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Centre for Quantum Technologies @quantumlah.bsky.social · 21h

Applications for the 5th Workshop for Quantum Repeaters and Networks (WQRN) are open! CQT is hosting the workshop, which will be held 27 - 19 April in Singapore. More details at:

Centre for Quantum Technologies @quantumlah.bsky.social · 1d

Welcome to Quanta School! Quanta School is the latest quantum exhibition at Science Centre Singapore. It is set in a vibrant classroom where objects behave in surprising ways. CQT researchers have contributed to the exhibits – see if you can spot where!
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Centre for Quantum Technologies @quantumlah.bsky.social · 2d

In collaboration with Science Centre Singapore, we present the Quantum Cafe - Sip, Chat, and Compute! CQT's Alexander Hue and @horizonquantum.bsky.social's Pooja Jayachandran will break down the basics of quantum computing and quantum algorithms. Join us this Fri!
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Centre for Quantum Technologies @quantumlah.bsky.social · 7d

Quanta School is open for admission at Science Centre Singapore! The new quantum exhibition was launched on 30 September by the Chairman of Singapore’s National Research Foundation, Mr Heng Swee Keat. CQT is proud to have contributed to Quanta School. www.cqt.sg/highlight/20...

Centre for Quantum Technologies @quantumlah.bsky.social · 12d

Catch Quantum on Film! 🎬 In the Ether: A Festival of Quantum Science and Technology at ArtScience Museum has a film programme, which includes the short film Harakiri directed by CQT's Dagomir Kaszlikowski. Complimentary and Ticketed Screenings available:
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Centre for Quantum Technologies @quantumlah.bsky.social · 14d

CQTians were a part of Quantum Conversations at ArtScience Museum on 20 Sept! @valerioscarani.bsky.social gave opening remarks for the symposium, Alexander Hue gave a Quantum 101 talk and Dagomir Kaszlikowski spoke candidly on a panel on art and science as a quantum scientist and filmmaker.

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Centre for Quantum Technologies @quantumlah.bsky.social · 15d

CQT is proud to announce the recipients of the inaugural Alice Prizes, which are presented to women researchers at CQT. Congratulations to Lirandë Pira Lim En Teng, Shruti Pikle, and Tina Shariat!
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Alice prizes debut at CQT with four recipients - CQT - Centre for Quantum Technologies

CQT is proud to announce the recipients of the inaugural Alice Prizes, which are presented to women researchers at CQT.

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Centre for Quantum Technologies @quantumlah.bsky.social · 20d

🚨Job alert🚨
CQT Principal Investigator Gao Weibo is hiring Research Assistants and Fellows for projects on integrated quantum photonics devices, quantum key distribution and quantum sensing. Interested candidates can contact Weibo directly. Weibo's group page: www1.spms.ntu.edu.sg/~weibogroup/...

Centre for Quantum Technologies @quantumlah.bsky.social · 21d

We’ve collaborated with ArtScience Museum on the Quantum Science Fair, part of their In the Ether festival! See some of the technologies that we’re building in our labs and meet our scientists through interactive videos. The festival is open till 31 Oct! www.cqt.sg/highlight/20...

Centre for Quantum Technologies @quantumlah.bsky.social · 22d

Congratulations to Jasper Phua who successfully defended his thesis! 👏👏👏 Jasper's thesis was on "Algorithm Based Characterization Of A Single Ion Qudit" and he was advised by Principal Investigator Manas Mukherjee.

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Centre for Quantum Technologies @quantumlah.bsky.social · 23d

CQT's @marcotomamichel.bsky.social has received the NRF Investigatorship for his project, “Information Theory at the Quantum Frontier”, which will further his research in the mathematical foundations of quantum information theory. buff.ly/QrAJWkn

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Centre for Quantum Technologies @quantumlah.bsky.social · 27d

📣 Call for registration! Get early bird pricing to join us at the 9th International Conference on Quantum Techniques in Machine Learning in Singapore this November by signing up now at buff.ly/OgODXqd

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Centre for Quantum Technologies @quantumlah.bsky.social · 28d

Congratulations to CQT Principal Investigator @marcotomamichel.bsky.social who has been awarded the prestigious National Research Foundation (NRF) Investigatorship. He receives support for a five-year programme of research starting in August 2025. buff.ly/QrAJWkn

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Centre for Quantum Technologies @quantumlah.bsky.social · Sep 8

In the Ether–A Festival of Quantum Science and Technology is now open at the ArtScience Museum!✨The festival runs till 31 October and features scientific contributions from CQT, including artefacts and video interviews with our scientists. www.marinabaysands.com/museum/event...

