Funding decision
| Year | Researcher | Project Title | Institution | Partner(s) | Area(s) of Application | Funding Amount | Type of Call |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Karatas, Ahmet | Scalable Flame-Derived Quantum Dots for Next-Generation Photonic and Quantum Technologies | Toronto Metropolitan University | Materials sciences; Materials performance | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Ikki, Salama | Quantum Communication and OTFS Integration for 6G Wireless Networks | Lakehead University | Communications technologies (satellites, radar, etc.); Computer communications | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Ahamed, Mohammed | Development of MEMS-Quantum Silicon Spin-Photon Qubits for Tunable, Chip-Scale Quantum Sensing | University of Windsor | Electrical and electronic machinery and equipment (including computer hardware) | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Barzanjeh, Shabir | Quantum Sensing for Inertial Navigation with a Squeezed-Light Optomechanical Accelerometer | University of Calgary | Physical sciences | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Gao, Jianbo | Ultrafast photophysics of electron spin in biological DNA Qubit | Brock University | Biomedical engineering; Information, computer and communication technologies | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Kang, Kang | Coordinated experimental-computational engineering of biomass-derived quantum carbon dots for critical mineral sensing | Lakehead University | Alternative energy resources; Energy resources (including production, exploration, processing, distribution and use) | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Rondeau-Gagné, Simon | Engineering Conjugated Polymers for Room-Temperature Spin-Selective Transport | University of Windsor | Information, computer and communication technologies; Materials sciences | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Adesina, Adeyemi | Quantum Layered Materials for Early-Stage Sensing and Durability Monitoring in Low-Carbon Cementitious Systems | University of Windsor | Construction, urban and rural planning | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | He, Quan | Doped Carbon Quantum Dots decorated photocatalysts for enhancing photocatalytic H2 generation | Dalhousie University | Materials sciences; Materials performance | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Rochefort, Alain | Caractérisation de commutateurs optomagnétiques organiques pour la spintronique | École Polytechnique de Montréal | Physical sciences; Materials sciences | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Taghipour, Sharareh | Mission reliability for quantum systems under operational states using benchmarking and telemetry | Toronto Metropolitan University | Physical sciences | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Anpalagan, Alagan | QML-enabled Digital Twin for Ubiquitous Intelligence of Things | Toronto Metropolitan University | Communications technologies (satellites, radar, etc.); Information, computer and communication technologies | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Dagdeviren, Omur Erdinc | Triangulene Quantum Materials: Stability, Assembly, and Measurement | École de technologie supérieure | Materials sciences; Instrumentation technology | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Dudding, Travis | Beating "the Big C" though Quantum Computing | Brock University | Human health (including medically-related psychological research); Medical and health sciences | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Brannan, Michael | Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Communication | University of Waterloo | Computer communications; Mathematical sciences | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Kim, Seonghwan | Quantum-Enabled 0D/2D Fluorophore Heterostructures for Ultra-Trace Heavy-Metal Monitoring in Water | University of Calgary | Water; Materials performance | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Zhang, Yizhou | Verified Noise-Aware Quantum Circuit Cutting | University of Waterloo | Information, computer and communication technologies | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Das, Gautam | Quantum gas sensor: Generation of entangled photons in near infrared and mid-infrared regions and building a Nonlinear Interferometer | Lakehead University | Agricultural chemicals (fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides); Climate and atmosphere | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Bardouille, Timothy | Improving quantum sensor performance for magnetic imaging: Magnetic field compensation in a cylindrical shield | Dalhousie University | Medical and health sciences; Physical sciences | 24998 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Zhang, Jin | Hybrid Opto-Spintronic Quantum Materials for Self-Powered Magnetic Sensing | Western University | Materials performance; Manufacturing processes and products | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Mehta, Arthur | On the complexity of quantum channel capacities | University of Ottawa | Advancement of knowledge; Information, computer and communication technologies | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Lantagne-Hurtubise, Etienne | Orbital magnetism in two-dimensional van der Waals materials | Université de Sherbrooke | Advancement of knowledge | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Kiani, Amirkianoosh | Quantum-Enhanced Modeling and Optimization of Nano-Engineered Energy Materials via Nanophotonic-Inspired Feature Maps | Ontario Tech University | Energy storage and conversion; Manufacturing processes and products | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Ménard, Jean-Michel | Quantum-enabled THz polarimetry | University of Ottawa | Instrumentation technology; Medical and health sciences | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Li, Heng | Leveraging Quantum State Invariants for Enhanced Quantum Error Correction | École Polytechnique de Montréal | Information, computer and communication technologies; Computer software | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Shastri, Bhavin | Quantum-photonic-enhanced sensing platform | Queen's University | Information systems and technology; Information, computer and communication technologies | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Clancy, Patrick | Exploring Quantum Materials with Tailored Neutron Beams | McMaster University | Materials sciences; Information, computer and communication technologies | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Lei, Antonio | Towers of isogeny graphs and modular curves in the context of post-quantum cryptography | University of Ottawa | Computer communications | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Kavanagh, Ryan | Reliable foundations for hybrid quantum-classical languages | Université du Québec à Montréal | Computer software; Information, computer and communication technologies | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Lu, Tao | Feasibility study of cavity quantum optomechanical magnetometry at Ga2O3 defect centre | University of Victoria | Materials sciences; Life sciences (including biotechnology) | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Rayan, Steven | Frustrated Quantum Magnets and Topological Qubits | University of Saskatchewan | Materials sciences; Information, computer and communication technologies | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Lagos, Maureen | Mapping oxygen isotopes at Josephson junctions in high temperature superconductor-based SQUIDs | McMaster University | Materials performance; Instrumentation technology | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Huang, Kai | Size-Tunable Lanthanide Quantum Nanocrystals for Enhanced, Multicolor Upconverted Superfluorescence | University of Toronto | Materials sciences; Physical sciences | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Jian, Cuiying | Hybrid Multiscale Simulations of Quantum Electronic Response in Electrolyte-Gated Graphene Electrodes | York University | Engineering; Physical sciences | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Feng, Chen | Efficient Multi-Mode GKP Codes for Photonic Quantum Computing | The University of British Columbia | Information, computer and communication technologies | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Rubel, Oleg | Advancing altermagnetic quantum materials for next-generation spintronic applications | McMaster University | Physical sciences; Instrumentation technology | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Chi, Hang | Topological Semimetals for Quantum Applications | University of Ottawa | Physical sciences; Information, computer and communication technologies | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Islam, Kazi Rajibul | Simulating high energy physics models with a trapped ion quantum simulator | University of Waterloo | Modelling and mathematical simulation of natural processes; Physical sciences | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Zhang, Lihong | Quantum Electronic Design Automation for Automated Synthesis of Delta-Sigma Modulators | Memorial University of Nfld | Computer software; Electrical and electronic machinery and equipment (including computer hardware) | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Pope, Michael | Scalable Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Inks for Quantum-Enabled Sensing Applications | University of Waterloo | Materials sciences; Physical sciences | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Langar, Rami | Trust-Fed-QGAN: Reliable Quantum Generative Adversarial Networks for Anomaly and Attack Detection in Next-Generation Mobile Networks | École de technologie supérieure | Information systems and technology; Communication systems and services (planning, organization, services) | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Ameli, Amir | Quantum-Enabled Cybersecurity for Communication-Assisted Protection Systems in Power Grids | Lakehead University | Electrical energy; Energy resources (including production, exploration, processing, distribution and use) | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Bryce, David | Development and Application of Multinuclear Magnetic Resonance NV Quantum Sensing | University of Ottawa | Instrumentation technology; Advancement of knowledge | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Bassim, Nabil | Advanced Fabrication and Correlative Characterization of Quantum Materials using Electron Microscopy | McMaster University | Materials sciences; Information, computer and communication technologies | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Mandal, Kalikinkar | Quantum-Safe and Byzantine-Resilient Cryptographic Protocols for Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning | University of New Brunswick | Information and communication services; Information systems and technology | 24500 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | St-Jean, Philippe | Nonreciprocal light amplification in Er-doped photonic crystals | Université de Montréal | Information systems and technology; Communications technologies (satellites, radar, etc.) | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Broadbent, Anne | Reusable Quantum Proof Systems | University of Ottawa | Advancement of knowledge; Information and communication services | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Ebrahimi, Maryam | Nanoscale formation and chemical analysis of quantum materials: From low-dimensional metal-organic frameworks to 1D/2D covalent nanostructures with one atom thickness | Lakehead University | Physical sciences; Materials sciences | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Kim, Young-June | Piezomagnetism and Domain Control in Altermagnets for Quantum Technologies | University of Toronto | Information, computer and communication technologies; Materials sciences | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 | |
| 2025 | Wei, John | Raising the Quantum Efficiency of High-Tc Superconducting Nanowire Single Photon Detectors | University of Toronto | Information, computer and communication technologies; Aerospace | 25000 | International - Catalyst - Quantum - G7 |