The QUISA (Quantum Information, Simulation and Algorithms) Research Centre, hosted at The University of Western Australia, aims to foster collaboration and entrepreneurship, bringing together academic staff, research students, government and industrial partners to develop innovative quantum solutions to tackle otherwise intractable problems and complex phenomena. - QUISA

Centre for Quantum Information, Simulation and Algorithms

Copyright © QUISA 2025

Team

UWA Staff

Professor Jingbo Wang
QUISA director, Physics
Quantum algorithms and information theory
Professor Lyle Noakes
Mathematics
Differential Geometry and Optimal Control Theory
Professor Linqing Wen
Physics
Gravitational Wave Astrophysics, AI & HPC
Dr Casey Myers
Physics & Computer Science & Pawsey
quantum algorithms, quantum machine learning, analogue quantum computing
Dr Kaushika De Silva
Physics (UWA) & University of Reunion
Operator algebras, Quantum Computing
Associate Professor Wei Liu
Computer Science
Generative AI, Deep Learning, Quantum Computing
Associate Professor Du Huynh
Computer Science
Computer vision, Image & Signal Processing, Quantum Computing
Professor Amitava Datta
Computer Science
Bioinformatics, HPC, Optical and Quantum Computing
Professor Mark Reynolds
Computer Science
AI, Machine Learning, Logic and Optimisation
Professor Andreas Wicenec
Director of Data Intensive Astronomy, ICRAR
Petascale computing, NP-hard scheduling, High precision astrometry
Associate Professor Edward Cripps
Mathematics & Statistics
Bayesian statistics, Spatial/temporal modelling
Associate Professor John Lau
Mathematics & Statistics
Bayesian statistics, Monte Carlo Markov chain, Statistical image analysis
Dr Des Hill
Mathematics
Differential equations and quantum computing
Professor Michael Small
Director, UWA Data Institute
Complex systems, Non-linear time series analysis and modelling
Dr. Matthew Daggitt
Computer Science
Neural networks, Distributed algorithms, Routing protocols, Formal verification
Associate Professor Pejman Rowshan Farzad
Medical Physics
Machine Learning, Radiotherapy, Nuclear Medicine
Dr. Jake Kendrick
Medical Physics
Machine Learning, Quantitative and Diagnostic Imaging

Collaborators

Dr. Josh Izaac
Director of Product - Xanadu, Canada
Quantum software, Quantum AI and Machine Learning
Dr. Sam Marsh
Senior Solutions Engineer, Q-CTRL, Australia
Quantum algorithms
Professor Yuying Li
Director of Data Science, University of Waterloo, Canada
Quantitative finance, Optimisation, Data science
Professor Jason Twamley
Lead of Quantum Machines Unit, OIST, Japan
Quantum information, quantum control, quantum metrology
Professor Ben Travaglione
Quantum Computing Discipline Leader, DSTG
Quantum Computing
Professor Frederic Cadet
University of Reunion, France
Machine Learning, Deep Learning & Quantum Computing for Biologics
Professor Ugo Varetto
Chief Technology Officer, Pawsey Supercomputing Centre
System Architecture and IT Strategy
Dr Yusen Wu
Beijing Normal University
Quantum information and algorithms
Ann Backhaus
Education & Training Manager, Pawsey Supercomputing Centre
Education & Training
Dr. Christopher Harris
Team Lead, Senior Supercomputing Specialist, Pawsey Supercomputing Centre
High-performance computing
Dr. Edric Matwiejew
Quantum supercomputing researcher, Pawsey Supercomputing Centre
High-performance-computing, Quantum optimisation
Professor Martin Ebert
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Radiation Oncology, Medical Physics
Dr. Pascal Elahi
Quantum Supercomputing Research Lead, Pawsey Supercomputing Centre
OpenMP, MPI, CUDA, Numerical Astrophysics and High Performance Computing
Dr Shusen Liu
Quantum supercomputing researcher, Pawsey Supercomputing Centre
Quantum Computer Architecture, Quantum Software
Dr Stuart Midgley
Program Leader for High Performance Computing, Defence Science Technology Group
High Performance Computing, Quantum Theory
Associate Professor Cedric Damour
University of Reunion Island, France
Modeling, control and diagnosis of energetic systems
Darcy Eamonn
Founder, QUECWA, Australia
Quantum education
Dr Jason Pye
Stockholm University, Sweden
Quantum Field Theory; Information and Sampling Theory
Shakib Daryanoosh
DSTG
physics, adjunct
Philippe Charton
Reunion, France
Reunion, France

Research Students – PHD

Tavis Bennett
PhD student
Quantum Optimisation
John Tanner
PhD student
Quantum Information Theory, Quantum Machine Learning
Shengxin Zhuang
PhD student (Reunion & UWA)
Quantum machine learning, Quantum Bioinformatics
Luke Antoncich
PhD student
Luke Antoncich
Aidan Smith
PhD student
Quantum algorithms and quantum optimisation
Muhammad Daud
PhD student (Reunion & UWA)
Quantum algorithms
Phil Pickering
PhD student
Philosophy, Quantum Computing
Freddy Oulia
PhD student (Reunion & UWA)
Bioinformatics, Machine Learning
Kang Xu
PhD student (Reunion & UWA)
Quantum computing, bioinformatics
Mehul Pandita
PhD student (Reunion & UWA)
Quantum image processing

Research Students – Masters, Honors, CBM

Benjamin Rossdeutscher
Quantum optimisation
Tuan Nguyen
Masters
Quantum medical image processing
Josh Green
Josh Green
Matthaus Zering
Matthaus Zering
Nicholas Davies
Masters student
Quantum-enhanced energy management
Tosh Afanasiev
Tosh Afanasiev
Eric Pan
Eric Pan
Jack Blyth
Masters
Quantum finance
Dylan O'Donoghue
Masters
Quantum optimisation
Jayden Bradshaw
Honours student
Quantum Optimisation
Andrew Freeland
Masters student
Quantum optimisation
Yao Tang
Masters
Quantum games
Leo Oldfield
Masters student
Quantum scheduling
Mark Walker
Masters student
TBC
Arun Reddy
Masters student
Quantum machine learning
Thomas Italiano
Masters student
TBC
Amir Husain
Honours student
TBC
Callum Neill
Masters student
Quantum Supercomputing
Hari Shyamsundar
Masters
Quantum Neural Network (QCNN)
Jack Burton
Masters student
Quantum Finance
Josh Snow
Masters student
TBC
Luke McAtee
Masters student
TBC
Hamish Meston
Masters student
TBC
James Greenwell
Masters student
Solving differential equations via quantum computing
Sajini Karunaratne
Masters student
TBC
Dhyan Patel
Masters student
TBC

Team

UWA Staff

Professor Jingbo Wang
QUISA director, Physics
Quantum algorithms and information theory
Professor Lyle Noakes
Mathematics
Differential Geometry and Optimal Control Theory
Professor Linqing Wen
Physics
Gravitational Wave Astrophysics, AI & HPC
Dr Casey Myers
Physics & Computer Science & Pawsey
quantum algorithms, quantum machine learning, analogue quantum computing
Dr Kaushika De Silva
Physics (UWA) & University of Reunion
Operator algebras, Quantum Computing
Associate Professor Wei Liu
Computer Science
Generative AI, Deep Learning, Quantum Computing
Associate Professor Du Huynh
Computer Science
Computer vision, Image & Signal Processing, Quantum Computing
Professor Amitava Datta
Computer Science
Bioinformatics, HPC, Optical and Quantum Computing
Professor Mark Reynolds
Computer Science
AI, Machine Learning, Logic and Optimisation
Professor Andreas Wicenec
Director of Data Intensive Astronomy, ICRAR
Petascale computing, NP-hard scheduling, High precision astrometry
Associate Professor Edward Cripps
Mathematics & Statistics
Bayesian statistics, Spatial/temporal modelling
Associate Professor John Lau
Mathematics & Statistics
Bayesian statistics, Monte Carlo Markov chain, Statistical image analysis
Dr Des Hill
Mathematics
Differential equations and quantum computing
Professor Michael Small
Director, UWA Data Institute
Complex systems, Non-linear time series analysis and modelling
Dr. Matthew Daggitt
Computer Science
Neural networks, Distributed algorithms, Routing protocols, Formal verification
Associate Professor Pejman Rowshan Farzad
Medical Physics
Machine Learning, Radiotherapy, Nuclear Medicine
Dr. Jake Kendrick
Medical Physics
Machine Learning, Quantitative and Diagnostic Imaging

Collaborators

Dr. Josh Izaac
Director of Product - Xanadu, Canada
Quantum software, Quantum AI and Machine Learning
Dr. Sam Marsh
Senior Solutions Engineer, Q-CTRL, Australia
Quantum algorithms
Professor Yuying Li
Director of Data Science, University of Waterloo, Canada
Quantitative finance, Optimisation, Data science
Professor Jason Twamley
Lead of Quantum Machines Unit, OIST, Japan
Quantum information, quantum control, quantum metrology
Professor Ben Travaglione
Quantum Computing Discipline Leader, DSTG
Quantum Computing
Professor Frederic Cadet
University of Reunion, France
Machine Learning, Deep Learning & Quantum Computing for Biologics
Professor Ugo Varetto
Chief Technology Officer, Pawsey Supercomputing Centre
System Architecture and IT Strategy
Dr Yusen Wu
Beijing Normal University
Quantum information and algorithms
Ann Backhaus
Education & Training Manager, Pawsey Supercomputing Centre
Education & Training
Dr. Christopher Harris
Team Lead, Senior Supercomputing Specialist, Pawsey Supercomputing Centre
High-performance computing
Dr. Edric Matwiejew
Quantum supercomputing researcher, Pawsey Supercomputing Centre
High-performance-computing, Quantum optimisation
Professor Martin Ebert
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Radiation Oncology, Medical Physics
Dr. Pascal Elahi
Quantum Supercomputing Research Lead, Pawsey Supercomputing Centre
OpenMP, MPI, CUDA, Numerical Astrophysics and High Performance Computing
Dr Shusen Liu
Quantum supercomputing researcher, Pawsey Supercomputing Centre
Quantum Computer Architecture, Quantum Software
Dr Stuart Midgley
Program Leader for High Performance Computing, Defence Science Technology Group
High Performance Computing, Quantum Theory
Associate Professor Cedric Damour
University of Reunion Island, France
Modeling, control and diagnosis of energetic systems
Darcy Eamonn
Founder, QUECWA, Australia
Quantum education
Dr Jason Pye
Stockholm University, Sweden
Quantum Field Theory; Information and Sampling Theory
Shakib Daryanoosh
DSTG
physics, adjunct
Philippe Charton
Reunion, France
Reunion, France

Research Students – PHD

Tavis Bennett
PhD student
Quantum Optimisation
John Tanner
PhD student
Quantum Information Theory, Quantum Machine Learning
Shengxin Zhuang
PhD student (Reunion & UWA)
Quantum machine learning, Quantum Bioinformatics
Luke Antoncich
PhD student
Luke Antoncich
Aidan Smith
PhD student
Quantum algorithms and quantum optimisation
Muhammad Daud
PhD student (Reunion & UWA)
Quantum algorithms
Phil Pickering
PhD student
Philosophy, Quantum Computing
Freddy Oulia
PhD student (Reunion & UWA)
Bioinformatics, Machine Learning
Kang Xu
PhD student (Reunion & UWA)
Quantum computing, bioinformatics
Mehul Pandita
PhD student (Reunion & UWA)
Quantum image processing

Research Students – Masters, Honors, CBM

Benjamin Rossdeutscher
Quantum optimisation
Tuan Nguyen
Masters
Quantum medical image processing
Josh Green
Josh Green
Matthaus Zering
Matthaus Zering
Nicholas Davies
Masters student
Quantum-enhanced energy management
Tosh Afanasiev
Tosh Afanasiev
Eric Pan
Eric Pan
Jack Blyth
Masters
Quantum finance
Dylan O'Donoghue
Masters
Quantum optimisation
Jayden Bradshaw
Honours student
Quantum Optimisation
Andrew Freeland
Masters student
Quantum optimisation
Yao Tang
Masters
Quantum games
Leo Oldfield
Masters student
Quantum scheduling
Mark Walker
Masters student
TBC
Arun Reddy
Masters student
Quantum machine learning
Thomas Italiano
Masters student
TBC
Amir Husain
Honours student
TBC
Callum Neill
Masters student
Quantum Supercomputing
Hari Shyamsundar
Masters
Quantum Neural Network (QCNN)
Jack Burton
Masters student
Quantum Finance
Josh Snow
Masters student
TBC
Luke McAtee
Masters student
TBC
Hamish Meston
Masters student
TBC
James Greenwell
Masters student
Solving differential equations via quantum computing
Sajini Karunaratne
Masters student
TBC
Dhyan Patel
Masters student
TBC