Professor Tom Stace
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Tom Stace

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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).

Availability

Professor Tom Stace is:
Available for supervision
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Fields of research

Condensed matter physics Physical Sciences

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

Search Professor Tom Stace’s works on UQ eSpace

133 works between 1998 and 2025
All (133) Journal Article (106) Book Chapter (1) Conference Publication (24) Other Outputs (2)

61 - 80 of 133 works

2013

Journal Article

Dynamical steady states in driven quantum systems

Stace T.M., Doherty A.C. and Reilly D.J. (2013). Dynamical steady states in driven quantum systems. Physical Review Letters, 111 (18) 180602, 180602-1-180602-5. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.180602

Dynamical steady states in driven quantum systems

2013

Journal Article

Minimum requirements for feedback enhanced force sensing

Harris, Glen I., McAuslan, David L., Stace, Thomas M., Doherty, Andrew C. and Bowen, Warwick P. (2013). Minimum requirements for feedback enhanced force sensing. Physical Review Letters, 111 (10) 103603, 103603. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.103603

Minimum requirements for feedback enhanced force sensing

2013

Journal Article

Giant cross-Kerr effect for propagating microwaves induced by an artificial atom

Hoi, Io-Chun, Kockum, Anton F., Palomaki, Tauno, Stace, Thomas M., Fan, Bixuan, Tornberg, Lars, Sathyamoorthy, Sankar R., Johansson, Göran, Delsing, Per and Wilson, C. M. (2013). Giant cross-Kerr effect for propagating microwaves induced by an artificial atom. Physical Review Letters, 111 (5) 053601, 053601.1-053601.5. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.053601

Giant cross-Kerr effect for propagating microwaves induced by an artificial atom

2013

Journal Article

High-efficiency cross-phase modulation in a gas-filled waveguide

Perrella, C., Light, P. S., Anstie, J. D., Benabid, F., Stace, T. M., White, A. G. and Luiten, A. N. (2013). High-efficiency cross-phase modulation in a gas-filled waveguide. Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, 88 (1) 013819, 013819-1-013819-5. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.88.013819

High-efficiency cross-phase modulation in a gas-filled waveguide

2013

Journal Article

Diffusion effects in gradient echo memory

Luo, X.-W., Hope, J. J., Hillman, B. and Stace, T. M. (2013). Diffusion effects in gradient echo memory. Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, 87 (6) 062328, 062328-1-062328-10. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.87.062328

Diffusion effects in gradient echo memory

2013

Journal Article

Long range failure-tolerant entanglement distribution

Li, Ying, Barrett, Sean D., Stace, Thomas M. and Benjamin, Simon C. (2013). Long range failure-tolerant entanglement distribution. New Journal of Physics, 15 (2) 023012, 023012. doi: 10.1088/1367-2630/15/2/023012

Long range failure-tolerant entanglement distribution

2013

Journal Article

Breakdown of the cross-kerr scheme for photon counting

Fan, Bixuan, Kockum, Anton F., Combes, Joshua, Johansson, Goran, Hoi, Io-chun, Wilson, C. M., Delsing, Per, Milburn, G. J. and Stace, Thomas M. (2013). Breakdown of the cross-kerr scheme for photon counting. Physical Review Letters, 110 (5) 053601, 053601. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.053601

Breakdown of the cross-kerr scheme for photon counting

2013

Journal Article

High-resolution two-photon spectroscopy of rubidium within a confined geometry

Perrella, C., Light, P. S., Anstie, J. D., Stace, T. M., Benabid, F. and Luiten, A. N. (2013). High-resolution two-photon spectroscopy of rubidium within a confined geometry. Physical Review A, 87 (1) 013818, 013818.1-013818.5. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.87.013818

High-resolution two-photon spectroscopy of rubidium within a confined geometry

2013

Conference Publication

Minimum requirements for feedback enhanced force sensing

Harris, Glen I., McAuslan, David, Stace, Tom, Doherty, Andrew and Bowen, Warwick P. (2013). Minimum requirements for feedback enhanced force sensing. 2013 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and International Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO/Europe-IQEC 2013, Munich, Germany, 12-16 May 2013. Piscataway, NJ United States: IEEE Computer Society. doi: 10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2013.6801770

Minimum requirements for feedback enhanced force sensing

2012

Journal Article

Absolute absorption line-shape measurements at the shot-noise limit

Truong, Gar-Wing, Anstie, James D., May, Eric F., Stace, Thomas M. and Luiten, Andre N. (2012). Absolute absorption line-shape measurements at the shot-noise limit. Physical Review a, 86 (3) 030501, 030501.1-030501.5. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.86.030501

Absolute absorption line-shape measurements at the shot-noise limit

2012

Journal Article

Power-dependent line-shape corrections for quantitative spectroscopy

Stace, Thomas M., Truong, Gar-Wing, Anstie, James, May, Eric F. and Luiten, Andre N. (2012). Power-dependent line-shape corrections for quantitative spectroscopy. Physical Review A, 86 (1) 012506. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.86.012506

Power-dependent line-shape corrections for quantitative spectroscopy

2012

Journal Article

Multiscale photosynthetic and biomimetic excitation energy transfer

Ringsmuth, A. K., Milburn, G. J. and Stace, T. M. (2012). Multiscale photosynthetic and biomimetic excitation energy transfer. Nature Physics, 8 (7), 562-567. doi: 10.1038/nphys2332