Centre for Quantum Technologies @quantumlah.bsky.social · Sep 8

We warmly welcome Barry Sanders who will be speaking on "Superposing coherent states for fun and profit" for our September colloquium this Thursday! Find the abstract here: buff.ly/WmwUmNk

Centre for Quantum Technologies @quantumlah.bsky.social · Sep 5

We end the week with a successful PhD defence by Victor Avalos! Congratulations 🍾 👏 Victor's thesis was on "Control and Detection of 6Li40K Ground State Molecules" and he was advised by Principal Investigator Kai Dieckmann.

Centre for Quantum Technologies @quantumlah.bsky.social · Sep 4

CQT Colloquium by Andrzej Grudka now online:
✨ "Absolutely Maximally Entangled States: Their Relation to Quantum Error Correction and the Effect of Noise": www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA5w...

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Centre for Quantum Technologies @quantumlah.bsky.social · Sep 3

Two recordings of our our Computer Science seminars are now online:
▪️"Sum-of-squares spectrum amplification and applications" by Guang Hao Low: bit.ly/3I3g1UT
▪️"How to use quantum computers for biomolecular free energies" by Matthias Christandl buff.ly/kEJXXjL

Centre for Quantum Technologies @quantumlah.bsky.social · Sep 2

On the Quantum Economy Podcast, CQT Director José Ignacio Latorre and Anders Indset discussed a vision of our quantum future—where technological progress is matched by philosophical depth and human understanding. www.youtube.com/watch?v=abRu...

The Quantum Economy Podcast – “The Quantum Temple” with José Ignacio Latorre

In this episode of The Quantum Economy Podcast, Anders Indset sits down with José Ignacio Latorre, Director of the Centre for Quantum Technologies in Singapore. A leading physicist and global voice…

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Centre for Quantum Technologies @quantumlah.bsky.social · Sep 1

In 1763, Thomas Bayes proposed a new approach to calculate probabilities. CQT's @valerioscarani.bsky.social and co-authors Ge Bai and Francesco Buscemi have now updated his ideas to deliver a quantum Bayes' rule. Our story: www.cqt.sg/highlight/20...

Centre for Quantum Technologies @quantumlah.bsky.social · Aug 29

Congrats to Harshank Shrotriya for successfully defending his thesis! 👏 He was advised by Principal Investigator Kwek Leong Chuan and his thesis was on "Quantum Nonlocality: Manifestations and Applications". Next, Harshank plans to continue at CQT as a Research Fellow. See you around Dr Shrotriya!

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Centre for Quantum Technologies @quantumlah.bsky.social · Aug 26

🥂 A successful thesis defence by Zhang Xingjian! 🎂👏 Congrats! His thesis was on "Deployed Quantum Key Distribution With A Room-temperature Telecom Single Photon Source" and he was advised by Principal Investigator Alexander Ling. Find more info about CQT's PhD programme here: www.cqt.sg/students/

Centre for Quantum Technologies @quantumlah.bsky.social · Aug 26

Over the weekend, we were at @sciencecentresg to show how we keep things cool ❄️ CQT's Zhili Chen, May Chee Loke, Ling Chen, Mansi Somani and Alexander Hue presented on superconductivity. This demo is part our efforts for #IYQ2025. We'll be back at Science Centre on 27 September!

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Centre for Quantum Technologies @quantumlah.bsky.social · Aug 22

Light, mirrors and lenses: Angela Baiju is fascinated by optics. She shares about her experience as a PhD student working in quantum in Singapore 🇸🇬 "It's quite vibrant, you get to do a lot of things."

Read more about Angela's experience in this interview:

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Centre for Quantum Technologies @quantumlah.bsky.social · Aug 20

Look, that's us 🤗 In his National Day Rally speech on 17 Aug, 🇸🇬 Prime Minister Lawrence Wong singled out quantum computing as one frontier technology to which Singapore is applying a long-term approach. We're proud to have played a part in Singapore's quantum story since 2007.