Dr. Wenyuan Wang, Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, is recruiting MSc and PhD students incoming Fall 2026, to be working on theoretical quantum communication or optical quantum information processing.
Potential topics:
- Quantum communication
We design next-generation quantum communication protocols (in particular QKD) suitable for practical and scalable quantum networks. The student will help design or revise protocols, work on security proofs, and potentially collaborate with experimentalists for demonstrations. - Optical quantum information processing:
We are expanding the optical platform and techniques for quantum communication into other quantum information tasks, such as optical quantum computing and quantum sensing. The student will help design optical setups and simulate performance for quantum information processing tasks. - Quantum machine learning
We are interested in apply classical machine learning to enhance or design quantum communication systems. Meanwhile, we are exploring the possibility of using parametrized quantum circuits in QKD. The student will combine computational tools (ML and QML simulators, SDP optimizers, etc.) with quantum communication to create novel protocols. - Open to other potential quantum information topics the student is interested in and proposes to explore.
University of Calgary is house to the Institute for Quantum Science and Technolog (IQST) and a team of internationally renowned experts in quantum information science, with experimental and theoretical groups in quantum computing, quantum sensing, quantum hardware (memory, transducer, light sources) and quantum communication.
Students will be able to explore local theoretical/experimental collaborations within the university, and, should they be interested, they will also be given opportunities to participate in seminars/visits within Canada and overseas and work with the PI's collaborators (e.g. in Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Spain).
The MSc and PhD programmes will both be fully-funded. MSc (PhD) applicants are expected to hold a Bachelor's degree (Thesis-based Master's degree) in Physics/Computer Science/Electronics Engineering or related fields and preferably have experience with quantum information research. See https://calendar.ucalgary.ca/programs/PHASMPMSCT for programme details and faculty-level requirements.
Please contact wenyuan.wang@ucalgary.ca for enquiries.
