Dominic Williamson

Dr. Dominic Williamson is a theoretical quantum physicist and DECRA Research Fellow at the School of Physics, University of Sydney. He specializes in quantum phases of matter and their applications to quantum error correction and computing. His work bridges condensed matter theory and quantum information science, focusing on fracton topological phases and fault-tolerant quantum architectures.

Education: PhD in Physics from the University of Vienna (2017); Postdoctoral research at Yale University, Stanford University, and IBM Quantum. Current roles include faculty membership at the University of Sydney’s Quantum Science Group and prior industry experience at IBM and PsiQuantum.

Research interests: Topological phases of matter, quantum error correction codes (e.g., fracton codes, QLDPC systems), fault-tolerant quantum computing architectures, and non-Abelian anyon systems. Recent breakthroughs include low-overhead quantum architectures and novel approaches to parallelized logical measurements.

Grants: 2022 ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award for topological phases in quantum computation. Collaborations include projects on gauging logical operators and quantum code surgery.

Professional activities: Editor for Quantum, frequent speaker at international conferences, and mentor for students at all levels (undergraduate to postdoctoral). Active in open-source research and public engagement through platforms like arXiv and Google Scholar.