Centre for Quantum Technologies
@quantumlah.bsky.social
We are the Centre for Quantum Technologies in Singapore, with teams at three universities and at Singapore's mission-driven research agency. Visit our home on the web at www.cqt.sg
Another successful defence from Principal Investigator Murray Barrett's group! 🍾 Zhao Qi defended her thesis on "Ion Trap System for 176Lu+ 3D2 Clock Transition". Congratulations! 👏👏👏
November 19, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Another successful defence from Principal Investigator Murray Barrett's group! 🍾 Zhao Qi defended her thesis on "Ion Trap System for 176Lu+ 3D2 Clock Transition". Congratulations! 👏👏👏
CQT hosted a globe-trotting quantum light source in October for its first and only stop (so far) in Asia. The visit was part of QuanTour, an outreach project supported by the German Physical Society for the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ).
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November 19, 2025 at 1:30 AM
CQT hosted a globe-trotting quantum light source in October for its first and only stop (so far) in Asia. The visit was part of QuanTour, an outreach project supported by the German Physical Society for the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ).
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Under a new strategic partnership, @quantinuum.bsky.social will collaborate with industry end-users in Singapore to co-develop advanced quantum computing applications that address real-world challenges.
Singapore’s National Quantum Office and Quantinuum forge strategic partnership - CQT - Centre for Quantum Technologies
The new collaboration positions Singapore as a leading global hub for quantum computing
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November 18, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Under a new strategic partnership, @quantinuum.bsky.social will collaborate with industry end-users in Singapore to co-develop advanced quantum computing applications that address real-world challenges.
🚨 Job alert 🚨
We are looking for an Associate Director (Experimental Infrastructure). The duties of the candidate include managing CQT experimental facilities and leading a team of CQT technical specialists.
📥Find more info and apply here: buff.ly/Q2Pwlkz
We are looking for an Associate Director (Experimental Infrastructure). The duties of the candidate include managing CQT experimental facilities and leading a team of CQT technical specialists.
📥Find more info and apply here: buff.ly/Q2Pwlkz
November 17, 2025 at 1:29 AM
🚨 Job alert 🚨
We are looking for an Associate Director (Experimental Infrastructure). The duties of the candidate include managing CQT experimental facilities and leading a team of CQT technical specialists.
📥Find more info and apply here: buff.ly/Q2Pwlkz
We are looking for an Associate Director (Experimental Infrastructure). The duties of the candidate include managing CQT experimental facilities and leading a team of CQT technical specialists.
📥Find more info and apply here: buff.ly/Q2Pwlkz
First day of #QTML2025 is tutorials. We welcome 300 researchers and industry experts this week for the 9th International Conference on Quantum Techniques in Machine Learning qtml2025.cqt.sg
November 16, 2025 at 9:45 AM
First day of #QTML2025 is tutorials. We welcome 300 researchers and industry experts this week for the 9th International Conference on Quantum Techniques in Machine Learning qtml2025.cqt.sg
CQT Principal Investigator Hoi-Kwong Lo moved to Singapore this year and is setting up his group that will work on the theory and experiment of quantum communication and quantum cryptography. buff.ly/FgHxz46
November 14, 2025 at 9:15 AM
CQT Principal Investigator Hoi-Kwong Lo moved to Singapore this year and is setting up his group that will work on the theory and experiment of quantum communication and quantum cryptography. buff.ly/FgHxz46
👏👏 Congratulations to PhD student Zhang Zhao! 🥂 He successfully defended his thesis, "An Optical Frequency Standard Using Lutetium Ion". He was advised by Principal Investigator Murray Barrett.
Interested in pursuing a PhD at CQT? Find more information here: bit.ly/4jGExZd
Interested in pursuing a PhD at CQT? Find more information here: bit.ly/4jGExZd
November 13, 2025 at 9:54 AM
👏👏 Congratulations to PhD student Zhang Zhao! 🥂 He successfully defended his thesis, "An Optical Frequency Standard Using Lutetium Ion". He was advised by Principal Investigator Murray Barrett.
Interested in pursuing a PhD at CQT? Find more information here: bit.ly/4jGExZd
Interested in pursuing a PhD at CQT? Find more information here: bit.ly/4jGExZd
🚨 Applications for the 5th Workshop for Quantum Repeaters and Networks (WQRN) have been extended to 30 November! 🚨 CQT is hosting the workshop, which will be held 27 - 29 April in Singapore. More details at: buff.ly/N9hImXB
November 12, 2025 at 9:06 AM
🚨 Applications for the 5th Workshop for Quantum Repeaters and Networks (WQRN) have been extended to 30 November! 🚨 CQT is hosting the workshop, which will be held 27 - 29 April in Singapore. More details at: buff.ly/N9hImXB
Time to celebrate! PhD student Qin Qichen defended his thesis "Fast Sideband Cooling and Blade Trap for Multi-ion Clock"! 👏 He was advised by Murray Barrett. "I hope this work helps pave the way toward multi-ion optical clocks and new frontiers in quantum metrology,” says Qichen.
