Members & Groups
University of Technology Sydney
The Centre for Quantum Software and Information (QSI) provides leadership in research, education, and industry engagement in the international quantum computing and communication ecosystem. As quantum information technologies transition from the laboratory to the marketplace, QSI will continue to be an inclusive environment that encourages advanced research and the nurturing of talent to fuel Australia’s emerging quantum economy. As a destination for foundational research in quantum information science and the applications of quantum technologies QSI’s mission is to determine, and bring to fruition, the full capabilities of quantum information technologies.
Dist. Prof. Mingsheng Ying
Prof. Michael Bremner
Prof. Sanjiang Li
Prof. Yuan Feng
Prof. Zhengfeng Ji
A/Prof. Simon Devitt
A/Prof. Chris Ferrie
A/Prof. Troy Lee
A/Prof. Nengkun Yu
A/Prof. Youming Qiao
Dr. Peter Rohde
Dr. Marika Kieferova
Dr. Yuval Sanders
Dr. Christina Giarmatzi
(SQA Fellow)
Postdocs:
Dr. Madhav Vijayan
Dr. Clara Javaherian
Dr. Xiangzhen Zhou
Dr. Ryan Mann
PhD Students:
Darcy Morgan
Greg Bowen
Anthony O'Rourke
Hudson Leone
Gozde Ustun (UNSW)
Shrikara Shankara
Alexis Shaw
Jason Gavriel
Benjamin Whiteside
Arinta Auza
Elija Perrier
Yidong Liao
Nishikanta Mohanty
Afram
Afrad Basheer
Sreeraj Nair
Guangxi Li
Xin Hong
Rajith Haththotuwegama
Zhicheng Zhang
Gang Tang
Chuanqi Zhang
Youle Wang
Jington Ge
Bin Cheng
Cahit Kargi
Karl Lin
Tim Scholes
Mauro Morales
Soumya Sarkar
Sam Sutherland (UNSW)
M.Sc Students:
Anton Tutoveanu
Zhili Chen
Lena Gasser
Honours Students:
John Cu
Karl Rombauts
Macquarie University Sydney
The Macquarie Centre for Quantum Engineering (MQCQE), seeks to explore and harness the fascinating properties of the quantum world. Modern technologies make use of many basic aspects of quantum science, e.g. the laser, semiconductors etc, and developments based on these basic aspects have fundamentally transformed our society in a myriad of ways. In MQCQE we aim to focus on investigating and utilizing more complex aspects of quantum science, such as quantum entanglement, superposition and quantum interference, to probe the quantum nature of reality in a deeper fashion and to begin to engineer the quantum world to provide new types of functions which surpass, and may indeed, be impossible, using the classical laws of science. These new functions include quantum sensors, quantum simulations and quantum computers.
Prof. Peter Turner
A/Prof. Daniel Burgarth
A/Prof. Alexi Gilchrist
Dr. Zixin Huang
(ARC DECRA Fellow)
Postdocs:
Dr. Pedro Costa
Dr. Mattias Johnsson
Dr. Kerstin Beer
Dr. Eric Howard
Dr. Yumang Jing
PhD Students:
Mauro Morales
Philipp Schleich
Omar Raii
Alexander Hahn
Zsolt Szabo
Anirban Dey
Riddhi Gosh
Dan George
Elisabeth Wagner
Simon Vedl
Omprakash Chandra
University of Sydney
The field of quantum science aims to push the boundaries of our understanding of quantum mechanics and to develop powerful new technologies based on the unique properties of quantum systems. Our group undertakes experimental and theoretical research in quantum science that addresses both aims. We engineer and manipulate complex quantum systems and explore solutions at both the hardware and software levels. We develop a fundamental understanding of quantum systems by incorporating insights from quantum computing, quantum error correction, and all other aspects of quantum information science. At this time, a variety of technology platforms have demonstrated quantum coherent phenomena. Our experimental research efforts focus on two proven systems: spins in semiconductors and trapped atomic ions. These efforts, while distinct, share complementary control techniques and are unified by platform-independent theoretical research in support of the group’s broad interests in quantum science. Our theoretical research tackles the `big questions' in quantum science. Our research program in Quantum Information Theory explores the full spectrum of questions from the foundational, such as 'How does complex behaviour emerge from simple quantum systems?' and 'Is there a physical reality that explains the strange quantum properties like Bell nonlocality?', to the practical, including 'How can we harness the exotic properties of quantum physics, such as topological quantum phases and quantum error correcting codes, to design new technologies like quantum computers?'. Our work is supported by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems, and high-profile international research programs in Quantum Information Science sponsored by the US Army Research Office, IARPA, and other domestic and international defence agencies.
Dr. Dominic Williamson
(ARC DECRA Fellow)
Dr. Sahand Mahmoodian
(ARC Future Fellow)
Dr. Robin Harper
(SQA Fellow)
Postdocs:
Dr. Ryan MacDonell
Dr. Angela Karanjai
Dr. Giacomo Pantaleoni
Dr. Thomas Smith
Dr. Abhijeet Alase
PhD Students:
Vanessa Olaya Agudelo
Timothy Evans
Samuel Elman
Samuel Smith
Arkin Tikku
Juliette Soule
Felix Thomsen
Edgar Tanuarta
Mark Webster
Larry Cohen
Nicholas Fazio
Evan Hockings
Xanda Kolesnikow
Nouedyn Baspin
MSc Students:
Mackenzie Shaw
Honours Students:
Cory Atichison
Danny Chacko
Emlyn Evans
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RMIT University Melbourne
Physics at RMIT combines the theoretical with the practical through interdisciplinary teaching and research, supported by collaboration with government and industry, nationally and internationally. Our research and education courses explore experimental and theoretical studies in chemical and quantum physics, atomic and molecular modelling, materials sciences, geophysics, optics and medical physics. You'll have access to purpose-built facilities to support your learning and research.
