Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Spin system quantum computing architectures.
Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Spin system quantum computing architectures. Position ID (Please use as part of the subject line for your submission): SPIN001
Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Neutral Atom quantum computing architectures.
Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Neutral Atom quantum computing architectures. Position ID (Please use as part of the subject line for your submission): ATOM001
Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Superconducting computing architectures.
Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Superconducting computing architectures. Position ID (Please use as part of the subject line for your submission): SUPER001
Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Quantum communications using Sneakernet principles
Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Quantum communications using Sneakernet principles Position ID (Please use as part of the subject line for your submission): COMMS001
Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Quantum compilation (multiple positions)
Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Large-scale quantum computing, resource estimation and compilation (multiple positions) Position ID (Please use as part of the subject line for your submission): COMPILER001
The Australian Quantum Software Network.
A newly registered not-for-profit. The Australian Quantum Software Network (AQSN) Limited is an Australian Charities Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission registered organisation with the goal of promoting and enhancing the research, development and education of quantum algorithms, software and theory. The AQSN is currently under review with the Australian Tax Office for DGR status, allowing for tax…
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Congrats to Hudson with this nice piece or work translating linear optical quantum circuits into qubit based quantum circuits! Check it out on the arXiv
Quantum Technologies and Standardisation Globally and in Australia
Check out our fourth and final report in the Standards Australia series From Standards Australia The development of computers, sensors and communications systems based on the principles of quantum mechanics is set to drive a technological revolution in the coming decades – one that will impact every sector of the economy. The Australian government predicts…
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This monster is a long time coming. Fantastic work by Zixin and Peter to get this beast completed. Check it out on the arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.12107
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A great new piece of work from Gozde on how to create special photonic states for universal quantum computing using a new high spin nuclear donor qudit. Check it out on the arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.01096
Night at the AmCham Awards
A nice night at the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia awards at the ICC in Sydney. A great showing from Sydney, with four of the five nominees coming from the University of Sydney and the University of Technology Sydney. Congratulations to Mike Biercuk from Q-CTRL in taking out the award for Quantum
QTS group wins Google Academic Research Award
The QTS group was recently selected by Google for a nice little bit of money to work on some cool ideas in quantum networking using Sneakernet. We are very grateful for this support and we promise to come up with something crazy Check out the recipients here
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New work from Srikara in collaboration with Andy Greentree in Melbourne, looking at specific quantum networking protocols using Quantum Sneakernet Check it out on the arXiv.
Quokka starts shipping and wins Australian Good Design Award
Quokka, the educational device started within the QTS group has finally come out of pre-sales and started to ship all over the world. Quokka was also honoured to win a Good Design award for 2024. Check out the posts here
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New study from Anthony looking, in detail, how the rotated and un-rotated surface codes perform as a function of total number of qubits and logical error rate. Check it out on the arXiv
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New work from Srikara and Hudson on distributing quantum entanglement in the OPPOSITE direction using satellites. Link to the paper on the arXiv
Quantum Benchmarking papers posted
The QTS group at UTS has been a part of the Quantum Benchmarking project from the US Defence Advanced Research Project Agency (DRAPA) since it began in 2022. DARPA has now released multiple papers from that collaboration, understanding the scale needed by quantum computing systems to realise practical and commercial utility across several computational domains.…
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Our new paper, in collaboration with Rigetti and Zapata has been posted, one of many released on the same day from the DARPA quantum benchmarking program. Many thanks to all the team and the QTS group, especially Madhav, Jannis and Thinh for their work. Link to the paper on the arXiv
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Well done to Hudson, Srikara and Thinh for their latest work examining the requirements to connect two optically coupled ion-traps for large-scale quantum computing. link to the arXiv Paper
Quantum Algorithms and Applications Study
The Quantum Algorithms and Applications Study, commissioned by the Office of the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer and authored by Professor Michael Bremner and Associate Professor Simon Devitt from the University of Technology Sydney, explores the potential impact of quantum computing on NSW. The study presents insights into the pathways for commercialising a quantum computer,…
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Congratulations to Jannis on his first paper with the group, building a new Pauli tracker with the feature of quantifying space and time overheads for algorithmically specific graph state MBQC. arXiv link
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Congratulations to Sam, Jason and Ryan on their new paper examining theoretical scaling of graphs for quantum computing. arXiv Link
Quantum Education, Training and Literacy: Laying Good Foundations for the Future Quantum Industry
Launched November 2023, the whitepaper on Quantum Education, Training, and Literacy highlights the urgent need to bridge the talent gap in quantum technology, emphasising the potential for Australia to lead in this industry through education and inclusion. Authors, UTS QSI Associate Professors Nathan Langford and Simon Devitt have underlined the importance of broadening quantum literacy and engaging under-represented groups, including…
Podcast on Quantum and standards
Following on from the release of the third quantum whitepaper ‘Quantum Education, Training and Literacy’, Associate Professors’ Nathan Langford and Simon Devitt join our host Shannen Brown, along with CEO & Founder of Diraq, Andrew Dzurak and Standard Australia General Manager Adam Stingemore to discuss the brave new world of quantum technology. The experts draw…
Standards Australia – quantum communications report
In collaboration with Nathan Langford at UTS, Standards Australia commissioned a series of reports of the intersection of standardisation with the quantum technology ecosystem. This is the second of four. Many thanks to both Nathan and the people at Standards Australia for this collaboration.
