Research

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.

• 21/01/2025: And in news not totally unrelated to the last item, Andrew is giving a Keynote at Photonics West on Measuring the impossible by ignorance of events.
• 19/01/2025: Andrew is giving a Plenary at Quantum West on Better quantum science via better quantum technology. If you're attending the conference come have a chat!
• 07/01/2025: Noah van Dijk joins us today for five months as part of his Masters from the University of Twente. Welcome aboard Noah!
• 15/06/2025: Well this is rather wonderful: Dr Margaret Wegener has made some jewellery inspired by the Wigner functions in our paper on Quantum Hypercube States. Go check out the "Wegener functions"!
• 20/05/2025: Following the EQUS Showcases in Sydney, Perth, and Brisbane, you can now watch a very nice video highlighting EQUS's legacy. It's been an absolute blast being part of this, so we hope you enjoy the video!
• 23/04/2025: The Australian Research Council (ARC) Training Centre Current and Emergent Quantum Technologies starts today! QuTech is a is a five-year collaboration between three universities and six world-wide partners whose mission is the education and training of Masters and PhD students in quantum technologies. If you're interested please check out the website and apply today!
• 01/04/2025: Nilesh Pandey joins us today from Qulabs Software India to start his PhD in the QT Lab. Welcome aboard Nilesh!
• 24/03/2025: To kick off the week that sees Brisbane host both the Quantum Australia Conference and the World Science Festival, Andrew gave a public talk—Quantum Schmuantum— at the Griffith University Art Museum that hopefully answers "What is quantum, why is this the international year of it, and why should I care?"
• 28/01/2025: Matthew Armanasco starts his PhD in the QT Lab today, joining us from a L3Harris. Welcome aboard Matthew!
• 03/01/2025: Andrew appeared on the BBC Radio 4 programme The Future Seekers: "Caroline Steel meets a group of people who spend their lives in two time zones. One, the normal heartbeat of humanity. The other, closer to eternity. … These are the future seekers—humans of the past and present attempting to transcend the limitations of their own lifetimes". Full disclosure, Andrew is discussing things pitch, not things quantum, so if you are still interested go listen here!
• 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.
• 01/10/2024: Melvee George starts her PhD in the QT Lab today, joining us from a Masters at the University of Madras. Welcome aboard Melvee!
• 01/10/2024: William Gunn starts his PhD in the QT Lab today, joining us from Honours in the University of Queensland. Welcome aboard Will!
• 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!
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