Chicago Quantum Exchange

Presented by Kate Waimey Timmerman, Chicago Quantum Exchange

The Chicago Quantum Exchange (CQE) is an intellectual hub and community of researchers with the common goal of advancing academic and industrial efforts in the science and engineering of quantum information across CQE members, partners, and the nation and globe. The hub aims to promote the exploration of quantum information technologies and the development of new applications. The CQE facilitates interactions between research groups of its member and partner institutions and provides an avenue for developing and fostering collaborations, joint projects, and information exchange. Members of CQE are focused on developing new ways of understanding and exploiting the laws of quantum mechanics for sensing, communications, and computing. The overarching aim is to apply research innovations to develop radically new types of devices, materials, and computing techniques. This presentation will discuss the CQE’s growth to accelerate discovery and innovation in the rapidly developing areas of quantum technology, efforts to support QIS education and workforce development, and connect academia and national labs with industry, and build the regional quantum ecosystem.