Quantum Computing Sandbox.
Accelerating Quantum Computing Adoption.
What is the QCS?
FABrIC is introducing Canada’s first Quantum Computing Sandbox (QCS). QCS aims to accelerate the adoption of quantum computing technology in Canada by providing technical expertise and enabling access to state-of-the-art quantum computing platforms for academics, startups, and small & medium enterprises (SMEs). FABrIC’s Quantum Computing Sandbox are calls to stimulate the development of industrially relevant applications of quantum computing in Canada, strengthen Canadian quantum computing R&D in areas of strategic importance, and drive the adoption of quantum computing solutions by end-sector users. The QCS will financially support direct access to quantum computing cloud services offered by global quantum computing providers and provide technical expertise from CMC Microsystems’ dedicated team of quantum application scientists.
Quantum computer access: determined per project by applicant and CMC. CMC will work with you to shape your project application.
CMC Challenge engineering support: minimum 8 hours/week. All IP generated by participants during the Sandbox will remain the property of the participants. CMC Microsystems does not claim any rights to this IP.
Project Tiers
(duration)
Tier 1
13-week project
Tier 2
26-week project
Tier 3
52-week project
Project Tracts
(focus areas)
Demonstration Tract
Deploying an industrially-relevant quantum application at scale
Adoption Tract
Exploring what can be done with quantum computing in end-sector industries
Discovery Tract
Pushing the boundaries of quantum information science
Who is the QCS for?
- Applicants must be incorporated or a registered business in Canada and have significant operations in Canada. This includes:
- For-profit Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) (<500 employees),
- Not-for-profit organizations,
- Post-secondary institutions in Canada or research institutes in Canada that are wholly owned by post-secondary institutions in Canada,
- Indigenous organizations in Canada.
- International post-secondary or research institutions may not participate as an applicant but may participate as a named collaborator.
- Multinational Enterprises (MNE’s) may not participate as an applicant but may participate as a named collaborator.
CMC Challenge Support will include, but is not limited to:
Use case discovery & problem scoping – matching scientific or business challenges with the most promising quantum algorithms.
End-to-end algorithm workflow – from theoretical design to proof-of-concept experimentation.
Quantum code optimization – streamline quantum circuits to minimize runtime while maximizing output fidelity on both NISQ and near-term fault-tolerant hardware.
Quantum code troubleshooting – assist with diagnosis of compilation and runtime errors; clear interpretation of hardware outputs.
Error mitigation – develop and deploy state-of-the-art techniques to reduce the impact of noise in your circuit.
Early fault-tolerant readiness – leverage full and partially error corrected qubit architectures for near-term fault-tolerant applications.
Collaborative co-design – engagement at every development stage to codesign quantum algorithms tailored to scientific or business challenges.
Call for proposals launching soon!
Quantum Technologies
Poised to revolutionize computing, communication and sensing.
Meet Luke Govia
Luke Govia is the Manager for Quantum Technologies at CMC Microsystems. A theoretical physicist by training, he has over 15 years of R&D experience in quantum information science across the academic, government and industrial sectors in Canada, the United States, and Europe. His diverse expertise lies in characterization and benchmarking of quantum computers, quantum error mitigation and correction, superconducting devices, open quantum systems, and neuromorphic computing. He obtained his PhD in Physics from Saarland University in Saarbrücken, Germany and holds a MSc in Quantum Information from the University of Waterloo. He is currently a member of the Unitary Foundation’s Open Quantum Benchmark Committee, and from 2021-2023 he was the Secretary-Treasurer of the Division of Quantum Information of the American Physical Society.