Three groups of Xanadu residents: in a meeting room, under the mission statement wall, and outdoors on the Toronto waterfront

Residency program

Fast-track your career in quantum

If you're a student looking to build your career in quantum — join us in May 2027 for our 16-week paid summer internship program in Toronto. Gain practical experience, create a professional network and work alongside our world-class team on projects spanning research, software and education. The program kicks off with a quantum bootcamp to set you up for success.

Potential projects

Residency groups

  • Research

    Work on fundamental topics in quantum algorithms, quantum machine learning, and quantum error correction.

    Potential supervisors
  • Software

    Build cutting-edge quantum software tools that are used by thousands of researchers worldwide.

    Potential supervisors
  • Education

    Create high-quality educational content to help train the next generation of quantum scientists.

    Potential supervisors

Testimonials

Hear from our previous residents

The best part of the residency is working shoulder-to-shoulder with brilliant people on research that actually has an impact on the architecture. You gain deep insights into the most critical aspects of quantum technology—and not to forget, you get to spend the summer in a cool place with great people!

Lukas Brenner

PhD student | Research Intern

World-class leadership

Potential supervisors

  • Priya Nadkarni

    Research

  • Juan Miguel Arrazola

    Research

  • Eli Bourassa

    Research

  • Ilan Tzitrin

    Research

  • Nathan Killoran

    Research

  • David Wierichs

    Research

  • Korbinian Kottmann

    Research

  • Josh Izaac

    Software

  • Lee O'Riordan

    Software

  • Alex Preciado

    Software

  • Danial Motlagh

    Research

  • Joseph Bowles

    Research

  • Eric Sabo

    Research

  • Hugo Ferretti

    Research

  • Jacob Miller

    Research

Xanadu 2026 residency program

Blog

Xanadu 2026 residency program

Meet some of the previous Xanadu residents and explore their research in this blog post.

FAQ

We consider candidates currently enrolled in undergraduate or graduate programs (Masters or PhDs), with experience in an academic program related to quantum computing, physics, computer science, engineering, or other applicable area of study.