Multiscale photosynthetic and biomimetic excitation energy transfer

2012

Journal Article

Saturation spectroscopy of iodine in hollow-core optical fiber

Lurie, Anna, Light, Philip S., Anstie, James, Stace, Thomas M.., Abbott, Paul C., Benabid, Fetah and Luiten, Andre N. (2012). Saturation spectroscopy of iodine in hollow-core optical fiber. Optics Express, 20 (11), 11906-11917. doi: 10.1364/OE.20.011906

Saturation spectroscopy of iodine in hollow-core optical fiber

2012

Conference Publication

Observation of electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) in Rb-filled hollow-core fibre

Stace, T. M., Perrella, C., Light, P. S., Benabid, F. and Luiten, A. N. (2012). Observation of electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) in Rb-filled hollow-core fibre. Quantum Information and Measurement 2012, Berlin, Germany, 19-21 March 2012. Washington, DC, United States: OSA Publishing. doi: 10.1364/QIM.2012.QW3B.3

Observation of electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) in Rb-filled hollow-core fibre

2012

Journal Article

High-resolution optical spectroscopy in a hollow-core photonic crystal fiber

Perrella, C., Light, P. S., Stace, T. M., Benabid, F. and Luiten, A. N. (2012). High-resolution optical spectroscopy in a hollow-core photonic crystal fiber. Physical Review A, 85 (1 Article No. 012518) 012518. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.85.012518

High-resolution optical spectroscopy in a hollow-core photonic crystal fiber

2012

Journal Article

Quantitative atomic spectroscopy for primary thermometry (vol 83, 033805, 2011)

Truong, G. W., May, E. F., Stace, T. M. and Luiten, A. N. (2012). Quantitative atomic spectroscopy for primary thermometry (vol 83, 033805, 2011). Physical Review A, 85 (1) 019909. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.85.019909

Quantitative atomic spectroscopy for primary thermometry (vol 83, 033805, 2011)

2011

Journal Article

High-performance iodine fiber frequency standard

Lurie, Anna, Baynes, Fred N., Anstie, James D., Light, Philip S., Benabid, Fetah, Stace, Thomas M. and Luiten, Andre N. (2011). High-performance iodine fiber frequency standard. Optics Letters, 36 (24), 4776-4778. doi: 10.1364/OL.36.004776

High-performance iodine fiber frequency standard

2011

Conference Publication

A practical photon-number-resolving detector in the microwave regime

Fan, Bixuan, Stace, Thomas M., Milburn, Gerard J., Johansson, Göran and Wilson, Christopher (2011). A practical photon-number-resolving detector in the microwave regime. International Quantum Electronics Conference and Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim 2011, Sydney, Australia, 28 August–1 September 2011.

A practical photon-number-resolving detector in the microwave regime

2011

Journal Article

Phonon number quantum jumps in an optomechanical system

Gangat, A. A., Stace, T. M. and Milburn, G. J. (2011). Phonon number quantum jumps in an optomechanical system. New Journal of Physics, 13 (4) 043024, 043024. doi: 10.1088/1367-2630/13/4/043024

Phonon number quantum jumps in an optomechanical system

2011

Journal Article

Quantitative atomic spectroscopy for primary thermometry

Truong, Gar-Wing, May, Eric F., Stace, Thomas M. and Luiten, André N. (2011). Quantitative atomic spectroscopy for primary thermometry. Physical Review A, 83 (3) 033805, 033805.1-033805.9. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.83.033805

Quantitative atomic spectroscopy for primary thermometry

Current funding

  • 2018 - 2025
    ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems (EQuS2)
    ARC Centres of Excellence
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2020 - 2022
    Introducing the superconducting 'Saddle-Point' qubit
    United States Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development
    Open grant
  • 2019
    Multimode optical waveguide characterisation facility
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2021
    Cluster-State Quantum Error-Correction Based on AdS/CFT
    United States Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Acoustic levitation facility for high pressure multiphase systems research (ARC LIEF project administered by the University of Western Australia)
    University of Western Australia
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2020
    Quantum-Assisted Sensing
    ARC Future Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    Advanced Superfluid Physics Facility
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2015
    Thermometry at the double shot-noise limit
    United States National Institute of Standards and Technology
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    A Raman facility for advanced research supporting Australia's natural gas, oil, coal and minerals industries (ARC LIEF Grant administered by UWA)
    ARC LIEF Collaborating/Partner Organisation Contributions
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    ResTeach Funding 2012 0.2 FTE School of Math & Physics
    UQ ResTeach
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2017
    ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems (EQuS)
    ARC Centres of Excellence
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    Autonomous aerial vehicles for control of bird pests in horticulture
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2014
    Modelling Superconducting Quantum Devices
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2011
    ResTeach 2009 0.15 FTE School of Maths and Physics
    UQ ResTeach
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2009
    Decoherence and Quantum Simulations of Spin-Environment systems
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Tom Stace is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • 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.

  • 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

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Is the superconducting phase compact or not?

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Ben Powell

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Quantum Error Correction

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Arkady Fedorov

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Tensor networks and topological order

    Associate Advisor

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Professor Tom Stace directly for media enquiries about:

  • energy
  • lasers
  • measurement
  • quantum computing
  • quantum physics
  • spectroscopy

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