University Of Waterloo

$50,000,000.00 CAD

≈ $1.20 for every person in Canada ≈ 649 Canadians' average pay for a year

Department: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Program: Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC)
Recipient country: Canada
Fiscal year: 2009-2010
Agreement period: April 2, 2009 – March 31, 2014
Reference: ic:033-2008-2009-Q4-504252

Published purpose

To explore and advance the application of quantum mechanical systems to relevant information processing techniques.

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This grant supports the University of Waterloo's Institute for Quantum Computing to explore and advance the application of quantum mechanical systems to information processing techniques.

Category: Research Primarily funds activity in Canada

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