BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Drupal iCal API//EN X-WR-CALNAME:Events items teaser X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Toronto BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69450fa4b7ccb DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250129T120000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250129T130000 URL:/institute-for-quantum-computing/events/funding-res earch-partnerships-iqc SUMMARY:Funding research partnerships at IQC CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Join Amanda Green\, Senior Advisor at Mitacs\, to learn how to leverage\nMitacs funding for collaborative research at IQC. This session w ill\ncover key Mitacs programs that support partnerships with companies\,\ nnonprofits\, municipalities\, hospitals\, and startups. DTSTAMP:20251219T084108Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69450fa4b8ae6 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241107T113000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241107T123000 URL:/institute-for-quantum-computing/events/waterloo-rq i-seminar-featuring-jose-polo-gomez SUMMARY:ݮƵ RQI seminar featuring José Polo-Gómez CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:No black holes from light\n\nLocation: QNC 1201\, Zoom DTSTAMP:20251219T084108Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69450fa4b91c3 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191203 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191205 URL:/institute-for-quantum-computing/events/quantum-ill umination-theory-practice SUMMARY:Quantum Illumination: From Theory to Practice CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Since its conception a decade ago\, interest in Quantum Illumin ation\, a\nform of long-range quantum sensing\, has grown steadily.  Moti vated by\napplications in defence\, quantum communications and other areas \,\ninterest has now spread from academia to industry and\ngovernment.  The goal of the IQC Workshop on Quantum Illumination is\nto bring toget her a wide range of participants from these various\ndomains to discuss th e state of the art in laboratory research\, the\nrange of possible applica tions\, and paths toward those applications. X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE DTSTAMP:20251219T084108Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69450fa4b9752 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240912T090000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240912T110000 URL:/institute-for-quantum-computing/events/masters-the sis-defence-camille-lacroix LOCATION:C2 - Chemistry 2 200 University Avenue West Room 361 ݮƵ ON N 2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:Master's thesis defence - Camille Lacroix CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Development and Electronic Characterization of Graphene-Based H all\nEffect Devices\n\nLocation: C2-361 DTSTAMP:20251219T084108Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69450fa4b9f9b DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240501 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240503 URL:/institute-for-quantum-computing/events/quantum-con nections-2024-quantum-perspectives LOCATION:QNC - Quantum Nano Centre 200 University Avenue West ݮƵ ON N 2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:Quantum Connections 2024: Quantum Perspectives CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Join us for Quantum Connections May 1-2\, 2024. This year we’ re\nhighlighting Quantum Perspectives: the impacts and outlooks driving\no ur future. X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE DTSTAMP:20251219T084108Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69450fa4ba7b1 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231121T120000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231121T130000 URL:/institute-for-quantum-computing/events/quantum-tod ay-quantum-ethics-project SUMMARY:Quantum Today: The Quantum Ethics Project CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Live on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JUnjsS4AHc]\n \nJoin us for Quantum Today\, where we sit down with researchers from the\ nUniversity of ݮƵ’s Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) to\ntalk about their work\, its impact and where their research may lead.\n\nIn th is special session\, we’ll be joined by Joan Arrow and Özge\nGülsayin of the Quantum Ethics Project\n[https://www.quantumethicsproject.org/]\, a team of researchers\nexploring the intersection of quantum and society. W e’ll discuss how\nto advocate for the responsible and inclusive developm ent of quantum\ntechnologies through education and research\, and why an e thics lens is\nimportant in even the early stages of technological innovat ion.\n\n  DTSTAMP:20251219T084108Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69450fa4baf75 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231103T150000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231103T160000 URL:/institute-for-quantum-computing/events/iqc-amo-com munity-meeting LOCATION:QNC - Quantum Nano Centre 200 University Avenue West Room 0101 Wat erloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:IQC-AMO Community Meeting CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Quantum Nano Centre\, 200 University Ave W\, Room QNC 0101\nWat erloo\, ON\, CA N2L 3G1\n\nJoin the AMO (Atomic\, Molecular and Optical) s cience group for their\ncommunity meeting.