The University of Calgary is rapidly becoming a key player in the Canadian IAS
scene. The university has established internationally recognized, highly
collaborative and competitive research groups in cryptography, quantum
information science and System-on-Chip high performance processors that reach
across science and engineering disciplines. In recent years, the University of
Calgary has invested significantly in infrastructure and research that is
seeing theory transformed into practical technologies, processes and techniques.
The university brings to Canadian IAS research, training, and technology
transfer excellence in cryptography, quantum information and advanced
information processing and integration. The combination of technology and
talent is already creating the momentum needed for world-class IAS research,
development, training and commercialization. By growing on this established
base of academics, IAS professionals, industry users and developers, and
governmental stakeholders at the University of Calgary, CLIAS is well
positioned to become Canada's premiere IAS resource.
Cryptography
The university's internationally renowned
Centre for Information Security and Cryptography
(CISaC) focuses on the
mathematical building blocks of encryption systems for protecting information.
Led by Dr. Hugh Williams, iCORE Professor of Algorithmic Number Theory and
Cryptography, CISaC specializes in developing cryptographic techniques that
take information, transform and then transfer it so would-be interceptors can't
make sense of it. CISaC's strengths lie in the breadth of mathematical
structures it is investigating and implementing, and the fact that its
researchers back up theoretical results with extensive numerical simulations
and benchmarking to test their effectiveness and potential as cryptosystems.
CISaC's mandate is to find new problems that can be used as a basis for
producing secure information. It has also established the world-class Advanced
Cryptography Laboratory testing facility, which is a major asset to the group's
research abilities.
Quantum Information
The
Institute for Quantum Information Science
(IQIS) is a leader in the theory, development, implementation and testing of
quantum information processing and quantum cryptographic protocols. Co-directed
by Dr. Barry Sanders, iCORE Professor of Quantum Information Science and Dr.
John Watrous, Canada Research Chair in Quantum Computing, IQIS's objectives are
to apply quantum physics to advance information and communication science and
technology, and conversely, to apply breakthroughs in quantum information
research to break new ground in quantum physics. As quantum information science
promises revolutionary advances in communication and computation, IQIS plays a
key role in CLIAS through assessing the impacts and threats of quantum
information technologies as well as developing and testing these technologies
at the University of Calgary.
Microsystems Design and Integration
The
Advanced Technology Information Processing Systems
(ATIPS) and Integration
cluster of research and development laboratories focuses on
integrating a range of advanced and emerging technologies and their application
areas to create cutting edge microsystems solutions. Under the leadership of
iCORE Professor Dr. Graham Jullien, ATIPS boasts an international reputation
for leadership and excellence in Very Large Scale Integrated (VLSI) and
System-on-Chip (SoC) technology, RF integrated circuits, MEMS and sensors,
communication and signal processing application, information security and
computing systems. ATIPS represents the third essential pillar for CLIAS—physically realizing and applying IAS theory to develop secured technology
platforms and devices for various industry uses.
