Coffee and tea will be provided along with networking opportunities.

At the atomic level, nature tends to rely on predictable geometric patterns when printing materials with rich functional and electronic behaviours.  In the last 100 years, we have become exceedingly good at determining electronic, optical, and other emergent phenomena of materials from their internal geometries — so good that we can tweak these geometries to tailor those phenomena and even induce novel states of matter, such as topological insulating states. What if we were to disturb these geometries in a much more pronounced way, starting from a completely different geometric playbook, such as hyperbolic geometries instead of the usual flat ones?  Does our predictive power regarding the behaviour of these materials survive?  Can we even find or make such materials?  And if we can, which new technologies might they inspire?  Can they help with quantum computation or error correction?  We will answer some of these questions together.

Witness a strategic collaboration that brings together researchers across industry and six Canadian Universities with expertise in materials' growth and quantum photonics, with the goal of translating quantum experiments from an optical table to a silicon chip. The presentation will describe efforts to incorporate ferroelectric materials such as barium titanite (BaTiO3) and lithium niobate (LiNbO3) into silicon photonic chips, leading to breakthroughs in scalable quantum photonic devices.

Enjoy a coffee while networking and visiting the exhibitor area. 

Coffee Break Sponsored by: 

After the success of Canada’s National Quantum Strategy (NQS 1.0), the forthcoming NQS 2.0 aims to build on previous achievements to further position Canada as a world leader in quantum science, technology, and commercialization. This panel will discuss recent advances in quantum materials, the federal funding landscape supporting fundamental quantum research, and how these efforts align with emerging technological priorities. The discussion will also address the current situation across different Canadian provinces, highlighting regional strengths, funding models, and challenges in coordination. 

12:00pm – 12:20pm: Daniel Higginbottom 

Silicon colour centres for quantum networks

The performance of quantum networks for long-distance communication, sensing, and distributed quantum computing will be contingent upon the quality of their light-matter interconnects. For networks at scale, these interconnects should be manufacturable and deployable. Solid-state colour centres are single-photon emitters which may offer optically-coupled spin qubit registers for deployable entanglement distribution networks. Of the potential semiconductor hosts, silicon is an ideal platform for commercial quantum technologies. It is a “semiconductor vacuum” with record-setting spin qubit performance, and silicon nanofabrication is an advanced industrial process and the backbone of the microelectronics industry. Although they were neglected until quite recently, silicon colour centres are now established as a quantum platform with technological appeal: they emit in or near the optical telecommunications bands, host intrinsic spin qubit registers, and integrate directly with photonic and electronic circuits on chip. In this talk I will discuss progress in engineering networked silicon colour centre devices and identify emerging candidates from the rapidly expanding alphabet of silicon colour centres. I will summarize recent results with the T centre, a CCH defect in silicon, establishing key capabilities for quantum networks including efficient emission, memory qubit protection, and spectral emission tuning. These results illustrate how silicon colour centres may be deployed as an on-chip spin-photon quantum processor, and how these processors may be connected over optical fibre in a metropolitan-scale quantum internet.

12:20pm – 12:40pm: Saasha Joshi 

Data-Efficient Optimization of Black-Box Models Using Quantum Surrogates in Bayesian Optimization  

This talk presents Quantum Bayesian Optimization (QBO), a data-efficient framework for optimizing complex systems that are unknown or costly to evaluate. By leveraging quantum-enhanced models, QBO captures subtle correlations in domains such as game theory and finance, enabling faster identification of solutions with fewer evaluations. The talk also highlights Canada’s first Quantum Computing Sandbox (QCS) by FABrIC and CMC Microsystems, which aims to accelerate the adoption of quantum computing technology in Canada by providing technical expertise and enabling access to state-of-theart quantum computing platforms. 

Official remarks from Hon. Rick Glumac, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence and New Technologies, British Columbia.

Join us as we announce the location for Quantum Days 2027!

Lunch will not be provided. Check out a list of recommended lunch spots for your convenience.

Take this time to network and visit the exhibitor area.

Join us for a dynamic session where our partners and gold level sponsors take center stage, delivering insightful talks across a broad range of quantum topics. Discover the latest advancements, innovative solutions, and forward-looking perspectives shaping the future of quantum technology.

2:00pm – 2:20pm: National Research Council - Marina Gertsvolf

2:20pm – 2:40pm: Institute quantique, University of Sherbrooke - Tania Belabbas

From Ideas to Impact: Achievements at Institut quantique 
We present a snapshot of Institut quantique’s most significant achievements, highlighting how ambitious ideas have translated into meaningful impact. The talk covers major research milestones, collaborative successes, and broader contributions to science and innovation. 

2:40pm – 3:00pm: Defence Research and Development Canada, Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) - Jeffrey Salvail

Quantum R&D for Canadian Defence and Security

Discover how Canada is advancing the quantum frontier through CanQuEST (Canadian Consortium on Quantum Enhanced Sources and Transduction). This talk provides an overview of the consortium's mission and highlights breakthrough achievements in developing enhanced quantum sources and bridging quantum systems across different platforms.

