July 18, 2018
The workshop’s objectives are: To bring together Alberta’s quantum community including academic (universities and polytechnics), industrial and government researchers and technologists to engender mutual understanding of the diverse quantum research and development activities in Alberta. To connect academic researchers with national industrial quantum activities and needs. To develop a strategy for knowledge advancement, translation and innovation pertinent to quantum science and technology.
Quantum science and technology encompass a broad set of research topics, which often intersect. As these fields continue to advance, it is expected that their impact and overlap with each other will grow. Quantum Alberta has five research themes as below.
- Quantum foundations and quantum gravity
- Quantum chemistry and multiscale modelling
- Quantum materials
- Quantum nanoscience and technology
- Quantum optics and quantum information
Industry Participation
Thank you to the day’s sponsors!
Location
Hotel Arts
119 12 Ave SW
Calgary, AB
T2R 0G8
Agenda
| 8:00am – 8:50am | Breakfast/Set up Exhibition and Posters | Studio |
| 8:50am – 9:00am | Opening remarks by Barry Sanders | Spectrum 1, 2, 3 |
| 9:00am – 9:45am | Invited Speaker: Raffi Budakian (UWaterloo) “High-resolution nanoscale nuclear magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy” | Spectrum 1, 2, 3 |
| 9:45am – 10:30am | Invited Speaker: Adam Tsen (UWaterloo) “Birth of van der Waals Spintronics” | Spectrum 1, 2, 3 |
| 10:30am – 11:00am | Coffee Break/ Exhibition and Posters | Studio |
| 11:00am – 11:45am | Invited Speaker: Alex Lvovsky (UCalgary) “Optical Schrödinger cats: breeding, entanglement and application” | Spectrum 1, 2, 3 |
| 11:45am – 12:45pm | Lunch | Spectrum 5 |
| 12:45pm – 1:15pm | Theme Breakout Session | |
| 1:15pm – 1:45pm | Panel Discussion: Industry (H. Hosseinkhanazzer [Norcada], Dan Deptuck [CMC], Thomas Jennewein [UQDevices]) | Spectrum 1, 2, 3 |
| 1:45pm – 2:15pm | Panel Discussion: Funding Agencies (Marlene Huerta [Alberta Innovates], Michael Lamoureux [PIMS], John Jackson [NSERC], Oba Harding [MITACS]) | Spectrum 1, 2, 3 |
| 2:15pm – 3:00pm | Invited Speaker: Douglas Bonn (UBC) “Recent Highlights from the Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute” | Spectrum 1, 2, 3 |
| 3:00pm – 3:45pm | Coffee Break / Exhibition and Posters | Studio |
| 3:45pm – 4:30pm | Invited Speaker: Lindsay LeBlanc (UAlberta) “Putting the Autler-Townes effect to work for quantum memory and manipulation” | Spectrum 1, 2, 3 |
| 4:30pm – 5:00pm | Policy and Planning Discussion | Spectrum 1, 2, 3 |
| 5:00pm – 7:00pm | Wrap-up with Food & Drinks | Poolside/Raw Bar |
Invited talks will be 35 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of discussion.