Exploring the limits of quantum computation

How do quantum and classical computational resources compare? PhD student Jordi Weggemans (CWI, QuSoft) hopes to answer this question in his thesis ‘Quantum versus Classical Resources in Computational Complexity’, which he defended …

CWI PhD student Jordi Weggemans (A&C) by Ivar Pel (2022).

‘Quantum computing was the coolest subject I’d ever studied’

Her inspiring journey brought Stacey Jeffery (CWI, QuSoft, University of Amsterdam) from Canada via China to Amsterdam. In an interview with NWO's Onderzoek Magazine she reflects on her research in quantum algorithms, …

Stacey Jeffery, June 2024. Picture: Ivar Pel.

Interview: Fascinated by random walks

Quantum computing is an exciting field of research, according to researcher Stacey Jeffery (CWI, UvA and QuSoft). In May 2024 she also became professor by special appointment of quantum information at the …

Stacey Jeffery, sitting on a coloured bench outside CWI in Summer, June 2024. Picture: Ivar Pel.

Matthias Christandl appointed to 2024 Turing Chair

Matthias Christandl, a leading researcher in quantum information theory, has been appointed to the 2024 Turing Chair. He is hosted at QuSoft and CWI.

Quantum researcher Matthias Christandl, who occupies the Turing Chair 2024. Picture taken at CWI, 31 October 2024, in front of the 'Lambda Men' statues.

More than spins

Researchers from UvA, QuSoft and CWI published a scientific article in Physical Review Letters, in spring 2024, on a new computational method to accurately describe what happens inside quantum devices.

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Inaugural lecture Stacey Jeffery: 'Quantum algorithms are a (random) walk in the park'

On 17 May, Stacey Jeffery (CWI, QuSoft, UvA) holds her inaugural lecture as a professor by special appointment of Quantum Information at the University of Amsterdam on ‘Quantum algorithms are a (random) …

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Stacey Jeffery appointed professor by special appointment at UvA

CWI's researcher Stacey Jeffery has been appointed professor by special appointment of Quantum Information at the Faculty of Science of the University of Amsterdam (UvA). Jeffery also stays affiliated with CWI as …

Stacey Jeffery by Ivar Pel (for Academic Stories/CWI, 2019, photo nr 124). With focus area.

Strengths and weaknesses of quantum algorithms

CWI researchers have developed new quantum algorithms for a number of computational problems. They also discovered fundamental limits on the performance of future quantum computers: for many computational problems quantum computers will …

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