Why Sydney

Macquarie University hosts the Centre for Quantum Engineering (MQCQE) with eight core research groups designing second-generation quantum machines. This includes hardware for quantum simulators, quantum sensors and quantum computers, and quantum algorithms for these devices. The Quantum Materials and Applications (QMAPP) group runs three laboratories on campus and at CSIRO, focused on optomechanics and levitation, cavity electrodynamics, and solid-state quantum control. The centre maintains partnerships with Google and BTQ Technologies and is a node in the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems (EQUS).

UNSW Sydney undertakes world-leading research in quantum technologies in both its School of Physics and School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications. It hosts the headquarters of ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology (CQC²T). Researchers at UNSW are leading the world in the race to build quantum computers based on both single atoms and CMOS devices in silicon.  The University also hosts the headquarters of the NSW node of the Australian National Fabrication Facility which provides advanced nanofabrication capabilities needed for quantum device development.

The University of Sydney is a world leader in quantum research, home to the Sydney Nano Institute, multiple Quantum Centres of Excellence, and the ARC Training Centre for Future Leaders in Quantum Computing (FLiQC).

Its $150 million Nanoscience Hub houses state-of-the-art facilities:

• Quantum Control Laboratory – exploring new ways to control quantum systems for computing, simulation, and sensing.
• Quantum Integration Laboratory – investigating quantum interactions between light, electronics, and atoms in crystals.
• Quantum Theory Group – tackling both fundamental questions in quantum mechanics and the practical challenges of building quantum technology.

These centres give students access to cutting-edge research, hands-on experience, and industry-linked projects. See here for more.

UTS is home to strategic research initiatives such as the UTS Centre for Quantum Software and Information (QSI).

QSI is Australia’s leading research centre focussed on the software and information processing infrastructure for quantum technologies. Researchers and PhD students work with industrial and academic partners across the entire quantum software stack: from developing new methods to design and program quantum algorithms and applications; to perfecting the quantum control and error correction routines used by experimental teams such as those using UTS’ new  Millikelvin Quantum Science Laboratory. UTS also conducts quantum technology research through its nodes of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems (TMOS), including the UTS research group ‘Quantum Materials and Devices’.