Reference number : 172-2025-2026-Q4-1041015, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : The Governors of the University of Alberta, recipient country : CA, recipient province : AB, recipient city : Edmonton|Edmonton, recipient postal code : T5J 4P6, program name english : Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives, program name french : Programme de collaboration en science, en technologie et en innovation - Initiatives de collaboration en R-D, program purpose english : Collaborate on multiparty research and development programs to catalyze transformative, high-risk, high-reward research with the potential for game-changing scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs in priority areas., program purpose french : Collaborer à des programmes multipartites de recherche-développement dans le but de profiter de la synergie entre la recherche transformatrice à haut risque et à haut rendement et le potentiel de découvertes scientifiques et de percées technologiques révolutionnaires dans des secteurs d’intervention prioritaires., agreement title english : Molecule-based quantum light-matter interfaces and qubits, agreement title french : Interfaces lumière-matière quantiques et qubits basés sur des molécules, agreement number : 1041015, agreement value : 165000.0, agreement start date : 2026-03-23, agreement end date : 2029-07-30, description english : The global effort to develop scalable quantum networks requires platforms that combine long coherence times with strong and controllable coupling to photonic circuits—capabilities that existing atomic and solid-state systems can only partially provide. While warm/cold atomic gases and single-atom traps offer excellent coherence, they are difficult to integrate into compact photonic systems, and solid-state colour centres face challenges such as phonon sidebands, spectral diffusion, or the need for sub-Kelvin temperatures. Molecular systems, and lanthanide complexes in particular, offer a transformative opportunity: their local chemical environment can be precisely engineered to minimize decoherence, suppress non-radiative decay, and support both ensemble-based quantum memories and singleemitter qubits. Early demonstrations of long optical and spin coherence in lanthanide complexes highlight the strong potential of this emerging platform for quantum networking, sensing, and communication., description french : Les systèmes moléculaires, notamment les complexes de lanthanides, offrent des propriétés prometteuses pour les réseaux quantiques. Leur environnement chimique contrôlé permet de réduire la décohérence et de développer des mémoires quantiques et qubits performants, avec des applications en communication et détection., expected results english : In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators. In the long term, find collaborative solutions to public policy challenges and create stronger innovation systems., expected results french : À court terme, les résultats prévus seront des collaborations renforcées entre l'industrie, le milieu universitaire et le gouvernement pour soutenir l'excellence en recherche. À moyen terme, les résultats attendus seront le développement de nouvelles technologies potentiellement perturbatrices avec des collaborateurs. À long terme, trouver des solutions collaboratives aux défis des politiques publiques et créer des systèmes d'innovation plus solides., additional information english : nan, additional information french : nan, owner organization : nrc-cnrc, owner organization title : National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada