The University of Waterloo is one of the founding partners of a new Canadian non-profit focused on democratizing quantum computing. The non-profit—Open Quantum Design—has reportedly created the world’s first open-source, full-stack, trapped-ion quantum computer. The goal of Open Quantum Design is to share the intellectual property related to this computer and to accelerate quantum research by bringing academia and industry into a collaborative ecosystem. UWaterloo has formally signed on to participate in the organization’s open-source platform, which will give the university access to design forums and key information about the quantum computer. The organization’s founders include UWaterloo researchers Roger Melko, Crystal Senko, and Rajibul Islam.