November 11, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Time to celebrate! PhD student Qin Qichen defended his thesis "Fast Sideband Cooling and Blade Trap for Multi-ion Clock"! 👏 He was advised by Murray Barrett. "I hope this work helps pave the way toward multi-ion optical clocks and new frontiers in quantum metrology,” says Qichen.
This Thursday, we welcome Yu-Ao Chen from the University of Science and Technology of China to give a colloquium, "Quantum Manipulation with Ultracold Atoms". Happening 4pm at the CQT Level 3 Seminar Room, S15-03-15.
November 11, 2025 at 1:36 AM
This Thursday, we welcome Yu-Ao Chen from the University of Science and Technology of China to give a colloquium, "Quantum Manipulation with Ultracold Atoms". Happening 4pm at the CQT Level 3 Seminar Room, S15-03-15.
In 2026, Singapore will become the first country outside the United States to host @quantinuum.bsky.social’s Helios system, supporting deeper research collaboration and innovation. www.cqt.sg/highlight/20...
November 10, 2025 at 9:21 AM
In 2026, Singapore will become the first country outside the United States to host @quantinuum.bsky.social’s Helios system, supporting deeper research collaboration and innovation. www.cqt.sg/highlight/20...
We welcomed Principal Investigator Hoi-Kwong Lo to CQT in October. In this interview he tells us more about his research, and what he enjoys about his work.
Meet A CQTian: Hoi-Kwong Lo - CQT - Centre for Quantum Technologies
Principal Investigator Hoi-Kwong Lo works on the theory and experiment of quantum communication and quantum cryptography
www.cqt.sg
November 7, 2025 at 1:43 AM
We welcomed Principal Investigator Hoi-Kwong Lo to CQT in October. In this interview he tells us more about his research, and what he enjoys about his work.
CQT Director José Ignacio Latorre was in New York on 5 Nov to attend the launch of @quantinuum.bsky.social’s Helios system. Quantinuum and Singapore’s National Quantum Office announced a strategic partnership at the event. www.quantinuum.com/press-releas...
November 6, 2025 at 9:25 AM
CQT Director José Ignacio Latorre was in New York on 5 Nov to attend the launch of @quantinuum.bsky.social’s Helios system. Quantinuum and Singapore’s National Quantum Office announced a strategic partnership at the event. www.quantinuum.com/press-releas...
@quantinuum.bsky.social's collaboration with Singapore’s quantum ecosystem is stepping up to be a strategic partnership! An agreement announced on 5 Nov will see Singapore host Quantinuum’s Helios system, and Quantinuum establish a new R&D and Operations Centre in Singapore. buff.ly/kBS6TTn
November 6, 2025 at 12:35 AM
@quantinuum.bsky.social's collaboration with Singapore’s quantum ecosystem is stepping up to be a strategic partnership! An agreement announced on 5 Nov will see Singapore host Quantinuum’s Helios system, and Quantinuum establish a new R&D and Operations Centre in Singapore. buff.ly/kBS6TTn
PhD student Lu Tiangao successfully defended his thesis "Optical Properties of Quantum Materials", which explored two distinct quantum materials systems, ultracold indium atoms and the semiconductor MnTe. Congrats!👏 Next, he'll join Huawei's 6G quantum cryptography research team. All the best, Dr!
November 5, 2025 at 10:34 AM
PhD student Lu Tiangao successfully defended his thesis "Optical Properties of Quantum Materials", which explored two distinct quantum materials systems, ultracold indium atoms and the semiconductor MnTe. Congrats!👏 Next, he'll join Huawei's 6G quantum cryptography research team. All the best, Dr!
Now online: "High-speed SNSPDs for qubit rate scaling in quantum networks", colloquium by Boris Korzh from the University of Geneva.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Now online: "High-speed SNSPDs for qubit rate scaling in quantum networks", colloquium by Boris Korzh from the University of Geneva.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGWV...