The Canadian Space Agency is preparing to launch Canada’s first quantum-enabled satellite mission: the Quantum EncrYption and Science Satellite (QEYSSat). QEYSSat will demonstrate secure communication across Canada using ground-to-space quantum links, and help us explore foundational concepts in physics that cannot be tested on Earth. We will present updates on our recent QEYSSat Science Team activities, as well as the state of the quantum communication ecosystem in Canada

Enjoy a coffee while networking and visiting the exhibitor area.

Dive into the quantum photonics revolution transforming how we transmit information. This talk showcases breakthrough developments in harnessing light at the quantum level to create unhackable communication channels and build the foundations of tomorrow's quantum internet.

Enjoy a beverage while you explore the insightful posters and connect with fellow event participants.  

Networking Reception Sponsored by:

Coffee and tea will be provided along with networking opportunities.

Journey into uncharted quantum territory where novel quantum states are being discovered and characterized. Learn how these novel quantum phenomena are unlocking new pathways toward practical, scalable quantum computing architectures.

The Quantum Software Consortium (QSC) of Canada is a national, NSERC-funded research initiative uniting eight principal investigators across the University of Toronto, the University of Victoria, and Simon Fraser University to advance interdisciplinary research in distributed quantum computing (DQC). Through academic and industry partners, including Amazon Web Services, CMC via FABriC, IBM, Multiverse, OTI Lumionics, Photonic, and Xanadu, QSC aims to strengthen Canada’s quantum software ecosystem by advancing foundational research, enabling technology transfer, and training highly qualified personnel. In this talk, we will provide an overview of QSC and highlight our recent work towards integrating quantum chemistry with DQC. 

Enjoy a coffee while networking and visiting the exhibitor area.

Quantum technologies are rapidly transitioning from laboratory research to real-world applications. Many of these innovations possess dual-use potential, raising questions about security and strategic advantage. This panel will examine how and when quantum technologies are likely to shape the future, the challenges of balancing innovation with security, and the collaborative frameworks needed to address both defence and civilian needs.

12:00 pm - 12:20 pm: Juanita Bocquel

Quantum Sensors on a Tip: Advancing Nanoscale Imaging 

Imaging is a fundamental tool for visualizing and interpreting physical properties, with scanning probe techniques providing a versatile way to investigate phenomena at length scales from nanometers to microns. Among these, scanning Nitrogen-Vacancy (NV) magnetometry has emerged as a particularly effective approach, enabling the quantitative imaging of magnetic fields at the nanoscale. By utilizing the spin properties of a single NV center in diamond, this technique offers high sensitivity across a wide range of conditions, from cryogenic to elevated temperatures.  

12:20 pm - 12:40 pm: Sergio de la Barrera

Quantum junction on a tip: A reconfigurable probe of 2D interfaces

Abstract: Moiré physics is powered by nanoscale registry and momentum selectivity, but most platforms lock these knobs in place once a device is fabricated. I will introduce a quantum junction on a tip, a scanning probe approach that forms a clean nanoscale 2D-2D contact and enables continuous in-situ control of twist angle during measurement. This junction-as-a-probe approach aims to deliver reconfigurable moiré interfaces and momentum-resolved tunneling spectroscopy of electronic structure with the resolution needed to access moiré-scale features.

Join us as we announce the top posters, recognizing the outstanding contributions from our student poster competition.

Poster Competition Sponsored by:  

Lunch will not be provided. Check out a list of recommended lunch spots for your convenience.

Take this time to network and visit the exhibitor area.

Join us for an exciting session where our partners and gold sponsors take center stage to share engaging talks on a wide range of topics in the quantum world. Explore the latest advancements, groundbreaking innovations, and forward-thinking perspectives that are driving the future of quantum technology.

2:00pm – 2:20pm: Department of National Defence - Joseph Waugh

The Defence Industrial Strategy and Quantum Technology

2:20pm – 2:40pm: Centre for Quantum Information and Quantum Control (CQIQC) - Anna Dyring 

Quantum Training and Student Experiences at University of Toronto

Come meet University of Toronto students and listen to their quantum interests and experiences! This presentation will highlight individual student stories and how Centre for Quantum Information and Quantum Control engages with its large community of students and young researchers.

2:40pm – 3:00pm: Numana Kirq - Philippe Barraud 

As quantum computing matures, access to scalable quantum software is increasingly critical. Today’s nascent quantum software industry is grappling with open questions that span the full stack, from how to support high-level applications programmers to how to maintain stable interfaces for hardware that is continuously growing and evolving. This talk will survey the current state of quantum software and highlight key challenges facing both the humans who write it and the hardware that executes it. I will also share our efforts to overcome these challenges so future developers can use quantum computing for important applications.