Standards Australia – quantum computing report
In collaboration with Nathan Langford at UTS, Standards Australia commissioned a series of reports of the intersection of standardisation with the quantum technology ecosystem. This is the first of four. Many thanks to both Nathan and the people at Standards Australia for this collaboration. https://www.standards.org.au/news/chipping-away-at-quantum-computing-challenges-and-opportunities
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First collaboration with UNSW! Thanks to Andrea and full credit to Gozde. Single-Step Parity Check Gate Set for Quantum Error Correction A key requirement for an effective Quantum Error Correction (QEC) scheme is that the physical qubits have error rates below a certain threshold. The value of this threshold depends on the details of the…
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Thank you to the AQUA group at Keio University for this collaboration. A Substrate Scheduler for Compiling Arbitrary Fault-tolerant Graph States Graph states are useful computational resources in quantum computing, particularly in measurement-based quantum computing models. However, compiling arbitrary graph states into executable form for fault-tolerant surface code execution and accurately estimating the compilation cost…
Welcome to Sam, Thinh and Jannis
A walk welcome to the QTS group to new postdocs, Sam Elman (previously of U.Syd) and Thinh Le (previously of U.Vienna) and our new Sydney Quantum Academy PhD student, Jannis Ruh who comes to us from Konstanz, Germany.
EDTAS on Quantum Computing:Technology Opportunities Quick Look Report
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Multiplexed Pseudo-Deterministic Photon Source with Asymmetric Switching Elements S Brandhofer, CR Myers, SJ Devitt, I Polian arXiv preprint arXiv:2301.07258
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Transversal Injection: A method for direct encoding of ancilla states for non-Clifford gates using stabiliser codes Jason Gavriel, Daniel Herr, Alexis Shaw, Michael J. Bremner, Alexandru Paler, Simon J. Devitt https://arxiv.org/abs/2211.10046
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Q2Graph: a modelling tool for measurement-based quantum computing Greg Bowen, Simon Devitt https://arxiv.org/abs/2210.00657
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Compilation of algorithm-specific graph states for quantum circuits Madhav Krishnan Vijayan, Alexandru Paler, Jason Gavriel, Casey R. Myers, Peter P. Rohde, Simon J. Devitt https://arxiv.org/abs/2209.07345
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Upper Bounds for the Clock Speeds of Fault-Tolerant Distributed Quantum Computation using Satellites to Supply Entangled Photon Pairs Hudson Leone, S Srikara, Peter P. Rohde, Simon Devitt https://arxiv.org/abs/2209.00151
New Postdoc Positions
Closing: Monday 25th July 2022 at 11.59pm (AEST) Link to application Postdoctoral Research Associates / Fellows Sydney, CBD, Inner West & Eastern Suburbs $109285 to $129345 per Year Full time
QTS joins $17M consortium for quantum algorithm benchmarking
The QTS group, along with other members of the centre for quantum software and information at QSI@UTS, have been selected as a subcontractor on three new grants from the recently announced Quantum Benchmarking program from the US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The QTS group will join members of QSI and collaborators including, Boeing,…
More Postdoc Positions
Preferred positions for female candidates. Link to Application Co-supervised in the QTS group of A/Prof. Devitt and with Prof. Michael Bremner. Closing Date: Thursday 16th June 2022 at 11.59pm (AEST) UTS has been granted an exemption under section 126 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1997 (NSW) (ADA) to conduct a targeted recruitment program for Women. For this role,…
New Postdoc Positions
Seek.com.au Link Apply Link Closing date 13th of June 2022, 11:59PM AEST Applications limited to those with working rights in Australia. The Centre for Quantum Software and Information is recruiting for up to two Postdoctoral Research Associates or Postdoctoral Research Fellows to be involved in a new program analysing the utility of quantum computing for specific problem domains and developing tools…
Over $1 million awarded to aid quantum education
The QTS group at UTS is proud to be a part of a new award from the CSIRO Data61 to fund the training of new quantum information scientists. Spearheaded by the Sydney Quantum Academy, this new funding will be made available to researchers at UTS, Macquarie University, the University of Sydney and the University of…
Sydney Quantum Academy PhD positions
Are you considering undertaking a PhD in quantum technology? Apply for Sydney Quantum Academy (SQA) PhD Scholarships. SQA PhD Scholarships provide a competitive stipend of up to AU$35,000 p.a., access to career development funding and exclusive benefits. The QTS group at UTS is happy to sponsor qualified applicants for SQA scholarships across our major group projects: Click to check out our projects…
QSI seminar series on Spotify
The meQuanics and UTS centre for quantum software and information seminar series now hosts FULL VIDEO when you watch through Spotify! Listen and WATCH quantum talks from researchers around the world through your Spotify app (Audio still available through all other platforms). Click to go to the meQuanics website on Spotify.
