Alumni (Former Post-docs, Completed PhD and MSc Students):
Thanh Hoa Nguyen (2021-2025)
PhD Computer Science
Supervisors: Rajkumar Buyya (Primary) and Muhammad Usman
Thesis Title: Serverless and Reinforcement Learning-based Resource Management for Quantum Computing
Maxwell T. West (2022-2025)
PhD Physics
Supervisors: Muhammad Usman (Primary) and Martin Sevior
Thesis Title: Learning with and about random quantum states
Spiro Gicev (2021-2025)
PhD Physics
Supervisors: Muhammad Usman (Primary) and Lloyd Hollenberg
Thesis Title: Scalable protocols for quantum error correction: characterisation and decoding
Sam Wilkinson (August 2023 - June 2025)
Post-doc researcher, Project topic: Quantum compiler design and development
Supervisor: Muhammad Usman
Neil Dowling (Aug 2024- Dec 2024)
(now Post-doc at University of Cologne, Germany)
Post-doc researcher
Supervisors: Martin Sevior and Muhammad Usman
Project topic: Crosstalk in quantum processors
Behnam Tonekaboni (2023-24)
(now Research Scientist at Infleqtion Australia)
Post-doc Researcher
Supervisor: Muhammad Usman
Project Topic: Quantum control and quantum optimisation
Autumn Wu (2022-2023)
(now Lecturer at Macquarie University)
Post-doc Researcher
Supervisor: Muhammad Usman
Project Topic: Quantum machine learning in cybersecurity
Brhyeton Hall (2021-23)
MSc Physics
Paper DOI: Phys. Rev. Research Letter 6, L032004 (2024); https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2311.15146
Thesis DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.12243.08484
Project topic: Heavy-hexagonal error correction code for IBM quantum devices
Supervisor: Muhammad Usman (Primary)
Hollis Huang (2021-23)
MSc Physics
Project topic: Spin qubits and device modelling
Supervisors: David Jamieson (Primary), Muhammad Usman
Scott Vella (2022-23)
MSc Computer Science
Supervisor: Muhammad Usman (Primary)
Project topic: Correlated and Biased Noise in Surface Code Decoders
Thesis DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.19733.44005
Canaan Yung (2022-23)
MSc Computer Science
Supervisor: Muhammad Usman (Primary)
Paper DOI: Advanced Quantum Technologies 2300450, 2024; https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.03516
Project topic: Data Clustering on Quantum Computers
Thesis DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.16377.99680
Shu Lok Tsang (MSc Computer Science 2021-22)
Paper DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TQE.2023.3319319
Thesis DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.11204.91521
Project topic: Quantum generative adversarial machine learning
Supervisor: Muhammad Usman (Primary)
Quin Arnold (MSc Physics 2021-22)
Project topic: Designing Silicon-based Quantum Computing Architectures
Supervisors: Muhammad Usman (Primary) and Lloyd Hollenberg
Thesis DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.10653.78565
Fanzhe Qu (MSc Computer Science 2021-22)
Paper DOI: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2206.07907
Project topic: Classical data analysis on small quantum computers
Supervisors: Muhammad Usman (Primary) and Sarah Erfani
Michelle Zhou (MIT Computer Science 2022)
Project topic: Surface code visualisation tool development
Supervisor: Muhammad Usman (Primary)
Chenghong Zhu (MSc Computer Science 2021-22)
Thesis DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.26728.55047
Project topic: Reinforcement learning in quantum error correction
Supervisor: Muhammad Usman (Primary)
Oscar Glenister (MSc Physics 2020-22)
Project topic: Optimizing Pulses for Parallel Multi-Qubit Gates
Supervisors: Charles Hill (Primary), Muhammad Usman, Liam Hall
Thesis DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.36239.04009
Maxwell T. West (MSc Physics 2019-21)
Paper DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D1NR04858A
Paper DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.17.024070
Thesis DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.23279.30884
Project topic: Characterisation of donor spin qubits in silicon
Supervisor: Muhammad Usman (Primary)
Ben Harper (MSc Physics 2019-2021)
Thesis DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.10172.10888
Project topic: Mixed state stabiliser simulator with non-Clifford gates
Supervisors: Charles Hill (Primary), Muhammad Usman
Xuan Zhang (MIT Computer Science 2020)
Project topic: Variational Quantum Eigensolver
Supervisors: Muhammad Usman (Primary), Casey Myers
Shwetha Srinivasan (MSc Computer Science 2019-21)
Project topic: Machine learning for scanning probe microscopy
Supervisor: Muhammad Usman (Primary)
Shaobo Zhang (MSc Computer Science 2019-21)
Paper DOI: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2206.07907
Project topic: Noise mitigation schemes for VQE on NISQ devices
Supervisors: Charles Hill (Primary), Muhammad Usman
Spiro Gicev (MSc Physics 2018-19)
Thesis DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.16882.99526
Paper DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202005974
Thesis topic: Electronic signature of intermolecular interactions in MgPc on Ag surfaces
Supervisors: Muhammad Usman (Primary), Lloyd Hollenberg
Yi Zheng Wong (Alfred) (MSc Physics 2017-18)
Paper DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41524-020-0282-0
Thesis topic: Autonomous spatial metrology of spin qubits in silicon
Supervisors: Muhammad Usman (Primary), Lloyd Hollenberg
Adam J. Brownstein (MSc Physics 2016-17)
Thesis topic: Physical qubits and trajectory simulations
Supervisors: Lloyd Hollenberg (Primary), Charles Hill, Muhammad Usman
Christopher A. Broderick (PhD Physics 2010-14)
Thesis topic: Tight-binding and k.p study of bismide materials and laser devices
Supervisors: Eoin O'Reilly (Primary), Muhammad Usman
Sadia Nawaz (MSc Electrical Engineering 2008-10)
Thesis topic: Keyword based approach for defining EER as a case of virtual organisation
Supervisors: Johannes Strobel (Primary), Muhammad Usman
Yui-Hong Mathias Tan (MSc Electrical Engineering 2008-10)
Paper DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/22/31/315709
Thesis topic: Coherent control of electronic states in bilayer QD molecules
Supervisors: Gerhard Klimeck (Primary), Muhammad Usman
Sadia Nawaz (MSc Electrical Engineering 2008-10)
Thesis topic: Design of asynchronous data path for 64 bit architecture
co-supervised with Muhammad Kamran
Selva Kumaran Vadivel (BSc Electrical Engineering SURF 2009)
Project topic: Development of nanohub tool for simulations of multi-layer stacked quantum dots
co-supervised with Gerhard Klimeck
Drew Schuster (BSc Electrical Engineering SURF 2008)
Project topic: Development of a nanohub tool for multi-million atom simulations of quantum dots
co-supervised with Gerhard Klimeck
