Founded in 2020 by Dan Stamper-Kurn, CIQC is a research institute dedicated to addressing the fundamental challenges of building the quantum computer. CIQC spans quantum information science researchers at seven research universities. Our center of gravity is in California. The University of California, Berkeley, serves as the lead institution.

The administration of the CIQC is nested within the Center for Coherent Quantum Science (CQCS) at UC Berkeley and the Center for Quantum Science and Engineering (CQSE) at UCLA.