Barry Sanders, University of Calgary

Research

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Latest funding

Canada-France QUANTUM: Quantum sensor network
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$75,000
Innovators for Quantum Computing Deployment (IQuCode)
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$696,000
The Inaugural Meeting of the Canada-France Quantum Alliance (CAFQA)
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$25,000

All 18 grants and awards

No publications available.

Canada-France QUANTUM: Quantum sensor network

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Sanders, Barry BC

Keywords: gravitational waves; quantum clocks; quantum entanglement; quantum games; quantum imaging; quantum information; quantum metrology; quantum networks; quantum resources; quantum sensing

$75,000

Innovators for Quantum Computing Deployment (IQuCode)

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Oblak, Daniel D

Keywords: cold atoms; impurity centres; quantum computer algorithms; quantum computer applications; quantum computer hardware; quantum computer software; quantum information; spins; superconducting circuit

$696,000

The Inaugural Meeting of the Canada-France Quantum Alliance (CAFQA)

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Sanders, Barry BC

$25,000

Accelerating the transition to quantum-resistant cryptography

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Stebila, Douglas DJ

Keywords: cryptography; network security; post-quantum; public key infrastructure; quantum key distribution; quantum-resistant

$2,497,853

Quantum information processing via photonically connected, modular neutral-atom processors

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: LeBlanc, Lindsay Jane LJ

$100,000

Development of a hybrid quantum-classical reservoir simulator and evaluation of quantum computing hardware

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Chen, Zhangxing

$100,000

Microwave-to-optical quantum link

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Barzanjeh, Shabir

$100,000

Scalable Quantum Computing

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Sanders, Barry

Keywords: Ion trap; Quantum algorithm; Quantum computing; Quantum control; Quantum information; Quantum network; Quantum simulation; Reinforcement learning; Superconducting circuit; Verification and Validation

$366,000

Scalable Quantum Computing

Principal investigatorNSERC2019DND/NSERC Discovery Grant Supplement

Principal investigators: Sanders, Barry

$120,000

Quantum Alberta Workshop 2018

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Connect Grants Level 2

Principal investigators: Sanders, Barry

$5,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Sanders, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Canada-France QUANTUM: Quantum sensor network" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]