Call for Papers QRE2022
Pleased to announce the call for papers for the 4th instalment of the Quantum Resource Estimation #QRE2022 workshop, co-located with @ISCAConfOrg. 18th of June in New York City. Extended abstract submission on the 24th of April. Come and join us. https://www.quantumresource.org
The Quantum Internet: The second quantum revolution
Cambridge University press has released a new textbook on the field of quantum communications. Authored and edited by QSI faculty member, Peter Rohde we along with many others contributed chapters to this fantastic book. Get it now on Amazon
Simon Devitt elected fellow of the Royal Society of NSW
The Royal Society of NSW — the oldest learned society in the Southern Hemisphere has elected Simon Devitt as fellow.
QTS group awarded more than $40K in quantum server time.
The QTS@UTS group, in collaboration with researchers at Aalto University, Finland and the University of Huntsville, Alabama, have been awarded $30K USD ($42K AUD) on the IonQ hardware platform through Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud. This hardware time will be utilised to test several new protocols in quantum communications and Quantum Error Correction.
Australia no longer leads world in quantum computing.
Published in the Australian Financial Review in support of our recent work with ASPI. https://www.afr.com/technology/australia-no-longer-leads-world-in-quantum-computing-20210802-p58f7o
Panel: Building a strong quantum industry in Sydney,
As part of the city of Sydney’s visiting Entrepreneur program, Quantum technology was the featured industry in 2021. This was a panel discussion held at UTS Startups featuring Michael Hush (QCTRL), Chris Ferrie (UTS), Biliana Rajevic (SQA), Nathan Langford (UTS), Michael Biercuk (QCTRL) and Simon Devitt (UTS)
Panel: An Australian strategy for the quantum revolution
To support the release of our collaborative report with ASPI, we participated in a panel at ASPI’s headquarters in Canberra to discuss the possibilities of a national quantum initiative
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ArsoNISQ: Analyzing quantum algorithms on near-term architectures Sebastian Brandhofer, Simon Devitt, Ilia Polian https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9465414
Simon Devitt awarded the inaugural Warren Prize by the Royal Society of NSW
Simon Devitt is the inaugural recipient of The Warren Prize by the Royal Society of New South Wales, in recognition of the national and international significance of his work as a mid-career quantum researcher. In a formal acknowledgement of award letter this month, The Royal Society of New South Wales congratulated Dr Devitt for his outstanding achievements and contributions…
An Australian strategy for the quantum revolution
In collaboration with researchers from Macquarie University and the University of Queensland and sponsored by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), we have released a policy report advocating for an Australian quantum technology initiative. https://www.aspi.org.au/report/australian-strategy-quantum-revolution
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Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) Computers—How They Work, How They Fail, How to Test Them? Sebastian Brandhofer, Simon Devitt, Thomas Wellens, Ilia Polian https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9441047
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Gate-based superconducting quantum computing Sangil Kwon, Akiyoshi Tomonaga, Gopika Lakshmi Bhai, Simon J Devitt, Jaw-Shen Tsai https://aip.scitation.org/doi/full/10.1063/5.0029735 Including a nicely produced video from Tokyo University of Science,
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