Overview
Background
Professor Stace completed his PhD at the Cavendish Lab, University of Cambridge in the UK on quantum computing, followed by postdoctoral research at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, also at Cambridge, and Queens' College, Cambridge. Since 2006, he has held various ARC research fellowships, most recently a Future Fellowship (2015-2019).
His research topics include device physics for quantum computing solid-state and atomic systems, quantum error correction, and quantum measurement and precision sensing.
Professor Stace is the Deputy Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence in Engineered Quantum Systems (equs.org).
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Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Engineering, University of Western Australia
- Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), University of Western Australia
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Cambridge
Research interests
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Quantum Error Correction
Q: How do we fix errors in quantum systems? A: By using quantum error correcting codes. My group works on the theory of quantum error correction, including topological codes, holographic codes, and foliated codes − each of which offers pathways towards large scale quantum computers.
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Quantum Devices
Q: What will we build quantum technologies out of? A: Devices that have quantum physics at their core. My group develops the theory of solid-state and atomic quantum devices for qubits, circulators, microwave systems, and quantum sensors.
Research impacts
Prof Stace has written for a variety of outlets including the ABC on quantum threats to cybersecurity, the Conversation on flux capacitors, quantum error correction, and quantum thermometry, as well as the Australian Financial Review. He is an inventor on 4 provisional patents, and is available to consult to business, government and non-profit sectors on quantum technologies.
Works
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2020
Journal Article
Dynamically corrected gates suppressing spatiotemporal error correlations as measured by randomized benchmarking
Edmunds, C. L., Hempel, C., Harris, R. J., Frey, V., Stace, T. M. and Biercuk, M. J. (2020). Dynamically corrected gates suppressing spatiotemporal error correlations as measured by randomized benchmarking. Physical Review Research, 2 (1) 013156. doi: 10.1103/physrevresearch.2.013156
2019
Journal Article
Doubly nonlinear superconducting qubit
Le, Dat Thanh, Grimsmo, Arne, Müller, Clemens and Stace, T. M. (2019). Doubly nonlinear superconducting qubit. Physical Review A, 100 (6) 062321. doi: 10.1103/physreva.100.062321
2019
Journal Article
Fast electro-optic switching for coherent laser ranging and velocimetry
Haylock, B., Baker, M. A., Stace, T. M. and Lobino, M. (2019). Fast electro-optic switching for coherent laser ranging and velocimetry. Applied Physics Letters, 115 (18) 181103, 181103. doi: 10.1063/1.5114655
2019
Journal Article
Neutron star heating constraints on wave-function collapse models
Tilloy, Antoine and Stace, Thomas M. (2019). Neutron star heating constraints on wave-function collapse models. Physical Review Letters, 123 (8) 080402, 080402. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.080402
2019
Conference Publication
Nonreciprocity with a nonlinear superconducting circuit
Hamann, Andrés Rosario, Müller, Clemens, Jerger, Markus, Combes, Joshua, Stace, Thomas M., Fedorov, Arkady, Zanner, Maximilian, Weides, Martin and Pletyukhov, Mikhail (2019). Nonreciprocity with a nonlinear superconducting circuit. Quantum Information and Measurement (QIM) V: Quantum Technologies, Rome, Italy, 4-6 April 2019. Washington, D.C.: OSA. doi: 10.1364/qim.2019.f5a.58
2019
Conference Publication
Discrete electro-optic beam steering for LIDAR
Haylock, B., Baker, M. A., Stace, T. M. and Lobino, M. (2019). Discrete electro-optic beam steering for LIDAR. AOS Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT) and Australian Conference on Optics, Lasers, and Spectroscopy (ACOLS), Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 8-12 December 2019. Bellingham, WA, United States: S P I E - International Society for Optical Engineering. doi: 10.1117/12.2539902
2018
Journal Article
Decoding schemes for foliated sparse quantum error-correcting codes
Bolt, A., Poulin, D. and Stace, T. M. (2018). Decoding schemes for foliated sparse quantum error-correcting codes. Physical Review A, 98 (6) 062302. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.98.062302
2018
Journal Article
Calderbank-Shor-Steane holographic quantum error-correcting codes
Harris, Robert J., McMahon, Nathan A., Brennen, Gavin K. and Stace, Thomas M. (2018). Calderbank-Shor-Steane holographic quantum error-correcting codes. Physical Review A, 98 (5) 052301. doi: 10.1103/physreva.98.052301
2018
Journal Article
Vision-only egomotion estimation in 6DOF using a sky compass
Jouir, Tasarinan, Strydom, Reuben, Stace, Thomas M. and Srinivasan, Mandyam (2018). Vision-only egomotion estimation in 6DOF using a sky compass. Robotica, 36 (10), 1571-1589. doi: 10.1017/S0263574718000577
2018
Journal Article
Nonreciprocity realized with quantum nonlinearity
Rosario Hamann, Andrés, Müller, Clemens, Jerger, Markus, Zanner, Maximilian, Combes, Joshua, Pletyukhov, Mikhail, Weides, Martin, Stace, Thomas M. and Fedorov, Arkady (2018). Nonreciprocity realized with quantum nonlinearity. Physical Review Letters, 121 (12) 123601, 123601. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.123601
2018
Journal Article
Passive on-chip superconducting circulator using a ring of tunnel junctions
Müller, Clemens, Guan, Shengwei, Vogt, Nicolas, Cole, Jared H. and Stace, Thomas M. (2018). Passive on-chip superconducting circulator using a ring of tunnel junctions. Physical Review Letters, 120 (21) 213602, 213602. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.213602
2018
Journal Article
Fault-tolerant quantum computation with nondeterministic entangling gates
Auger, James M., Anwar, Hussain, Gimeno-Segovia, Mercedes, Stace, Thomas M. and Browne, Dan E. (2018). Fault-tolerant quantum computation with nondeterministic entangling gates. Physical Review A, 97 (3) 030301, 1-5. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.97.030301
2018
Journal Article
Relational time in anyonic systems
Nikolova, A., Brennen, G. K., Osborne, T. J., Milburn, G. J. and Stace, T. M. (2018). Relational time in anyonic systems. Physical Review A, 97 (3) 030101. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.97.030101
2018
Journal Article
Experimental quantum verification in the presence of temporally correlated noise
Mavadia, S., Edmunds, C. L., Hempel, C., Ball, H., Roy, F., Stace, T. M. and Biercuk, M. J. (2018). Experimental quantum verification in the presence of temporally correlated noise. Npj Quantum Information, 4 (1) 7, 1-9. doi: 10.1038/s41534-017-0052-0
2018
Journal Article
Coherence protection in coupled quantum systems
Cammack, H. M., Kirton, P., Stace, T. M., Eastham, P. R., Keeling, J. and Lovett, B. W. (2018). Coherence protection in coupled quantum systems. Physical Review A, 97 (2) 022103, 1-7. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.97.022103
2018
Conference Publication
Measuring temperature with atoms and molecules
Truong, G. W., Scholten, S., Karim, F., Anstie, J. D., Perrella, C., Light, P., Wei, Dong, May, E. F., Stace, T. M. and Luiten, A. N. (2018). Measuring temperature with atoms and molecules. CLEO: Science and Innovations, CLEO_SI 2018, San Jose, CA, United States, 13 - 18 May 2018. Washington, DC, United States: OSA - The Optical Society. doi: 10.1364/CLEO_SI.2018.STu3P.3
2018
Book Chapter
Quantum thermometry
De Pasquale, Antonella and Stace, Thomas M. (2018). Quantum thermometry. Thermodynamics in the Quantum Regime . (pp. 503-527) edited by Felix Binder, Luis A. Correa, Christian Gogolin, Janet Anders and Gerardo Adesso. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-99046-0_21
2017
Journal Article
Nonreciprocal atomic scattering: A saturable, quantum Yagi-Uda antenna
Müller, Clemens, Combes, Joshua, Hamann, Andrés Rosario, Fedorov, Arkady and Stace, Thomas M. (2017). Nonreciprocal atomic scattering: A saturable, quantum Yagi-Uda antenna. Physical Review A, 96 (5) 053817, 1-10. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.96.053817
2017
Journal Article
Fault-tolerance thresholds for the surface code with fabrication errors
Auger, James M., Anwar, Hussain, Gimeno-Segovia, Mercedes, Stace, Thomas M. and Browne, Dan E. (2017). Fault-tolerance thresholds for the surface code with fabrication errors. Physical Review A, 96 (4) 042316, 1-9. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.96.042316
2017
Journal Article
Deriving Lindblad master equations with Keldysh diagrams: correlated gain and loss in higher order perturbation theory
Mueller, Clemens and Stace, Thomas M. (2017). Deriving Lindblad master equations with Keldysh diagrams: correlated gain and loss in higher order perturbation theory. Physical Review A, 95 (1) 013847. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.95.013847
Funding
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Supervision
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Available projects
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Better quantum devices
Building practical quantum technologies is hard. We develop new approaches to quantum devices and physics, including superconducting qubits and devices that break time-reversal symmetry to bring quantum technologies to reality. Applications for such systems include high precision sensing, quantum simulators and photosynthesis. If you are an exceptional student looking to study for your Honours, Masters or PhD at the cutting edge of physics and technology, then please get in touch.
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Quantum error correction
Quantum processors will suffer from errors arising from noise. This problem can be fixed using error correcting codes, which redundantly encode quantum information in a way that enables its recovery in the event that errors occur. How do we make and implement better codes in quantum systems? We take inspiration from information theory and other areas of quantum physics, including cosmology, to design codes that are resilient against noise. Please make contact if you are interested in pursuing research in this area.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Quantum Error Correction
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Arkady Fedorov
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Doctor Philosophy
Is the superconducting phase compact or not?
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ben Powell
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Doctor Philosophy
Tensor networks and topological order
Associate Advisor
Completed supervision
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Engineered quantum systems for quantum computation with superconducting circuits
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Arkady Fedorov
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Fault Tolerance and Error Benchmarking for Quantum Technologies
Principal Advisor
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Quantum Coherence and Entanglement in Sensors and Heat Engines
Principal Advisor
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Measurement Based Fault Tolerant Error Correction Quantum Codes on Foliated Cluster States
Principal Advisor
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Flight characteristics and collision avoidance in honeybee clouds
Associate Advisor
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Matrix Product State Study of Strongly-interacting Systems and Quantum Phase Transitions
Associate Advisor
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Quantum Measurement and Control of a Mechanical Parametric Oscillator
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Warwick Bowen
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Engineered Single- and Many-Body Macroscopic Quantum States
Associate Advisor
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Multiscale analysis and optimisation of photosynthetic solar energy systems
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Michael Landsberg, Professor Ben Hankamer
Media
Enquiries
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- energy
- lasers
- measurement
- quantum computing
- quantum physics
- spectroscopy
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