Research Associate in Distributed Quantum Computing

at  Imperial College London

EDUCATION

• Research Associate: Hold a PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science,Physics, or a closely related discipline, or equivalent research, industrial or commercial experience
• Research Assistant: Near completion of a PhD (or equivalent) Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a closely related discipline

EXPERIENCE

• Quantum computing and/or communications
• Error control code and performance

KNOWLEDGE

• Coding theory and decoder designs
• Machine learning and performance optimization

SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Adept in using MATLAB / network simulator and Python
• Adept in formulating technical reports using LaTeX, MS Office and other relevant tools
• Ability to organise own work with minimal supervision
• Ability to prioritise own work in response to deadlines
• Ability to respond well to guidance in the work
• Ability to exercise initiative in formulating and executing work plans

FURTHER INFORMATION

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ABOUT THE ROLE

Imperial College and UCL have a research grant of £3 million for several years from the UK EPSRC to develop distributed quantum computing (DQC). While based at Imperial College, this post-holder will join the multi-disciplinary team to develop viable architectures and techniques to efficiently connect quantum processing units (QPUs) for scalable quantum computing. Our work spans from developing the DQC architecture and demonstrating prototype optical interconnector units with quantum memory, to developing algorithms suited for the system-level architecture to show the potential advantages of DQC.

• Candidates who have not yet been officially awarded their PhD will be appointed as Research Assistant within the full-time salary range £ 43,003- £ 46,297 per annum

WHAT YOU WOULD BE DOING

The initial research responsibility of this post-holder is to investigate quantum error correction for DQC, with a specific focus on decoding algorithms for LDPC codes in the DQC setting. Decoding, like in the classical coding setting, can be done efficiently using the belief propagation algorithms with suitable modifications for application to quantum computing. Where possible, performance of the decoding algorithms and capabilities of the LDPC codes for error correction will be characterized under appropriate quantum system environments.
This initial term of this post is part-time 50%FTE for 12 months, renewal up to 18 months subject to funding availability. This position is an excellent opportunity for a researcher with strong background in quantum computing, DQC or quantum error correction. Strong analytic skills including coding theory and algorithm design will be helpful.