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Want to contribute to a #quantum experiment on the International Space Station? We collaborated in the Space Entanglement and Annealing QUantum Experiment (SEAQUE) which celebrates its first year in space with a game. Player choices decide measurements! 🎮https://quantumsatellite.web.illinois.edu
Quantum Satellite Game
Welcome to Quantum Satellite, where your journey through space helps shape the future of quantum technology! Inspired by the SEAQUE experiment on the ISS, pilot a high-speed starship through cosmic…
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November 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Want to contribute to a #quantum experiment on the International Space Station? We collaborated in the Space Entanglement and Annealing QUantum Experiment (SEAQUE) which celebrates its first year in space with a game. Player choices decide measurements! 🎮https://quantumsatellite.web.illinois.edu
In our October 'Show Us Your Science' slot at Science Centre Singapore, CQT volunteers together with students from NUS High School presented on ion-trap quantum processors, giving visitors a taste of the process of trapping ions. Our last quantum demo day this year will be on 22 Nov!
October 31, 2025 at 1:43 AM
In our October 'Show Us Your Science' slot at Science Centre Singapore, CQT volunteers together with students from NUS High School presented on ion-trap quantum processors, giving visitors a taste of the process of trapping ions. Our last quantum demo day this year will be on 22 Nov!
Celebrating another successful defence! 🙌🍾 Nie Hanlin's thesis was on "Quantum-Controlled Thermodynamics and Information Processing" and his advisor is CQT's Kwek Leong Chuan. Next, he will join the group of Alexia Auffèves as a Research Fellow, focusing on quantum energetics. Congrats Dr Nie! 🎓
October 30, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Celebrating another successful defence! 🙌🍾 Nie Hanlin's thesis was on "Quantum-Controlled Thermodynamics and Information Processing" and his advisor is CQT's Kwek Leong Chuan. Next, he will join the group of Alexia Auffèves as a Research Fellow, focusing on quantum energetics. Congrats Dr Nie! 🎓
Congratulations to Peter Sidajaya who successfully defended his thesis! 👏👏👏 Peter's thesis is on "Studies in Quantum Foundations" and he was advised by CQT Principal Investigator @valerioscarani.bsky.social. We previously highlighted Peter's work here: www.cqt.sg/highlight/20...
October 29, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Congratulations to Peter Sidajaya who successfully defended his thesis! 👏👏👏 Peter's thesis is on "Studies in Quantum Foundations" and he was advised by CQT Principal Investigator @valerioscarani.bsky.social. We previously highlighted Peter's work here: www.cqt.sg/highlight/20...
"For a long time, polaritonics focused on classical physics. I was always interested though in how polaritons could process information and in particular, how they can form photonic neural networks," says CQT Fellow Timothy Liew. www.cqt.sg/highlight/20...
Meet a CQTian: Timothy C H Liew - CQT - Centre for Quantum Technologies
CQT Fellow Timothy works on the theory of exciton-polaritons, which are hybrid states of light and matter, and quantum neural networks
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October 28, 2025 at 9:03 AM
"For a long time, polaritonics focused on classical physics. I was always interested though in how polaritons could process information and in particular, how they can form photonic neural networks," says CQT Fellow Timothy Liew. www.cqt.sg/highlight/20...
To calculate the energy costs of quantum and classical agents, CQT's Mile Gu and collaborators used a framework from thermodynamics known as “information batteries”. More about their recent work: buff.ly/30lFAyb
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October 27, 2025 at 1:29 AM
To calculate the energy costs of quantum and classical agents, CQT's Mile Gu and collaborators used a framework from thermodynamics known as “information batteries”. More about their recent work: buff.ly/30lFAyb
Once a postdoc at CQT, Timothy Liew became a group leader and CQT Fellow in May 2025. We catch up with him in this interview: www.cqt.sg/highlight/20...
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October 24, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Once a postdoc at CQT, Timothy Liew became a group leader and CQT Fellow in May 2025. We catch up with him in this interview: www.cqt.sg/highlight/20...
Try your hand at quantum experiments at In the Ether–A Festival of Quantum Science and Technology at ArtScience Museum. These experiments include Entangled Wheels, the Quantum Eraser Experiment and Laser Kaleidoscope. buff.ly/CKmSKIq
In the Ether closes on 31 October!
In the Ether closes on 31 October!
October 24, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Try your hand at quantum experiments at In the Ether–A Festival of Quantum Science and Technology at ArtScience Museum. These experiments include Entangled Wheels, the Quantum Eraser Experiment and Laser Kaleidoscope. buff.ly/CKmSKIq
In the Ether closes on 31 October!
In the Ether closes on 31 October!
A round of applause for Li Zeyong! 👏👏 Zeyong successfully defended his thesis "Poking the Complexity of Range Avoidance". 🥳 He was advised by Principal Investigator Divesh Aggarwal.
October 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
A round of applause for Li Zeyong! 👏👏 Zeyong successfully defended his thesis "Poking the Complexity of Range Avoidance". 🥳 He was advised by Principal Investigator Divesh Aggarwal.