Conveners
(DQI/DPE/DPSR) W3-5 Q-STATE: Quantum Science, Technology, Applications, Training, and Education | Q-STATE : Science, technologie, applications, formation et éducation quantiques (DIQ/DEP/DPSR)
- Daria Ahrensmeier
- Ian D'Souza
Description
Q-STATE, offered through the Division of Quantum Information (DQI) in collaboration with the Division of Physics Education (DPE) and the Private Sector Relations Committee, is an event by and for the CAP community to learn about current directions in the field and the unique Canadian quantum landscape. This year’s symposium will offer sessions on the following topics: Quantum Communication and Networks, Quantum Sensing, Open Source Quantum Computing. All sessions will be at the level accessible to the quantum-curious and will encourage questions and discussions.
Quantum Networks and Quantum Key Distribution
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Connor Kupchak (Carleton University)11/06/2025, 16:15Invited Speaker / Conférencier(ère) invité(e)
The future quantum internet will revolutionize how we communicate, compute and sense the world by enabling fundamentally new capabilities rooted in quantum superposition and entanglement. In this talk, I will introduce the real-world applications of this power network including unbreakable security, distributed quantum computing and advanced sensing. I will highlight the key global efforts...
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Thomas Jennewein (Simon Fraser University, Institute for Quantum Computing)11/06/2025, 16:45Invited Speaker / Conférencier(ère) invité(e)
Quantum key distribution using satellites will enable highly secure communications over large, global distances. While the science and technology for satellite QKD is well established, and several more satellite missions in preparation, commercially viable satellite QKD remains a major challenge, as all security aspects including possible information leakage and other side channels must be...
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Kelsey Ortiz (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)11/06/2025, 16:55Invited Speaker / Conférencier(ère) invité(e)
To establish a future quantum network, the effective transport of quantum information presents a significant challenge. Satellite nodes offer a promising solution, as they can achieve lower loss compared to fiber networks and can enable connections over large distances. The Space Entanglement and Annealing QUantum Experiment (SEAQUE) is the first American-led quantum space payload, launch to...
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Ian D'Souza11/06/2025, 17:15Invited Speaker / Conférencier(ère) invité(e)
The talk will describe the Canadian QKD mission to Low Earth Orbit and physics and engineering challenges faced.
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Wilson Wu (Simon Fraser University)11/06/2025, 17:25Invited Speaker / Conférencier(ère) invité(e)
Quantum encryption enables unconditionally secure communication, provably safe against any eavesdropper attack, including from a quantum computer. We prepare a demonstration of quantum key distribution following the original proposal developed by Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard in 1984, where quantum information is encoded on faint pulses of light as different states of polarization....
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