Quantum Research at UCalgary
The entrepreneurial university approach to quantum
Canada is in a world-leading position in quantum technologies, with a significant share of the fundamental intellectual property upon which the quantum revolution will be built – covering the full stack from materials to hardware to software.
The University of Calgary is home to the Institute for Quantum Science and Technology, which marshals deep bench strength in quantum communications, sensing, and computing. Institute members partner with peer institutions and industrial stakeholders to advance quantum technologies.
Calgary benefits from a vibrant innovation ecosystem, with growing investment in digital transformation. UCalgary is a partner in Quantum Alberta, a network of academic and industry members that enables pan-provincial collaboration, research and commercialization.
UCalgary has also partnered on the Quantum City initiative with Mphasis, a global tech firm who are bringing their North American headquarters to Calgary.
Canada has the largest investments in quantum companies in the world, and Canadian firms and institutions hold the second highest number of patents in the world, after the USA. Technologies are increasingly moving from university labs to start-ups and commercialization opportunities, as quantum-based companies are established and expand across Canada.
qConnect 2023
Nov. 16-17, 2023
Telus Convention Centre | Calgary, AB
qConnect 2023 will bring together quantum creators and users in the only summit focused directly on connecting quantum technology entrepreneurs with the industries they aim to serve and transform.
Quantum Research 101
Matter makes up the world around us — but what about antimatter? Dr. Robert I. Thompson, PhD, professor in the Faculty of Science at the University of Calgary, explains what antimatter is, what it means, and how it fits into the world of quantum science.
UCalgary and Quantum City
The Quantum City initiative, a partnership with tech firm Mphasis, will create jobs, expand our local Q-tech sector and offer training opportunities
Researcher to investigate components of quantum computing
Canada Foundation for Innovation funding supports Shabir Barzanjeh’s lab to look into quantum bits and their use in quantum computer processors
Researcher goes small to make big discoveries in computing
Pierre Kennepohl has received Canada Foundation for Innovation funding to examine the base molecules in molecular computing
Nano-fabrication 'foundry' for quantum network devices
Canada Foundation for Innovation funding will be used in a project worth more than $13 million to establish a first of its kind in Canada 'foundry' for producing “diamond optomechanical” devices
State of consciousness may involve quantum effects
Faculty of Science research team develops quantum model to explain how an anaesthetic affects consciousness
Quantum internet
Scientists take important step toward building practical quantum internet
UCalgary quantum physicists on team developing systems that would revolutionize computing, communication
Innovation and community define student experience for Governor General’s Gold Medal winner
PhD grad researched novel nanotechnology techniques for telecommunications
International team proves 'imaginary' numbers have real function in quantum world
Faculty of Science mathematician on team that showed complex numbers are necessary for distinguishing quantum states
Formidable expertise in quantum computing earns postdoc award
2020 Killam Postdoctoral Fellow Abhijeet Alase aims to advance the ways we process information
First-ever measurement of small quantum effect in antimatter
UCalgary researchers help international team with first-ever measurement of small quantum effect in antimatter
Hydrogen and antihydrogen share 'quantum quirk,' study says
Can we be public and private at the same time? The coded thrill of cyberconnectivity
Everything we do online is observed and recorded by people we can't see and mostly don't even know about. UCalgary researchers look at how to increase security and maintain privacy in a world where they're constantly under attack.
Beyond the final frontier: Exploring the mysterious quantum world
UCalgary scholars study the universe at its most fundamental level, including how to find and measure antimatter, how to build quantum computers, how to make teleportation possible, and even how our brains communicate.
Graduate Studies
Postdoctoral Scholars
Institute for Quantum Science and Technology
Quantum Alberta
Entrepreneurial University
Calgary’s economic future is getting brighter because tech start-ups and global companies are establishing a new quantum hub, right here. From nanotechnology and artificial intelligence to quantum internet and biomedical engineering – Calgary is becoming a true quantum capital city.