I am a Senior Lecturer at the University of Melbourne and a STEM educator with CSIRO. In my current role, I am leading a quantum computing research and education program at the School of Computing and Information Systems.
During the last decade, I have undertaken multi-disciplinary research at the forefront of nano-science and nano-technology with a record of high-impact journal articles. In a nutshell, my research aims to exploit the “quantum power” of nano-materials to revolutionise next generation technologies with applications in quantum processor design, quantum simulations, photovoltaics, and photonic devices.
Since 2014, I have been working on the design of solid-state spin qubits in silicon with the aim to realise a scalable quantum computing architecture. I have contributed to many ground-breaking investigations and demonstrations including world’s first spatial metrology of P donor atoms in silicon with exact lattice site precision (Nature Nanotechnology 2016), STM-based probing of donor wave functions (Nanoscale 2017), valley effects in donor-dot coupled qubits (PRX 2018), machine learning approach to scalable architectures (NPJ Computational Materials 2020, patent 2020), the design of robust two-qubit CNOT gates, and the prototype of a large-scale surface-code quantum computer (patent 2020).
From 2010-14, I worked on the optoelectronic properties of III-V materials and heterostructures such as quantum wells, quantum dots and nanowires. My theoretical work on novel bismide semiconductors as part of the EU FP7 project BIANCHO contributed towards the demonstration of world’s first laser based on GaBiAs/GaAs quantum well structures. My research on InGaAs/GaAs quantum dots provided several key insights on their optoelectronic properties leading to the engineering of their output wavelengths and polarisation characteristics – two key ingredients for the design of optoelectronic systems.
I am a passionate advocate of STEM education and working with CSIRO’s STEM Scientists in Schools program. I am also a member of the Education Committee at the Melbourne School of Engineering. I am a member of APS, AAIP, and IEEE societies, and served on the scientific committee of IWCE international conference. I am a recipient of fellowships from DAAD and USA State Department. I also received Purdue's Graduate School Tuition Award, and 2019 Dean's Award for Excellence in Research. Further details about my work are present at: http://www.quantumelectronics.org
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Honours, Awards and Fellowships
Dean's Award for Excellence in Research
2nd Best Talk Prize at the Annual Workshop of Center in 2019
3rd Best Talk Prize at the Annual Workshop of Center in 2018
German DAAD Post-doc Fellowship
Graduate Tuition Award
Graduate Fellowship
Merit Scholarship
German DAAD Fellowship
Fulbright USA Fellowship
Credentials
Positions
Senior Research Fellow In Quantum Computing
Computing And Information Systems
Senior Lecturer
Computing And Information Systems
Member
Australian Institute of Physics
Member
Purdue Alumni Association
Member
American Physical Society
Education
PhD Electrical Engineering
Purdue University
PhD Electrical Engineering
Purdue University
MSc Electrical Engineering
University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore
BSc (Honours & Distinction) Electrical Engineering
University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore