIQC member @aspuru.bsky.social who was named AI2050 Senior Fellow by Schmidt Sciences. His project involves developing an artificial intelligence system designed to work alongside human chemists to accelerate scientific discoveries www.chemistry.utoronto.ca/news/al%C3%A...
Save the date! βοΈ π Join us for the CQIQC Research Seminar on Friday, Nov.14. Read the abstract here: www.physics.utoronto.ca/research/qua...
Save the date for the upcoming CQIQC Seminar, Alexei Bylinkskii will be our guest. More details here π www.physics.utoronto.ca/research/qua...
New from @universitypress.cambridge.org π
Quantum Information: A First Course by UofT alumna Asma Al-Qasimi and CQIQC member Daniel F. V. James brings clarity and depth to quantum computing and information ποΈ cqiqc.physics.utoronto.ca/news/recent-...
Join us for this CQIQC Research Seminars session next week! This Friday Jonah Henaff will share this interesting research. Don't miss it! Read the abstract here: www.physics.utoronto.ca/research/qua...
If you missed Eduardo Martin Martinez's presentation at the last CQIQC Research Quantum Seminar "Impossible measurements and particle detectors in relativistic quantum information" or if you would like to experience it again, be sure to visit our YouTube channel π½οΈ www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKNf...
βοΈ Save the date! ποΈ Join us for the October 17th CQIQC Research Seminar. More details, including the abstract here ποΈ www.physics.utoronto.ca/research/qua...
CQIQC congratulates the 2025 Nobel Physics laureates John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret & John Martinis! π₯
Weβre proud to count Devoret (2013) & Martinis (2021) among our past Bell Prize winners! π www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physi...
Head over to the CQIQC YouTube channel to watch our latest Research Seminar presentation: "Architectural Mechanisms of a Universal Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computer" by Shayan Majidy. We hope you enjoy it! Please note there was a mic malfunction from minute 0:55 to 2:22 www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCgc...
Put in mind of the Infinite Improbability Drive, as I listen to BΓ‘rbara Amaral explain over @cqiqc-uoft.bsky.social Quantum Tea how contextuality may power anomalous heat flowβ¦
see journals.aps.org/prxquantum/a... for more on her actual work...
#Contextuality #QuantumThermodynamics
Join us this Friday, Oct. 10, for two CQIQC Research Seminars. First session kicks off at 10 a.m. and the second at 11 a.m. See you there! πhttps://www.physics.utoronto.ca/research/quantum-optics/cqiqc-seminars/
Save the date for the upcoming CQIQC Seminar. Wenyuan (Mike) Wang from @ucalgary.bsky.social will be our guest.
ποΈ Friday Oct.10. More details here π www.physics.utoronto.ca/research/qua...
πΉ David Gelbwaser-Klimovsky presented "Steady state properties of periodically driven quantum systems" at our CQIQC Researcg Seminar. You can watch it on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVEM...
Through the Mitacs-CQIQC Umbrella Program in Quantum Computing, companies gain access to:
βοΈ World-class research talent at U of T
βοΈ Flexible internship models
ποΈ π¨ Contact us to get started! cqiqc.physics.utoronto.ca/research/ind...
Mark your calendar for the next CQIQC Research Seminar π Friday, Oct.3. Read the abstract here: www.physics.utoronto.ca/research/qua...
π Last chance to submit your Bell Prize nominations π΄ only 4 days remaining! Your nominee might be the one to earn this prestigious award. Ensure they receive the recognition they deserve! *Self-nomination is prohibited. Find more details here: cqiqc.physics.utoronto.ca/bell-prize/n...
Through the Mitacs-CQIQC Umbrella Program in Quantum Computing, companies gain access to:
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World-class research talent at U of T
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Flexible internship models
We can guide you in defining and submitting internship projects. Contact us to get started! cqiqc.physics.utoronto.ca/research/ind...
π Heads up, quantum researchers! π You have just over a week left to nominate those who have made groundbreaking contributions to the field of quantum mechanics and its applications for the Bell Prize. Help us celebrate excellence! cqiqc.physics.utoronto.ca/bell-prize/n...
π₯ Missed today's session? No worries! The latest CQIQC research seminar featuring Mikhail Mamaev's talk on the "Dynamics of Interacting Spin-Orbit Coupled Fermions in Optical Lattices" is now available on our YouTube channel! www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4NI...
Be part of the CQIQC Research Seminar next week. Mark your calendar for Friday, September 26th at 11 a.m. Join us at the Physics Department for an engaging conversation on quantum systems. We look forward to seeing you there! www.physics.utoronto.ca/research/qua...