Postdocs:
Dr. Mike Klymenko
Dr. Harini Hapaurachchi
Dr. Chong Son Ho
Dr. Francesco Campaioli
Dr. Martin Cyster
Dr. Jesse Vaitkus
Dr. Valentina Baccetti
Dr. Ben Baragiola
Dr. Nicholas Funai
PhD Students:
Tommy Bartolo
Hugh Sullivan
Yik Kheng Lee
Karen Bayros
Roslyn Forecast
Lucas Mensen
Blayney Walshe
Honours Students:
Joshua Gray
Kyla Rutherford
Julian Greentree
Dominic Lewis
Lucky Antonopoulos
Q-CTRL
The field of quantum technology is moving fast. Whether you’re an enterprise user working to gain an edge with quantum computing, leading a high-pace quantum tech R&D effort, or discovering our exciting field, you can trust Q-CTRL’s unmatched expertise. We help our customers and partners achieve practical use-cases from real quantum-enabled hardware - all through the power of quantum control.
Prof. Michael Biercuk
Prof. Tom Stace
Griffith University Queensland
Established in 2003, the Centre for Quantum Dynamics undertakes world-leading research in quantum science and technology The Centre comprises both theory groups and experimental laboratories, and features strong collaborations between researchers. Our cutting-edge research encompasses ultrafast quantum processes, quantum computing, quantum networks, quantum metrology, quantum foundations, quantum biophysics and more. The Centre hosts a node of the Australian Research Council’s Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology and is also home to the Australian Attosecond Science Facility, the only laboratory in Australia where atoms, molecules and materials can be probed on sub-femtosecond timescales.
Postdocs:
Travis Baker
Dr. Diego Beltran
Dr. Markus Frembs
Dr. Kiarn Laverick
Dr. Behnam Tonekaboni
Dr. Qi Yu
PhD Students:
Teerawat Chalermpusitarak
Kaiah Stevens
Elliot Coupe
Ingita Banerjee
Eigensystems
Eigensystems works to build tools and material to enable the training of a new, quantum literate population. Just as digital literacy was cruicial during the technological revolution of the late 20th and early 21st century, quantum literacy will be the next big shift in education. Quantum mechanics is not a mystery and it will infuse all aspects of technological life in the coming decades. Training new students to become quantum literate will be of extreme importance for any nation adopting these new technologies.
University of Western Australia
The QUISA (Quantum Information, Simulation and Algorithms) Research Centre, hosted at The University of Western Australia, aims to foster collaboration and entrepreneurship, bringing together academic staff, research students, government and industrial partners to develop innovative quantum solutions to tackle otherwise intractable problems and complex phenomena.
Prof. Amitava Datta
Prof. Linqing Wen
Prof. Lyle Noakes
Prof. Mark Reynolds
Prof. Michael Small
A/Prof. Du Huynh
PhD Students:
Edric Matwiejew
Gareth Jay
Manoj Kovalam
Phil Pickering
Yusen Wu
MSc Students:
Mark Walker
John Tanner
Daanish Arya
Honours Students:
Tavis Bennett
University of Queensland
The Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (QOQI) Theory Group at the University of Queensland investigates the use of quantum optical systems and others for quantum information applications and fundamental physics. Many of our programs, especially with respect to quantum computation and quantum communications, lie within the ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology. We are also interested in situations in which relativistic quantum information effects emerge.
Postdocs:
Dr. Austin Lund
PhD Students:
Lachlan Bishop
Joshua Foo
Joshua Guazon
Deepesh Singh
Matt Winnel
Colin MacLaurin
MSc Students:
Ryan Marshman
University of New South Wales
The School of Physics at UNSW is a national leader of research excellence. For example, in 2020, the school received over five million dollars in external research funding, published over 200 refereed papers and made 90 conferences presentations.
Prof. Susan Coppersmith
PhD Students:
Marcus Goffage
Sam Sutherland
Gozde Ustun
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne has two main activities in theoretical quantum computing – the IBM Quantum Hub at The University of Melbourne which focusses on practical quantum computing/quantum software, and the Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology focussed on silicon quantum computing. Academics at the University have developed several subjects in quantum computing for students from non-quantum backgrounds, based on the UoM Quantum User Interface (QUI) system
Monash University
Nature is a tough adversary. For instance, 25 Australians are bitten by monkeys every day [citation needed]. We do our best to put up a fight against the harsh reality that is life. In particular, we characterise the odd behaviour Nature throws at us and try to correct it. In some cases, we show what is sensible to say and what is hard to say about how nature behaves. We work in several different areas and use a variety of tools; each is discussed in some detail on this website. If you'd like to visit, join, or get involved in any capacity shoot us an email. We promise not to bite.
CSIRO & DATA-61
Quantum computers and quantum computation has huge potential to solve wicked problems and deliver massively impactful solutions to Australia and the world, but also brings significant security risks. Problems that would take existing computers millennia to solve might take minutes using quantum computation. Solutions to wicked problems – like understanding how the world works simulating quantum mechanics on a quantum computer, or how to model atomic and molecular interactions from the ground up to rapidly design new therapeutics or materials for space exploration, or how to harvest energy efficiently by understanding how nature does it – might soon be at our fingertips. But the existence of a quantum computer also brings with it new risks. New ultrapowerful computers will be able to easily crack existing and historical cryptographical security measures. There will be need for new cryptographic methods and new quantum communication and computing protocols resistant to quantum attack and with inherent security. If we are to take advantage of this revolution, there is a need for new computational languages, methods and protocols to both access the benefits and mitigate the risks. The Quantum Technologies Future Science Platform will focus on advancing these challenges.
