Juan Quesada Mejia, Polytechnique Montréal

Research

Computational Physics Nonlinear optics Quantum Computing Quantum Error Correction Quantum Information Quantum Optics Quantum State Generation Spontaneous Four Wave Mixing

Latest funding

Cavity-induced optical nonlinearities for quantum photonic information processing and communication
NSERC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$23,000
Simulation of photonic contenders for quantum computational advantage: the classical adversary strikes back.
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$20,500
QuantaMole: Consortium on Quantum molecular technologies
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$2,002,365

All 5 grants and awards

Cavity-induced optical nonlinearities for quantum photonic information processing and communication

Principal investigatorNSERC2025International - Catalyst - Quantum

Principal investigators: Quesada Mejia, Juan Nicolas

Keywords: Communications technologies (satellites, radar, etc.)

$23,000

Simulation of photonic contenders for quantum computational advantage: the classical adversary strikes back.

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: QUESADA MEJIA, JUAN NICOLAS JNQM

Keywords: fourier analysis; fourier coefficients; gaussian boson sampling; photonic loss; quantum benchmarking; sampling algorithms

$20,500

QuantaMole: Consortium on Quantum molecular technologies

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Kéna-Cohen, Stéphane S

Keywords: automated synthesis; electro-optic devices; fluorescent molecules; nonlinear optical components; nonlinear optical materials; odmr; optical antennas; single-molecule spectroscopy; single photon sources; stable radicals

$2,002,365

Generation of non-Gaussian states of light using nonlinear materials

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Quesada Mejia, Juan Nicolas

$12,500

Generation of non-Gaussian states of light using nonlinear materials

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Quesada Mejia, Juan Nicolas

Keywords: quantum optics; quantum information; nonlinear optics; quantum computing; tensor networks; quantum state generation; quantum error correction; computational physics; spontaneous four wave mixing; spontaneous parametric down conversion

$99,000

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: Computational Physics Dear Professor Quesada Mejia, 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 on computational physics 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 "Cavity-induced optical nonlinearities for quantum photonic information processing and communication" (2025), 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]