// Residency Program

Fast-track your career in quantum

If you're a student looking to build your career in quantum — join us in May 2024 for our 17-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.

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// Potential Projects

Residency Groups

Research

Work on fundamental research topics in quantum machine learning, quantum computing, and photonics.

Example project areas

Software

Get in-depth experience in the quantum software ecosystem as a member of our world-class team.

Example project areas

Education

Create high-quality education and visualization tools to help train the next generation of quantum scientists.

Example project areas

// Testimonials

Hear from our previous residents

"The residency program at Xanadu has been a great experience that I cannot recommend enough to anyone interested in a semester-abroad-style internship in an exciting environment working on software, research and quantum computing."

Korbinian Kottmann, PhD student | Software Intern

// Testimonials

Hear from our previous residents

"Working at Xanadu has been an incredibly rewarding experience. I have had the opportunity to contribute daily to research on some of the most challenging problems in quantum technology in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment. A highlight of the program has been the generous culture of mentorship and ability to learn from top experts in the field."

E. Bourassa, PhD student | Research Intern

// Testimonials

Hear from our previous residents

"The residency was a fantastic experience of getting to learn from and work with so many intelligent and supportive people. I loved getting to meet and form friendships with researchers from all around the world. It was an interesting change of pace from foundational/abstract academic research to contribute towards the concrete and Herculean task of developing the world's first useful fault-tolerant quantum computer. I can't recommend it enough to students with an interest in the field."

Rio Weil, MSc student | Research Intern

// World-class Leadership

Potential supervisors

Maria Schuld
Research
Juan Miguel Arrazola
Research
Eli Bourassa
Research
Ilan Tzitrin
Research
Filippo Miatto
Research
Nathan Killoran
Software
Josh Izaac
Software
Tom Bromley
Software
Lee O'Riordan
Software
Jen Dodd
Education
Alvaro Ballon
Education
Catalina Albornoz
Education

// Blog

Xanadu 2023 Residency Program

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

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Fast-track your career in quantum

Residency Groups

Research

Software

Education

Hear from our previous residents

"The residency program at Xanadu has been a great experience that I cannot recommend enough to anyone interested in a semester-abroad-style internship in an exciting environment working on software, research and quantum computing."

Hear from our previous residents

"This programme offered me the unique opportunity to work at a quantum start-up during my studies and it has been incredible. Xanadu has a culture of equality, and the people are welcoming, kind and supportive, allowing you to learn and thrive every day."

Hear from our previous residents

"I would unhesitatingly recommend the residency program. It was a great way to meet other young quantum mechanics, get exposure to the quantum computing ecosystem, and learn from some of the best in the business. Plus it was a heap of fun!"

Hear from our previous residents

"Working with experts at the forefront of useful quantum computing was such a valuable experience. And the culture at Xanadu is so positive and inclusive, I really think it's unique. I got to take something I was passionate about and apply it."

Hear from our previous residents

Hear from our previous residents

Hear from our previous residents

"The overall experience in the program was excellent. I could deep dive into the state of the art research of the photonic quantum computing with great researchers. Perhaps more importantly or not, I felt Toronto had a culture that accepted anyone in the world."

Potential supervisors

Maria Schuld

Juan Miguel Arrazola

Eli Bourassa

Ilan Tzitrin

Filippo Miatto

Nathan Killoran

Josh Izaac

Tom Bromley

Lee O'Riordan

Jen Dodd

Alvaro Ballon

Catalina Albornoz

Xanadu 2023 Residency Program

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