\n\nFor this session\, Dr. Behr ooz Semnani will present a talk on \"Flat\nOptics: A New Opportunity in Q uantum Photonics\"\, which will be\nfollowed by Q&A and discussion. Coffe e and snacks provided! DTSTAMP:20251219T084108Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69450fa4bb70c DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231002T140000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231002T150000 URL:/institute-for-quantum-computing/events/beyond-pipe line-fostering-equity-our-quantum-future LOCATION:QNC - Quantum Nano Centre 0101 200 University Avenue West ݮƵ ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:Beyond the Pipeline: Fostering Equity in Our Quantum Future CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:KIM DE LAAT\, UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO\n\nQuantum Nano Centre (QN C) Room 0101\, 200 University Avenue West\,\nݮƵ\, ON\n\nThe field of quantum computing has a unique opportunity to pre-empt\nmany of the inequ ities that have riddled AI and computer science. But\nradical technologies require new\, radical solutions. In this talk\, I\ntake issue with the le aky pipeline metaphor as a way of structuring\npolicy interventions concer ning inequality in STEM fields. I outline\nthree reasons why overreliance on the leaky pipeline metaphor is\nproblematic: (1) it does not accurately represent the phenomenon it is\nmeant to describe\; (2) it is incomplete\ ; and (3) it does not capture\nthe full heterogeneity of experiences with inequality in STEM\ndisciplines. I conclude the talk by sharing feedback f rom the quantum\ntechnology community concerning potential pitfalls in the pursuit of\nequity in quantum\, and what we can do about it. DTSTAMP:20251219T084108Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69450fa4bc286 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230426T110000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230426T120000 URL:/institute-for-quantum-computing/events/quantum-mat ters-seminar-series-no-you-have-not-discovered LOCATION:QNC - Quantum Nano Centre 200 University Avenue West QNC 1201 Wate rloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:Quantum Matters Seminar Series: No\, you have not discovered a Majo rana\nFermion CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:NO\, YOU HAVE NOT DISCOVERED A MAJORANA FERMION\n\nAbstract: Is what I tell myself. There was a time when I thought I may\nhave discovere d it\, others did too. Around 2012 several groups\nincluding ours found ev idence of these quantum excitations in\nelectrical circuits containing nan owires of semiconductor covered by a\nsuperconductor. The dramatic signatu res were peaks in conductance that\nappeared under conditions expected fro m theory for Majorana modes\,\nwhich are their own anti-modes and may poss ess non-Abelian properties.\nBut a few years later\, similar features in t he data were identified\ndue to an interesting\, but a more mundane effect - which we call\ntrivial states such as Andreev bound states. Over time m ore and more\ndata pointed at the trivial and not at the exotic explanatio n. But\nbecause Majorana claims kept coming\, this led to some digging and even\nretractions. What we learned after 10 years is that we have a much \nbetter handle on what effects show up in these nanowires\, which\npositi ons us well for the ultimate Majorana discovery which we should\nbe able t o tell apart from all the non-Majorana things we saw. The\nsecond lesson w e learned is that materials quality of device\nconstituents\, superconduct ors and semiconductors\, as well as how\nsamples are fabricated - are the make-or-break factors for making this\nhappen. So while  I cannot report an exciting physics discovery\, I\ncan walk you through the scientific pro cess that took place\, a 10-year\nevent of independent value which taught me how to do science better. DTSTAMP:20251219T084108Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69450fa4bca7e DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230412T110000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230412T120000 URL:/institute-for-quantum-computing/events/quantum-mat ters-seminar-series-good-bad-and-strange LOCATION:QNC - Quantum Nano Centre 200 University Avenue West QNC 1201 Wate rloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:Quantum Matters Seminar Series: The good\, the bad and the strange: \nUnconventional metallic behaviour in the vicinity of Mott insulators CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:DEBANJAN CHOWDHURY: THE GOOD\, THE BAD AND THE STRANGE: UNCONVE NTIONAL\nMETALLIC BEHAVIOUR IN THE VICINITY OF MOTT INSULATORS\n\nAbstract : In recent years\, we have witnessed remarkable experimental\nbreakthroug hs in uncovering the intriguing properties of correlated\nmetals in the vi cinity of Mott transitions. Describing these phenomena\ntheoretically rema ins an open challenge. This talk will focus on three\nrecent examples of p uzzling electronic behavior near Mott insulating\nphases and address the v arious conundrums. In the first part of the\ntalk\, I will discuss the mic roscopic origin of an unconventional\nT-linear resistivity with Planckian scattering in a\nquasi-two-dimensional “good” metal with long mean-fre e path\,\nconsisting of highly conducting metallic and Mott insulating lay ers\,\nrespectively. In the second part\, I will address the origin of a\n low-temperature “bad” metallic behavior in the vicinity of a\ncontinuo us bandwidth-tuned metal-insulator transition in a moiré\nsemiconductor. I will end by presenting some new theoretical insights\ninto the experimen tal observation of an anomalous particle-hole\ncontinuum and overdamped pl asmon in the density response of cuprate\n“strange” metals.  DTSTAMP:20251219T084108Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR