PRACQSYS 2007
The Principles and Applications of Control in Quantum Systems

9-13 July 2007
Sydney, Australia

The schedule is now available.

The following list speaker biographies is not yet complete:

Stephen Bartlett leads the Quantum Information Theory research group in Physics at the University of Sydney.  He received a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Toronto in Canada in 2000, and then began researching quantum computation and quantum information theory in 2000 at Macquarie University in Sydney as a Macquarie University Research Fellow, and then as an ARC Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Queensland in 2003.  Stephen’s current interests include quantum information theory, quantum computing, quantum cryptography, and the foundations of quantum physics.  He has recently coauthored a major review in Reviews of Modern Physics on the role of reference frames in quantum information.

Dominic Berry is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Centre for Quantum Computer Technology. His interests are quantum information, quantum computing and quantum measurements, with specialisation in such areas as operation capacities, Bell inequalities, Hamiltonian simulation and adaptive phase measurements. He completed his PhD with Howard Wiseman at the University of Queensland in 2001, and then went to work with Barry Sanders' group at Macquarie University. He obtained a Macquarie University Research Fellowship in 2003, then moved to the University of Queensland in 2004 to take up an Australian Postdoctoral Fellowship. He recently moved back to Macquarie University to take up a higher level postdoctoral position within the Centre for Quantum Computer Technology. He has 25 refereed journal papers as first author, and is a regular referee for several journals.

Jay Gambetta is currently working in the field of circuit QED at Yale University with the theory group of Prof. Steve Girvin and in collaboration with the experimental group of Prof. Robert J. Schoelkopf. Before coming to Yale he did his PhD under the supervision of Prof. Howard Wiseman where he studied quantum measurement theory and non-Markovian system-bath interactions.

Steffen Glaser is Professor of Chemistry at Technical University of Munich. General goals of research for Professor Glaser and his group are the development of novel theory and experimental techniques in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, with applications to structural studies of biopolymers as well as quantum computing.  NMR is the most powerful method to study molecules in solution. The development of new techniques makes it possible to significantly increase the resolution and sensitivity of crucial NMR experiments, in particular for applications to biological macro molecules such as proteins or nucleic acids. Furthermore, NMR is an ideal test ground for the development and experimental demonstration of fundamental concepts in the emerging techniques of quantum information processing and the control of quantum phenomena in general.

Elanor Huntington is an experimentalist working in the field of quantum electronics.  Elanor’s expertise lies in high-precision quantum optical measurement techniques, quantum optical control engineering, and the application of continuous variable quantum optical techniques to discrete variable quantum optical systems.  She completed her PhD in experimental quantum optics at the Australian National University in 2000.  After a brief stint at the Australian Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Elanor joined the University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy campus in Canberra.  She is currently a Senior Lecturer, has over 30 refereed experimental journal papers and is a Program and Node Manager in the ARC Centre for Quantum Computer Technology.

Thomas Jennewein studied physics with Anton Zeilinger at the University of Innsbruck and Universtiy of Vienna. He received his Ph.D. in experimental physics from Vienna University in the field of experimental quantum optics. One of his most outstanding achievements is the world's first transmission of real information using entangled-state quantum cryptography. After spending one year within the electronics industry, he is now a senior researcher at the newly founded Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, in Vienna. His current field of research includes the investigation of photonic quantum information processing such as quantum teleportation, quantum computation and quantum networks. In addition he pursues the implementation of long-distance quantum communication schemes by sending photons over optical fibre, free-space and and via satellite links.

Navin Khaneja's research lies in the area of control theory and its applications. He is currently working on developing methods for optimal and robust control of quantum systems. These control techniques have been used for optimal pulse sequence design in high resolution nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The work also has applications to the areas of quantum information and computing.

Neils Nielsen is Professor of Chemistry at University of Aarhus. His research interests lie in development and application of advanced solid- and liquid-state NMR experiments to obtain information about structure and dynamics of biological macromolecules with atomic resolution. Theoretical analysis and computer simulation of NMR experiments/spectra for multi-spin systems influenced by different (anisotropic) nuclear spin interactions and subject to different experimental conditions with the aim of designing optimum pulse sequences for determination of structure and dynamics. Application of multiple-pulse solid- and liquid-state NMR within biomolecular and nanoscience research.
 
Geoff Pryde is an experimental physicist, concerned primarily with exploring the quantum world and understanding quantum physics to make it useful for new technologies. He works in the fields of quantum information, quantum computation, quantum communication, quantum measurement, quantum control and quantum optics. Other interests include laser physics and precision spectroscopy. Geoff completed his PhD at the Australian National University and, after research fellowships at Montana State University and the University of Queensland, now heads the Quantum Optics and information Laboratory at Griffith University, where he is a Senior Lecturer. He is a Program Manager in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computer Technology, and an ARC Centre Fellow. Geoff and his co-workers are responsible for many experimental achievements in optical quantum computing, including the demonstration, full characterization, and application of optical controlled-NOT gates. 

Robert Zeier studied Computer Science at the Universität Karlsruhe (Germany) and obtained his diploma degree (Diplom) in 2000. From September 2000 to December 2006 he was working as research assistant at the Universität Karlsruhe.  In 2006 he received his doctorate degree (Doktor) in Computer Science from the Universität Karlsruhe. In his dissertation he applied Lie-theoretic methods to the control of quantum computers. He is now working as post-doctoral fellow at Harvard University.