News & Publications
November 07, 2025
QAI4DO NSERC CREATE Seminar Series Continues with Dr. Tamás Terlaky
The QAI4DO CREATE program held its second research seminar on November 7, 2025, featuring Dr. Tamás Terlaky, a leading figure in mathematical optimization and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications.
Dr. Terlaky delivered a talk titled “Recent Advances in Quantum Interior Point Methods,” focusing on emerging approaches that leverage quantum linear system algorithms to accelerate large-scale conic optimization problems. He discussed the challenges posed by the noisy and inexact nature of current quantum hardware and presented new reformulations of Newton systems designed to maintain feasibility even under imperfect quantum outputs. The seminar also highlighted iterative refinement techniques that improve solution accuracy under limited precision, along with QIPM variants achieving state-of-the-art iteration complexity.
October 24, 2025
QAI4DO NSERC CREATE Workshop Series Begins with Catalina Albornoz From Xanadu
The QAI4DO CREATE program hosted its first technical workshop on October 24, 2025, featuring Catalina Albornoz Anzola, Quantum Community Manager at Xanadu.
The session explored the Quantum Fourier Transform (QFT), a key building block for quantum algorithms such as Shor’s algorithm, and its potential applications in Quantum Machine Learning (QML). Catalina discussed how the QFT can be used to detect periodicity and patterns within datasets and demonstrated a live code example using PennyLane, Xanadu’s open-source library for quantum computing and hybrid quantum-classical workflows.
October 17, 2025
QAI4DO NSERC CREATE Courses Begins with “Quantum Optimization”
The QAI4DO CREATE program delivered its first technical course, Quantum Optimization, across three sessions held on October 3, 10, and 17, 2025. The course was taught collaboratively by Dr. Stefanos Kourtis (Université de Sherbrooke), Dr. Bilal Farooq (Toronto Metropolitan University), and Dr. Shohini Ghose (Wilfrid Laurier University).
Across the three sessions, students were introduced to the foundations of both classical and quantum computation, including computational problem types, logic circuits, and the basics of quantum states, gates, and circuits. The instructors guided participants through core quantum algorithms such as the Deutsch–Jozsa algorithm, Grover’s search, and preparatory concepts underlying Shor’s algorithm.
September 26, 2025
QAI4DO NSERC CREATE Seminar Series Begins with Dr. Sean Wagner From IBM Canada
The QAI4DO CREATE program held its first research seminar on September 26, 2025, featuring Dr. Sean Wagner, Research Scientist and Quantum Technical Ambassador at IBM Canada.
In his talk, “Solving optimization problems on quantum computers: challenges and opportunities for quantum advantage,” Dr. Wagner explored the potential of quantum computers to address combinatorial optimization problems. He highlighted how quantum algorithms are being tested on real hardware, showing promising advances toward practical quantum advantage.
September 12, 2025
QAI4DO NSERC CREATE Launches with Fall Bootcamp 2025
The QAI4DO CREATE program officially launched on September 12, 2025, with the Fall Bootcamp, held virtually. The half-day event brought together industry partners and researchers from across Canada to introduce the program’s vision and highlight research directions in quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and operations research.
The event included engaging presentations from industry leaders representing Funartech, Multiverse Computing, IBM Canada, Unilever, and CMC Microsystems. Each shared how their organizations are leveraging AI, optimization, and quantum technologies to tackle complex industrial and societal challenges. Faculty members from partner universities then presented their ongoing research, spanning applications in transportation, infrastructure, cybersecurity, healthcare, and autonomous systems.
Publications
- Shahab, E., Taghipour, S., & Moghadam, P. (2025). A Generative AI-based Approach for Resilient Service Composition under Cybersecurity Attacks in Cloud-Fog Networks. Future Generation Computer Systems, 108273. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.future.2025.108273 (external link)
- Paing, S. N., Zaman, F., Khalid, U., Duong, T. Q., Win, M. Z., & Shin, H. (2025). Counterfactual Quantum Communication: Information Exchange in Quantum Shadows. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials. https://doi.org/10.1109/COMST.2025.3616390 (external link)
- Thoong, N. Q., Cheema, A. A., Canberk, B., Tran, D. T., Dobre, O. A., & Duong, T. Q. (2025). Channel Estimation for Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-aided 6G NOMA Systems: A Quantum Machine Learning Approach. IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNSE.2025.3611273 (external link)
- Shahab, E., & Taghipour, S. (2025). Designing a resilient cloud network fulfilled by quantum machine learning. International Journal of Management Science and Engineering Management, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/17509653.2025.2544566 (external link)