Difference between revisions of "CSPS Digital Academy Events/Moving Quantum Computing from Theory to Practice - Speaker Biographies"
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=== Dr. Peter C. Mason === | === Dr. Peter C. Mason === | ||
− | '''Director, Quantum Sensors Challenge Program, National Research Council ''' <br> | + | '''Director, The Internet of Things: Quantum Sensors Challenge Program, National Research Council ''' <br> |
Born and raised in Nova Scotia, Dr. Mason completed a bachelors degree in mathematics at Mount Allison University in 1990, gathering medals for the top graduate in both math and physics, and intramural athletics, before moving to Guyana to do volunteer work installing emergency backup electrical systems in remote communities. After doing a masters degree at McMaster University, he spent a year travelling and volunteering in Indonesia then returned to McMaster to complete his PhD in physics. | Born and raised in Nova Scotia, Dr. Mason completed a bachelors degree in mathematics at Mount Allison University in 1990, gathering medals for the top graduate in both math and physics, and intramural athletics, before moving to Guyana to do volunteer work installing emergency backup electrical systems in remote communities. After doing a masters degree at McMaster University, he spent a year travelling and volunteering in Indonesia then returned to McMaster to complete his PhD in physics. | ||
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=== Neil Bouwer=== | === Neil Bouwer=== | ||
− | '''Vice-President, Canada School of Public Service''' <br> | + | '''Vice-President, Innovation and Policy Services Branch, Canada School of Public Service''' <br> |
Neil Bouwer has also served as an Assistant Deputy Minister at the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Natural Resources Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and the Privy Council Office of Canada; and in executive positions at the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada, Human Resources and Social Development Canada and the Business Development Bank of Canada. He has also worked at the Department of Finance and Western Economic Diversification Canada, and has Economics degrees from McGill University and St. Thomas University. Neil actively supports the Government of Canada policy and data communities, the Advanced Policy Analyst Program and the Free Agent HR Program. | Neil Bouwer has also served as an Assistant Deputy Minister at the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Natural Resources Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and the Privy Council Office of Canada; and in executive positions at the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada, Human Resources and Social Development Canada and the Business Development Bank of Canada. He has also worked at the Department of Finance and Western Economic Diversification Canada, and has Economics degrees from McGill University and St. Thomas University. Neil actively supports the Government of Canada policy and data communities, the Advanced Policy Analyst Program and the Free Agent HR Program. | ||
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+ | === Geneviève Tanguay === | ||
+ | '''Vice President, Emerging Technologies, National Research Council ''' <br> | ||
+ | In April 2016, Dr. Geneviève Tanguay joined the National Research Council of Canada as the first woman Vice-President Research. She leads the Emerging Technologies Division which oversees Nanotechnology, Metrology, Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics, Security and Disruptive Technologies, and Advanced Electronics and Photonics. As part of her remit, Dr. Tanguay is also responsible for NRC’s support to TRIUMF. She chairs the NRC’s Governing Committee on the Recruitment and Retention of Women and is responsible for coordinating interactions with Canadian universities. Dr. Tanguay also serves as the Canadian Co-Chair of the Canada Germany Joint Science and Technology Cooperation Committee. Prior to joining NRC, she served as Vice-Rector Research, Creativity and Innovation at the University of Montreal, one of the four universities with the biggest volume of research in Canada. Prior to this, she served as the Assistant Deputy Minister responsible for Research, Innovation, Science and Society in the Quebec Government, responsible for preparing and implementing the Quebec Research and Innovation Strategy (2007-2010 and 2010- 2013). She is an active member of boards for national and international organizations. | ||
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=== Alireza Yazdi === | === Alireza Yazdi === | ||
− | '''Founder and CEO at Anyon Systems Inc.''' | + | '''Founder and CEO at Anyon Systems Inc.''' <br> |
− | + | Alireza Yazdi is the founder and CEO of Anyon Systems. Alireza specializes in high performance computing and superconducting quantum information. Prior to founding Anyon Systems, Alireza was a postdoctoral researcher at McGill University and RWTH Aachen where he worked on massively parallel simulation and modeling of multi-physics and multiscale phenomena in aero-engine combustion. His research on quantum chemistry led him to quantum computing in 2012. He finally founded Anyon Systems in 2014 with the goal of developing and commercializing quantum computing platforms. In 2020, Anyon Systems secured its first order from the Government of Canada to deliver its Yukon generation quantum computer to Defence Research and Development Canada. | |
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+ | Alireza received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from McGill University where he is also an Adjunct-Professor. | ||
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− | === | + | === Vlad Gheorghiu === |
− | '''Co-Founder | + | '''CEO, President and Co-Founder of softwareQ Inc''' <br> |
− | Dr. | + | Dr. VLAD GHEORGHIU is the CEO, President and co-founder of softwareQ Inc., a |
− | + | quantum software and quantum information processing company in Waterloo, ON | |
− | + | Canada. Vlad is also a senior researcher at the Institute for Quantum | |
+ | Computing at the University of Waterloo, ON Canada, working on quantum | ||
+ | information and computation. He collaborates as well on quantum risk | ||
+ | assessment with evolutionQ Inc., ON Canada. | ||
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− | + | Vlad is a member of CryptoWorks21 Quantum-Safe Cryptographic Infrastructure | |
+ | Program and a member of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute | ||
+ | (ETSI) Quantum-Safe Cryptography Standardization Group. | ||
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− | His research interests | + | Vlad holds a PhD in Theoretical Physics from Carnegie Mellon University, USA. |
− | + | His current research interests lie in quantum software and quantum | |
− | + | architectures, quantum-resistant cryptography, quantum error correction, | |
− | + | quantum cryptanalysis and resource estimation for realistic implementations of | |
− | + | quantum algorithms, entanglement theory, as well as applications of machine | |
− | + | learning techniques to the quantum domain. | |
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[[File:Ghislain.jpg|frameless|center]] | [[File:Ghislain.jpg|frameless|center]] | ||
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=== Ghislain Lefebvre === | === Ghislain Lefebvre === | ||
'''Partnership development manager, Université de Sherbrooke''' <br> | '''Partnership development manager, Université de Sherbrooke''' <br> |
Latest revision as of 17:37, 27 September 2021
Date and time: June 16, 2021 | 10:30 am to 4:15 pm (ET)
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Speaker Biographies
Dr. Peter C. MasonDirector, The Internet of Things: Quantum Sensors Challenge Program, National Research Council | |
Neil BouwerVice-President, Innovation and Policy Services Branch, Canada School of Public Service | |
Geneviève TanguayVice President, Emerging Technologies, National Research Council | |
Christian WeedbrookFounder and CEO, Xanadu Christian Weedbrook is the Founder and CEO of Xanadu, a photonic quantum computing company based in Toronto. Christian has over a decade of industry, government and research experience in quantum computing. He holds a PhD in Physics from the University of Queensland and was a postdoc at MIT and the University of Toronto. | |
Alireza YazdiFounder and CEO at Anyon Systems Inc. | |
Vlad GheorghiuCEO, President and Co-Founder of softwareQ Inc | |
Ghislain LefebvrePartnership development manager, Université de Sherbrooke | |
Sarah BlanchetteJunior quantum computing developer, Université de Sherbrooke | |
Kenneth WoodGlobal Business Development Director, IBM Quantum System Program | |
Maxime DionQuantum Computing Developer, Université de Sherbrooke | |
Marco ArmentaQuantum computing software developer, Université de Sherbrooke |