Diagnosing quantum noise sources in quantum information processors via machine learning. Noise is the primary obstacle to building large-scale quantum information processors that have the potential to revolutionise our understanding of the world. This project will use the powerful techniques and methods of machine learning to identify, characterise, and correct noise sources in the next generation of quantum information processors. These innovative techniques will allow the reliability of quantu ....Diagnosing quantum noise sources in quantum information processors via machine learning. Noise is the primary obstacle to building large-scale quantum information processors that have the potential to revolutionise our understanding of the world. This project will use the powerful techniques and methods of machine learning to identify, characterise, and correct noise sources in the next generation of quantum information processors. These innovative techniques will allow the reliability of quantum computer components to be tested, and thus help identify which candidate technologies are capable of building a scalable quantum computer.Read moreRead less
Quantum algorithms for quantum chemistry. This project aims to develop more efficient algorithms to simulate quantum chemistry on quantum computers. Quantum computers have the potential to perform calculations that would be intractable for even the largest supercomputers, but need to be programmed in a radically different way to achieve this speed. One of the most important applications of quantum computers is to simulate quantum mechanics to predict the properties of molecules and materials, an ....Quantum algorithms for quantum chemistry. This project aims to develop more efficient algorithms to simulate quantum chemistry on quantum computers. Quantum computers have the potential to perform calculations that would be intractable for even the largest supercomputers, but need to be programmed in a radically different way to achieve this speed. One of the most important applications of quantum computers is to simulate quantum mechanics to predict the properties of molecules and materials, and thereby design them. Current quantum algorithms are very resource intensive, making them impractical for the foreseeable future. The expected outcome of this project is to provide much more efficient algorithms that can be run on quantum processors in the near future.Read moreRead less
Atomic forces for sorting ultrabright nanodiamonds. This project aims to sort fluorescent nanodiamonds according to their brightness using atomic radiation pressure. Fluorescent nanodiamonds can overcome all limitations associated with conventional fluorescent bio-labels. While readily available, their brightness varies greatly, so a method for yielding high-quality material with consistent brightness is needed. This project combines techniques from laser manipulation of cold atoms and microflui ....Atomic forces for sorting ultrabright nanodiamonds. This project aims to sort fluorescent nanodiamonds according to their brightness using atomic radiation pressure. Fluorescent nanodiamonds can overcome all limitations associated with conventional fluorescent bio-labels. While readily available, their brightness varies greatly, so a method for yielding high-quality material with consistent brightness is needed. This project combines techniques from laser manipulation of cold atoms and microfluidics to create an optofluidic method of particle separation. The proposed device could sort nanodiamonds more than a billion times faster than active sorting techniques. This is expected to lead to better tools for bio-imaging and bio-manipulation.Read moreRead less
Quantum algorithms for computational physics. The project intends to provide a solid base of quantum algorithms that would enable quantum computers to tackle currently insurmountable problems. Many of the highest-value applications in computing are based on solving problems in physics. Quantum computers take advantage of the power of quantum mechanics to outperform even the fastest conceivable supercomputers. This project plans to use new tools in quantum algorithms to provide much faster ways f ....Quantum algorithms for computational physics. The project intends to provide a solid base of quantum algorithms that would enable quantum computers to tackle currently insurmountable problems. Many of the highest-value applications in computing are based on solving problems in physics. Quantum computers take advantage of the power of quantum mechanics to outperform even the fastest conceivable supercomputers. This project plans to use new tools in quantum algorithms to provide much faster ways for quantum computers to simulate physics, including molecular modelling, field theories that explain elementary forces in the universe, and differential equations needed to model classical physics. The increases in computing speed have the potential to enable new technology in areas such as drug design and materials science, as well as providing testable predictions for new theories of physics.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE140101700
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$395,220.00
Summary
Integrated photonic quantum simulators for quantum chemistry. This project aims to develop the first generation quantum processors specifically designed to efficiently solve problems in quantum chemistry that are intractable on conventional computers. To remove the major limitations that plague current approaches, and achieve devices of unprecedented size and complexity, this project will use photonic technology and integrate, for the first time, all the critical components on a single chip. The ....Integrated photonic quantum simulators for quantum chemistry. This project aims to develop the first generation quantum processors specifically designed to efficiently solve problems in quantum chemistry that are intractable on conventional computers. To remove the major limitations that plague current approaches, and achieve devices of unprecedented size and complexity, this project will use photonic technology and integrate, for the first time, all the critical components on a single chip. These components are single photon sources, processing circuits and single photon detectors. The outputs of this project will have applications ranging from the design of new materials and drugs to determining the results of internet search engines.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE190101397
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$405,000.00
Summary
