The Collaborative student training in Quantum Information Processing project is part of the EU-Canada Programme for Cooperation in Higher Education, Training and Youth. Funding for this project is provided jointly by the European Commission's Directorate General for Education and Culture and Human Resources and Skills Development Canada(HRSDC).
The project is aimed at giving graduate students in Canada and the EU exposure especially to study opportunities in Quantum Information Processing (QIP) that lie outside of the expertise of their local research groups. The primary vehicle for this will be internship aboard under expert faculty, coupled with suitable course work. The project also enables faculty interactions for dissemination of recent developments in QIP and development of a standardized curriculum."
The study program will consist of an internship with a faculty supervisor at the host institution and course work in relevant topics. Students will be matched with project supervisors based on the specialization within QIP that they choose. The internship will train graduate students within their chosen specialization, and the results of the project will be counted towards the project or thesis requirements of the degree program at their home institution. Students will receive a scholarship that is meant to cover travel, housing, living expenses, health insurance and other related expenses.
- University of Calgary (Alberta)
- University of Waterloo (Ontario)
- Institute for Quantum Computing
Norbert Lütkenhaus
Ashwin Nayak (Canadian Project Coordinator)
- Université Paris-Sud (France)
- Quantum Group at LRI Iordanis Kerenidis
- École Polytechnique (France)
- Universtät Erlangen-Nürnberg (Germany)
Frédéric Magniez (EU Project Coordinator)
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Frédéric Magniez (EU Project Coordinator)
- To study QIP, its sub-disciplines, and allied subjects. Including algorithms and complexity, error-correction, cryptography, communication, information theory; experimental implementation of QIP devices, communication and practical cryptography.
- Duration: four months to one year, depending upon the nature of the internship and the degree requirements of the home institution.
- 36 graduate students in total will participate in the exchange.
- Approximately four faculty members in total will travel between partner institutions per year.
For more details and information on how to apply, refer to the resource page. Specific inquiries should be directed to Nancy Lu.