Group Members

This is the page for our research, les qubits volants. This group conducts research at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. 

We are primarily studying the theory of (quantum) computation, but we have work that spans quantum matter, quantum chemistry, and computer science. There is no unique training for the work that we do, so we welcome oustanding individuals from all backgrounds. If you are curious about what we do, consider looking at the information on the Contact & Applications page.

One research thread we have is to find new quantum algorithms and ways to apply them.

Many times, we use entanglement renormalization methods both on the classical computer and to characterize quantum circuits. You might want to check out some overviews that we have put together on those methods. We work on quantum algorithms, mainly for quantum chemistry. One of our focuses is to use quantities in density functional theory to do that, although we also solve problems with a class of entanglement renormalization techniques (DMRG).

We are grateful for funding through the Canada Research Chairs (CRC; «Chaire de recherche du canada») program and by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC; «Conseil de recherches en science naturelles et en génie du canada (CRSNG)»). We also use a computer cluster based on ARM technology provided through the Canada Foundation for Innovation - John R. Evans Leaders Fund (CFI-JELF; «Fondation canadienne pour l'innovation - Fonds des leaders John R. Evans (FCI-FLJE)»).