Xanadu Founder and CEO Christian Weedbrook is now a Government of Canada Quantum Advisory Council member. Xanadu is one of the leading companies in the quantum space creating quantum computers and toolsets that allow scientists and users to build quantum circuits. The company (Xanadu) has much to popularise QML (Quantum Machine Learning) and has provided multiple outreach programs highlighting quantum computing with initiatives like QHack. This move will be a win for Canada as a nation and Xanadu, based in Toronto.
Quantum Advisory Council
The Quantum Advisory Council has been established to provide impartial advice to Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada and monitor the progress of the National Quantum Strategy. The council draws on expertise from industry and the academic, not-for-profit and investment communities. The co-chairs and members of the council serve in a volunteer capacity for two years, with the possibility of renewal. More information about the council’s mandate and work can be found in the Terms of Reference.
In this role, Christian Weedbrook will represent Xanadu and support Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada by helping monitor the progress of Canada’s National Quantum Strategy.
Canadian National Quantum Strategy (NQS)
Three key missions
The National Quantum Strategy (NQS) sets out three critical missions to ensure Canada stays on the path of quantum innovation and leadership:
- Make Canada a world leader in the continued development, deployment and use of quantum computing hardware and software—to the benefit of Canadian industry, governments and citizens.
- Ensure the privacy and cyber-security of Canadians in a quantum-enabled world through a national secure quantum communications network and a post-quantum cryptography initiative.
- Enable the Government of Canada and key industries to be developers and early adopters of new quantum sensing technologies.
Quantum Advisory Council Members
- Alexandre Blais, Université de Sherbrooke
- Ian D’Souza, Honeywell Aerospace Canada
- Andrew Fursman, 1QBit
- Shohini Ghose, Wilfrid Laurier University
- David Gosset, University of Waterloo
- Martin Laforest, ACET
- Lindsay LeBlanc, University of Alberta
- Atefeh Mashatan, Toronto Metropolitan University
- Christian Weedbrook, Xanadu
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