Superconducting hybrid quantum technologies. This project aims to extend the density and coherence of qubits stored in superconducting-based quantum processors, by exploring the concept of hybrid quantum systems. Quantum computers are expected to impact a diverse range of sectors, from medicine to national security. This project seeks to develop an enabling technology, a memory, for scaling a quantum computer constructed from superconducting circuits, such as those being developed in commercial ....Superconducting hybrid quantum technologies. This project aims to extend the density and coherence of qubits stored in superconducting-based quantum processors, by exploring the concept of hybrid quantum systems. Quantum computers are expected to impact a diverse range of sectors, from medicine to national security. This project seeks to develop an enabling technology, a memory, for scaling a quantum computer constructed from superconducting circuits, such as those being developed in commercial laboratories. Such scaling would improve the capacity of these processors to tackle complex problems. The quantum technology developed in this project will have immediate application in transforming a widely-used technique for studying the nanoscale structure of biomolecules - distance measurements in electron spin resonance spectroscopy.Read moreRead less
Robust Quantum Control in the Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum Era. This project aims to help companies and government flagships (including Australian) to achieve quantum supremacy- to build a computer based on quantum physics so complex that it outperforms all conventional computers. There is a race to do so because quantum computers will have a huge technological, scientific and economical impact. But currently the error rate of quantum computers is still too high. The devices are immensiley c ....Robust Quantum Control in the Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum Era. This project aims to help companies and government flagships (including Australian) to achieve quantum supremacy- to build a computer based on quantum physics so complex that it outperforms all conventional computers. There is a race to do so because quantum computers will have a huge technological, scientific and economical impact. But currently the error rate of quantum computers is still too high. The devices are immensiley complex, but the models used to drive them are far too simplistic. This project will provide accurate and innovative models in this new era of quantum complexity, thus better controls, which will be tested on cloud-based quantum computers. The expected outcomes are robust quantum computers towards quantum supremacy.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE170100421
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$360,000.00
Summary
Using quantum artificial intelligence to bootstrap a quantum computer. This project aims to enable truly scalable engineered quantum systems. Classical methodologies to characterise and control quantum many-body systems are rapidly becoming infeasible. To achieve genuinely quantum technologies such as quantum computation, simulation and sensing requires a new type of control. This project will investigate a quantum generalisation of machine learning techniques which have revolutionised classical ....Using quantum artificial intelligence to bootstrap a quantum computer. This project aims to enable truly scalable engineered quantum systems. Classical methodologies to characterise and control quantum many-body systems are rapidly becoming infeasible. To achieve genuinely quantum technologies such as quantum computation, simulation and sensing requires a new type of control. This project will investigate a quantum generalisation of machine learning techniques which have revolutionised classical computing and automation. The successful development by Australian researchers of a means to automate the control of quantum technology would give Australia a competitive advantage in this emerging sector, while even a small scale device or technology that controls quantum technology would be commercial.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE160100821
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$319,086.00
Summary
Enhancing Communication using Small Quantum Devices. This project aims to determine whether applications of small quantum devices for communication are commercially feasible with today's or tomorrow's technology. One of the main challenges when engineering future quantum information processors is that complex quantum states are hard to prepare and control and there will be severe limitations on the size of quantum computers for the foreseeable future. Most proposals for applications of quantum i ....Enhancing Communication using Small Quantum Devices. This project aims to determine whether applications of small quantum devices for communication are commercially feasible with today's or tomorrow's technology. One of the main challenges when engineering future quantum information processors is that complex quantum states are hard to prepare and control and there will be severe limitations on the size of quantum computers for the foreseeable future. Most proposals for applications of quantum information processing require very large quantum computers. The goal of this project is to investigate applications in communication where it is expected that a small quantum device will lead to an advantage over classical systems.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE190101137
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$345,000.00
Summary
Correlation dynamics in a many-body quantum system using trapped ions. This project aims to develop new detection and control techniques to study interacting many-body quantum systems in an ion trap. The understanding of quantum correlations is essential for many of the future applications in quantum technology, such as quantum scale materials, quantum sensing and quantum computation. In particular, understanding quantum magnetism is on the forefront of modern physics. The project is expected to ....Correlation dynamics in a many-body quantum system using trapped ions. This project aims to develop new detection and control techniques to study interacting many-body quantum systems in an ion trap. The understanding of quantum correlations is essential for many of the future applications in quantum technology, such as quantum scale materials, quantum sensing and quantum computation. In particular, understanding quantum magnetism is on the forefront of modern physics. The project is expected to advance the extraction of time-domain information about the generation and spread of quantum correlations. This project should provide significant benefits in the understanding of exotic condensed matter phenomena such as high-temperature superconductivity or spin liquids. The knowledge and techniques developed in this project will also be valuable for other research areas from material science and atomic physics to quantum science.Read moreRead less