Prof. Michael Biercuk

Michael J. Biercuk is the CEO and Founder of Q-CTRL and a Professor of Quantum Physics and Quantum Technology at the University of Sydney where he also serves as Chief Investigator in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems. Through these roles he has become a globally recognized pioneer in the discipline of quantum control engineering, seeking to make quantum systems perform useful work.  Michael earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and his Masters and PhD from Harvard University. He held a research fellowship in the Ion Storage Group at NIST Boulder, and has served as a full-time technical consultant to DARPA, helping to steer government investments in quantum information and advanced computer architectures. Michael is a SXSW and TEDx speaking alumnus and has won multiple awards for research, innovation, and commercial technology development. 

Qualifications: 
PhD, Harvard University, USA (2005)
AM, Harvard University, USA (2003)
BA, University of Pennsylvania, USA (2001)
Research Facilities: 
The Quantum Control Laboratory
Current Supervision

Demonstrating the use of phase modulated gates to decouple spin and vibrational modes in trapped ion systems


Honours project - Principal Advisor

Precise Quantum Control and Quantum Memory with Trapped Ions

Doctor Philosophy - Principal Advisor

Physical Layer Error Evasion Strategies via Quantum Control


Doctor Philosophy - Principal Advisor

Programmable Quantum Simulation using Trapped Ions


Doctor Philosophy - Principal Advisor

An evaluation of quantum control techniques in a Yb+ ion trap


Doctor Philosophy - Principal Advisor

High-power UV laser system frequency locking by FPGA based PID controller for Beryllium Penning trap

Undergraduate project - Principal Advisor

Quantum simulation with 9Be+ ions in a Penning trap and topics in quantum control and verification


Doctor Philosophy - Principal Advisor

Progammable Quantum Simulation


Doctor Philosophy - Principal Advisor

Quantum control and error-suppression using protocols from machine learning and the generalised filter-function formalism


Doctor Philosophy - Principal Advisor

Completed Supervision

Development of in-house electronics and FPGA-based signal processing for an Ytterbium ion Paul trap

(2015)
Undergraduate project - Principal Advisor

Spectroscopic Methods in Quantum Control Theory: Realising High Fidelity Operations on the Bloch Sphere

(2015)
Honours project - Principal Advisor

Last reviewed 23 July 2015

Major funding support

Australian Research Council

The Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems (EQUS) acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders past and present.