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+* 21-01-25 We have been awarded an NSERC [Alliance Quantum Catalyst grant](https://www.polymtl.ca/carrefour-actualite/nouvelles/6-millions-de-dollars-pour-des-projets-en-quantique-polytechnique-montreal) to study the classical simulation of near-term photonic quantum computers. Javier will be leading this project in collaboration with our collaborator, Raul Garcia-Patron from University of Edinburgh.
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 * [24-12-24](https://x.com/polyquantique/status/1871400149282619662) We end 2024 with not one but two papers on the arXiv! 
 	- [Ultrashort-pulse-pumped, single-mode type-0 squeezers in lithium niobate nanophotonics](https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.17708) in collaboration with the group of Raj Nehra and led by our own Martin Houde.
 	- [Simulating lossy and partially distinguishable  quantum optical circuits: theory, algorithms and applications to  experiment validation and state preparation](https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.17742) in collaboration with Jake Bulmer and Bryn Bell and co-led by our own Javier Martínez-Cifuentes.
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 For an archive of previous years follow the links below
 * [2023](https://polyquantique.github.io/2023/) 
-* [2022](https://polyquantique.github.io/2022/) 
+* [2022](https://polyquantique.github.io/2022/)