CV
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Work History
- 2021 - current Senior Lecturer, School of Physics & School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
- 2018-current: Technical lead, IBM Quantum Hub at the University of Melbourne
- 2019 - 2021 Lecturer, School of Physics & School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
- 2011 - 2019 Research Fellow at University of Melbourne (Australia) as part of the Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology
- 2008 - 2010 Research Fellow at University of Melbourne (Australia) as part of the Centre for Quantum Computer Technology (CQCT)
- 2006 - 2008 Postdoctoral researcher at University of Liverpool (UK)
- 2000 – 2002 Software developer for Aspect Computing, primarily developing the Hansard Production System (HPS) at Australian Parliament House, Canberra.
Education
- 1996 - 1999 Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours in Physics) at Australian National University (Canberra, Australia)
- 2002 – 2006 PhD at University of Queensland (Brisbane, Australia). Thesis title: “Gates, Algorithms, and Error Correction for the Kane Quantum Computer” under Hsi-Sheng Goan and Gerard Milburn.
Professional Leadership
- 2019-current: Co-founder, Melbourne Quantum network (Melbourne, RMIT and Monash Universities)
- 2018-current: Co-founder, IBM Quantum Hub at the University of Melbourne
- 2020-current: Affiliate of Melbourne Centre for Data Science
- 2006-current: Review for international journals and conferences in quantum information/computation
- 2019-current: Organiser of IBM Quantum Seminars at the University of Melbourne
- 2020-current: Academic Disciplinary Committee for physics
- 2008-current: Organiser of quantum paper reading group, The University of Melbourne
Research student supervision
- 2020-current: Currently supervisor/co-supervisor for 21 PhD and masters students
- 2006-2020 heavily involved in the supervision of over 20 successful masters and PhD students
Lecturing and Course Development
Dr Hill’s extensive knowledge and experience quantum computing allowed him to design and develop material which forms the basis of three new cutting-edge subjects introduced into the university over the past four years.
- Introduction to Quantum Computing (2018- )
- Elements of Quantum Computing (2020- )
- Quantum Software Fundamentals (2021- )
Publications
I have an h-index of 26 (September, 2021) and over 2,200 citations of my work.
Gregory A. L. White, Felix A. Pollock, Lloyd C. L. Hollenberg, Charles D. Hill, Kavan Modi, “Diagnosing temporal quantum correlations: compressed non-Markovian calipers”, https://arxiv.org/abs/2107.13934 (2021)
Maiyuren Srikumar, Charles D. Hill, Lloyd C. L. Hollenberg, “Clustering and enhanced classification using a hybrid quantum autoencoder”, https://arxiv.org/abs/2107.11988 (2021)
Gregory A. L. White, Felix A. Pollock, Lloyd C. L. Hollenberg, Kavan Modi, Charles D. Hill, “Non-Markovian Quantum Process Tomography”, https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.11722 (2021)
Heredge, J., Hill, C., Hollenberg, L. & Sevior, M. Quantum Support Vector Machines for Continuum Suppression in B Meson Decays. arXiv Prepr. arXiv2103.12257 (2021).
Mooney, G. J., White, G. A. L., Hill, C. D. & Hollenberg, L. C. L. Whole-device entanglement in a 65-qubit superconducting quantum computer. arXiv Prepr. arXiv2102.11521 (2021).
Mooney, G. J., White, G. A. L., Hill, C. D. & Hollenberg, L. C. L. Generation and verification of 27-qubit Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger states in a superconducting quantum computer. arXiv Prepr. arXiv2101.08946 (2021).
Laucht, A. et al. Roadmap on quantum nanotechnologies. Nanotechnology 32, 162003 (2021).
Mooney, G. J., Hill, C. D. & Hollenberg, L. C. L. Cost-optimal single-qubit gate synthesis in the Clifford hierarchy. Quantum 5, 396 (2021).
White, G. A. L., Hill, C. D. & Hollenberg, L. C. L. Performance Optimization for Drift-Robust Fidelity Improvement of Two-Qubit Gates. Phys. Rev. Appl. 15, 14023 (2021).
White, G. A. L., Hill, C. D., Pollock, F. A., Hollenberg, L. C. L. & Modi, K. Demonstration of non-Markovian process characterisation and control on a quantum processor. Nat. Commun. 11, 1–10 (2020).
Vallury, H. J., Jones, M. A., Hill, C. D. & Hollenberg, L. C. L. Quantum computed moments correction to variational estimates. Quantum 4, 373 (2020).
White, G. A. L., Hill, C. D., Pollock, F. A., Hollenberg, L. C. L. & Modi, K. Experimental non-Markovian process characterisation and control on a quantum processor. arXiv Prepr. arXiv2004.14018 (2020).
Usman, M., Wong, Y. Z., Hill, C. D. & Hollenberg, L. C. L. Framework for atomic-level characterisation of quantum computer arrays by machine learning. npj Comput. Mater. 6, 1–8 (2020).
Mooney, G. J., Tonetto, S. U. Y., Hill, C. D. & Hollenberg, L. C. L. Mapping np-hard problems to restricted adiabatic quantum architectures. arXiv Prepr. arXiv1911.00249 (2019).
Mooney, G. J., Hill, C. D. & Hollenberg, L. C. L. Entanglement in a 20-qubit superconducting quantum computer. Sci. Rep. 9, 1–8 (2019).
Fuechsle, M. et al. Apparatus and method for quantum processing. (2019).
Dang, A., Hill, C. D. & Hollenberg, L. C. L. Optimising matrix product state simulations of Shor’s algorithm. Quantum 3, 116 (2019).
Usman, M. et al. Measurements and atomistic theory of electron g-factor anisotropy for phosphorus donors in strained silicon. Phys. Rev. B 98, 35432 (2018).
Broome, M. A. et al. Two-electron spin correlations in precision placed donors in silicon. Nat. Commun. 9, 1–7 (2018).
Usman, M., Hill, C., Hollenberg, L. & others. Design and control of phosphorous donor qubits in strained silicon environments. in APS March Meeting Abstracts 2017, A28–007 (2017).
Wang, D. S., Hill, C. D. & Hollenberg, L. C. L. Simulations of Shor’s algorithm using matrix product states. Quantum Inf. Process. 16, 1–13 (2017).
Agundez, R. R., Hill, C. D., Hollenberg, L. C. L., Rogge, S. & Blaauboer, M. Superadiabatic quantum state transfer in spin chains. Phys. Rev. A 95, 12317 (2017).
Nguyen, T., Hill, C. D., Hollenberg, L. C. L. & James, M. R. Fan-out estimation in spin-based quantum computer scale-up. Sci. Rep. 7, 1–11 (2017).
Woolfe, K. J., Hill, C. D. & Hollenberg, L. C. L. Scaling and efficient classical simulation of the quantum Fourier transform. Quantum Inf. & Comput. 17, 1–14 (2017).
Perunicic, V. S., Hill, C. D., Hall, L. T. & Hollenberg, L. C. L. A quantum spin-probe molecular microscope. Nat. Commun. 7, 1–10 (2016).
Nguyen, T., Hill, C. D., Hollenberg, L. C. L. & James, M. R. Surface code continuous quantum error correction using feedback. in 2015 54th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC) 7101–7106 (2015).
Usman, M. et al. Strain and electric field control of hyperfine interactions for donor spin qubits in silicon. Phys. Rev. B 91, 245209 (2015).
Hill, C. D. et al. A surface code quantum computer in silicon. Sci. Adv. 1, e1500707 (2015).
Kalra, R., Laucht, A., Hill, C. D. & Morello, A. Robust two-qubit gates for donors in silicon controlled by hyperfine interactions. Phys. Rev. X 4, 21044 (2014).
Perunicic, V. S., Hall, L. T., Simpson, D. A., Hill, C. D. & Hollenberg, L. C. L. Towards single-molecule NMR detection and spectroscopy using single spins in diamond. Phys. Rev. B 89, 54432 (2014).
Hill, C. D., Fowler, A. G., Wang, D. S. & Hollenberg, L. C. L. Fault-tolerant quantum error correction code conversion. Quantum Inf. & Comput. 13, 439–451 (2013).
Perunicic, V. S., Hall, L. T., Simpson, D. A., Hill, C. D. & Hollenberg, L. C. L. Single molecule NMR detection and spectroscopy using single spins in diamond. arXiv Prepr. arXiv1307.8220 (2013).
McGuinness, L. P. et al. Ambient nanoscale sensing with single spins using quantum decoherence. New J. Phys. 15, 73042 (2013).
Makin, M. I., Cole, J. H., Hill, C. D. & Greentree, A. D. Spin guides and spin splitters: Waveguide analogies in one-dimensional spin chains. Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 17207 (2012).
Hill, C. D., Greentree, A. D. & Hollenberg, L. C. L. Parallel interaction-free measurement using spatial adiabatic passage. New J. Phys. 13, 125002 (2011).
Ralph, J. F., Jacobs, K. & Hill, C. D. Frequency tracking and parameter estimation for robust quantum state estimation. Phys. Rev. A 84, 52119 (2011).
Hill, C. D., Fowler, A. G., Wang, D. S. & Hollenberg, L. C. L. Fault-tolerant quantum error correction code conversion. arXiv Prepr. arXiv1112.2417 (2011).
Fowler, A. G. et al. Surface code quantum communication. Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 180503 (2010).
Hill, C. D., Flitney, A. P. & Menicucci, N. C. A competitive game whose maximal Nash-equilibrium payoff requires quantum resources for its achievement. Phys. Lett. A 374, 3619–3624 (2010).
Hall, L. T., Hill, C. D., Cole, J. H. & Hollenberg, L. C. L. Ultrasensitive diamond magnetometry using optimal dynamic decoupling. Phys. Rev. B 82, 45208 (2010).
Hall, L. T. et al. Monitoring ion-channel function in real time through quantum decoherence. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 107, 18777–18782 (2010).
Makin, M. I. et al. Time evolution of Gaussian pulses in the one-dimensional Jaynes-Cummings-Hubbard Hamiltonian. in ACOLS ACOFT 09 Conference: Proceedings of the Australasian Conference on Optics, Lasers and Spectroscopy, and Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology in association with the International Workshop on Dissipative Solitons 2009 302 (2009).
Hall, L. T., Cole, J. H., Hill, C. D. & Hollenberg, L. C. L. Sensing of fluctuating nanoscale magnetic fields using nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond. Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 220802 (2009).
Makin, M. I., Cole, J. H., Hill, C. D., Greentree, A. D. & Hollenberg, L. C. L. Time evolution of the one-dimensional Jaynes-Cummings-Hubbard Hamiltonian. Phys. Rev. A 80, 43842 (2009).
Wang, D. S., Fowler, A. G., Hill, C. D. & Hollenberg, L. C. L. Graphical algorithms and threshold error rates for the 2d colour code. arXiv Prepr. arXiv0907.1708 (2009).
Hill, C. & Ralph, J. Weak measurement and control of entanglement generation. Phys. Rev. A 77, 14305 (2008).
Hill, C., Goodwin, D. & Ralph, J. Control of two qubit systems with Hamiltonian feedback. in Quantum Information and Computation VI 6976, 69760C (2008).
Hill, C. & Ralph, J. Deterministic purity evolution via weak measurement for bipartite quantum systems in PROCEEDINGS-SPIE THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR OPTICAL ENGINEERING 6603, 6603 (2007).
Hill, C. D. Robust controlled-NOT gates from almost any interaction. Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 180501 (2007).
Testolin, M. J., Hill, C. D., Wellard, C. J. & Hollenberg, L. C. L. Robust controlled-NOT gate in the presence of large fabrication-induced variations of the exchange interaction strength. Phys. Rev. A 76, 12302 (2007).
Griffith, E. J., Hill, C. D., Ralph, J. F., Wiseman, H. M. & Jacobs, K. Rapid state purification in a superconducting charge qubit. Phys. Rev. B 75, 14511 (2007).
Hill, C. & Ralph, J. Weak measurement and rapid state reduction in entangled bipartite quantum systems. New J. Phys. 9, 151 (2007).
Griffith, E. J., Hill, C. D., Ralph, J. F., Wiseman, H. M. & Jacobs, K. Rapid-state purification protocols for a Cooper pair box. Phys. Rev. B 75, 14511 (2007).
Hill, C. & Ralph, J. Deterministic purity evolution via weak measurement for bipartite quantum systems. in Noise and Fluctuations in Photonics, Quantum Optics, and Communications 6603, 66030S (2007).
Hill, C. D. Algorithms, gates and error correction for the Kane quantum computer. (2006).
Ralph, J. F., Griffith, E. J., Hill, C. D. & Clark, T. D. Rapid purification of a solid state charge qubit. in Quantum Information and Computation IV 6244, 624403 (2006).
Hill, C. D. et al. Fast donor-based electron spin quantum computing. in Micro-and Nanotechnology: Materials, Processes, Packaging, and Systems II 5650, 44–54 (2005).
Hill, C. D. et al. Fast solid-state donor electron spin quantum computing. UQ PhD Thesis, (2005).
Hill, C. D. et al. Global control and fast solid-state donor electron spin quantum computing. Phys. Rev. B 72, 45350 (2005).
Hill, C. Remarks by Charles Hill. in Proceedings of the ASIL Annual Meeting 98, 329–331 (2004).
Fowler, A. G., Hill, C. D. & Hollenberg, L. C. L. Quantum-error correction on linear-nearest-neighbor qubit arrays. Phys. Rev. A 69, 42314 (2004).
Goan, H.-S. & Hill, C. Fast non-adiabatic gates for the Kane quantum computer in the presence of dephasing. in APS March Meeting Abstracts 2004, R1–260 (2004).
Hill, C. D. & Goan, H.-S. Comment on “Grover search with pairs of trapped ions”. Phys. Rev. A 69, 56301 (2004).
Hill, C. D. & Goan, H.-S. Fast Non-Adiabatic Gates and Quantum Algorithms on the Kane Quantum Computer in the Presence of Dephasing. in AIP Conference Proceedings 734, 167–170 (2004).
Hill, C. D. & Goan, H.-S. Gates for the Kane quantum computer in the presence of dephasing. Phys. Rev. A 70, 22310 (2004).
Hill, C. D. & Goan, H.-S. Fast nonadiabatic two-qubit gates for the Kane quantum computer. Phys. Rev. A 68, 12321 (2003).
Internationally Recognised Patents
Hill, CD, Hollenberg, LCL, Fuechsle, M, Hile, SJ, House, MG, Peretz, E, Rogge, S & Simmons, MY 2016, ‘Apparatus and method for quantum processing’, US Patent App. 14/931,768
Hill, CD, Hollenberg, LCL, Simmons, MY, Peretz, E, Rogge, S, Fuechsle, M & Hile, SJ 2016, ‘Apparatus and method for quantum processing’, US Patent App. 14/931,738
External Consultancy
- 2020-current Consultancy for Ford Alliance project looking at quantum algorithms relevant to Ford Motor company.
- 2021-current Army research project looking at quantum algorithms for last-mile resupply.
- 2021-current Consultancy for Archer Materials, Australia
- 2019-current on-going international and local industry engagement as part of the Quantum Hub
- 2018 consultant to the University of Melbourne on Quantum Error Correction Code software IP negotiations with Google.
Current Research Grants
- 2021, USAF-NRO Million-dollar quantum accelerator, Modi, Hill
- 2021-24, ARC Discovery Project, “Out-manoeuvring correlated noise in quantum computers”, Modi, Hill
- 2020-23, Ford Alliance Project, NISQ algorithms for traffic/route optimization problems, Hollenberg, Hill, Ghosh
- 2021, Hybrid HPC-quantum computing for last-mile resupply optimisation AQTED, Hollenberg, Hill, Usman, Myers, Smith-Miles