My interests...
...include quantum foundations, quantum information, quantum technology and engineering, quantum optics and photonics, neuromorphic computing, nonlinear optics, and biophysics. For details of our current research projects, please visit the qt lab.
News from the qt lab
- 18/10/2024: We are looking for two PhD students to join our project on Energy-efficient artificial intelligence using quantum technologies. If this sounds interesting please contact Markus to arrange a time for a chat. Closing date is 25 October, so get cracking!
- 07/10/2024: We are looking to hire a Research Fellow in Applied Quantum Technologies to join our team! If this sounds interesting please feel free to contact Andrew to arrange a time for a chat. Applications close 3 November at 23:00 Brisbane time.
- 12/08/2024: There is a fascinating article in Forbes today on PsiQuantum: Why the Australian government is betting almost a billion dollars on these founders. The article is packed with interviews with scientists, venture capitalists, and technologists—including Andrew—and some lovely history and anecdotes. Most highly recommended.
- 12/07/2024: Our paper on Highly efficient storage of cavity SPDC single photons in room temperature gradient echo memory, appeared today in APL Quantum. This is from a longstanding collaboration with the amazing quantum optics team at the Australian National University. Congratulations to one and all, but particularly for Anthony and Sara for their very long hours—months, years...—of hard thought and work. If you haven't read it yet, go check it out now!
- 11/07/2024: Many congratulations to Emerald Gaydon, who tonight received both her B.Sc. and her B.Sc. (Hons), as well as being the 2024 winter Valedictorian and giving a quite wonderful, thoughtful, and gracious speech at the Graduation Ceremony. Cheers from the whole team Emerald, and we look forward to seeing what you will do next!
- 13/06/2024: To support the implementation of the Queensland Quantum and Advanced Technologies Strategy, in this week's state budget the Queensland government announced $89.7M funding over 5 years, from 2023–24 to 2027–28. This afternoon the government announced four Quantum and Advanced Technology Programs that open today: the $20M Commercialisation Infrastructure Program (QCIP), closing 29 July; the $15M Co-Investment Program (QATCIP), continuously assessed; the $10M Quantum Decarbonisation Mission, closing 22 July; the $5M Quantum 2032 Challenge, closing 22 July; and the $3.81M Quantum and Advanced Technologies Talent Building Program, closing 11 July. Exciting times: now everyone, hop to it!
- 07/06/2024: Following on from 2005's World Year of Physics (aka the Einstein Year), and 2015's International Year of Light, today the United Nations proclaimed 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology.
This year-long, worldwide initiative will celebrate the contributions of quantum science to technological progress over the past century, raise global awareness of its importance to sustainable development in the 21st century, and ensure that all nations have access to quantum education and opportunities.
- 26/05/2024: SBS News interviewed Andrew today regarding PsiQuantum establishing the world's first utility-scale quantum computer in Brisbane, The future of computing could become Queensland's secret superpower. It's only 4 minutes long so if you have a couple of moments, check it out!
- 23/05/2024: Our paper on Precisely determining photon-number in real-time, appeared today in Quantum. Congratulations to the team for outstanding results: resolving photon-number up to n=16 and achieving up to parts-per-billion discrimination for low photon numbers on the fly. Amazing! We dedicate this paper to our friend and co-author, the late Sae Woo Nam.
- 03/05/2024: An article in today's Australian claims that from July 2022 Andrew was hired by Queensland Treasury. This is false. Had the journalists checked with Andrew, or with Queensland Treasury, they would have known that Andrew provided unpaid advice to the Queensland government as part of his service role at the University of Queensland. (Australian academics typically split their time 40/40/20 between teaching, research, and service). For any journalist reading this, all the folk at the QT Lab are very happy to talk by phone or correspond in writing, and our contact details can quickly be found on this site! As for the Senior Reporter and Chief Political Correspondent: do better next time.
- 02/05/2024: Long-time friend of the lab—and colleague, and co-author!—Tom Stace, has a thoughtful take on Tuesday's exciting news: My 2 cents on Australia's 100 giga-cent investment in PsiQuantum.
- 30/04/2024: Exciting news! Today the Australian and Queensland governments announced a $940 million investment into PsiQuantum, a company co-founded by our very own QT Lab alum Professor Jeremy O'Brien and UQ alum Professor Terry Rudolph. We look forward to the establishment of a utility-scale quantum computer in Brisbane, and many years of scientific collaboration between PsiQuantum and researchers all over Australia!
- 02/04/2024: A very big welcome to Daniel Long, who starts his PhD today, fresh from London. Looking forward to working with you Dan—can't wait to find out what we will discover together!
- 25/03/2024: Abhishek Roy join us today from Macquarie University, starting a six-month research visit. Welcome aboard Abhishek, and here's to many fun days in the lab!
- Older news can be found here.
