PhD Scholarship: Practical self-correcting quantum memories | University of Sydney, Australia in partnership with Sygaldry

PhD Scholarship: Practical self-correcting quantum memories | University of Sydney, Australia in partnership with Sygaldry Application deadline: Wednesday, October 7, 2026Employer web page: Sydney Quantum Academy Job type: PhDTags: PhDscholarshipquantum computing** Project: Practical self-correcting quantum memories This project aims to construct practical `self-correcting quantum memories’ (SCQM), which are designed to serve as a type of hard drive for quantum computers. An ideal quantum hard drive is a system into which a quantum state can be encoded, left for an arbitrarily long time without any active control, and then efficiently decoded to recover the initial state. A SCQM aims to approach this ideal behaviour. It should be a physically reasonable system that can reliably store encoded quantum information for a time that grows with the system size, while being weakly coupled to a thermal bath. The theoretical study of SCQM has been a constant source of surprise and challenge for over two decades, and recently there has been a breakthrough in the mathematical foundations of SCQMs. It’s now the perfect time to translate these theoretical ideas into practice. This project will be conducted in partnership with Sygaldry, a US-based company developing quantum-accelerated AI servers. This project would suit This project is ideal for candidates with a strong background and interest in theoretical quantum physics and mathematics. Project supervisor Prof Stephen Bartlett, Dr Dominic Williamson Details of the Scholarship The scholarship is for up to 4 years of full time study and includes: • Student stipend: A$42,754 per annum (2026 rate, indexed annually) • Substantive engagement with our industry partners as a core component of the PhD • Access to an industry-ready skills training program • Entry to the SQA PhD Experience Program events and workshops.

Eligibility Requirements Scholarships are open to domestic and international applicants. • Domestic students include Australian citizens, permanent residents, New Zealand citizens, or persons entitled to remain in Australia without limitation. • International students must hold, or be able to obtain, a valid visa for the duration of the scholarship. Applicants must: • Hold or be eligible for admission to a full time PhD program at an FLiQC partner university • Have a PhD offer of admission before an FLiQC scholarship can be awarded • Have the support of the proposed project supervisor prior to applying • Not hold another primary PhD stipend scholarship (e.g. RTP or equivalent) Log in or register to post comments