Verification and analysis of quantum programs. This project aims to develop theoretical foundations and techniques, as well as efficient algorithms and effective tools, for the verification and analysis of quantum programs. This project will introduce new ideas and techniques to tackle the problem of verifying and analysing quantum programs and provide efficient algorithms and effective tools to help quantum program compilation and optimisation. Successful development of the outcomes and tools i ....Verification and analysis of quantum programs. This project aims to develop theoretical foundations and techniques, as well as efficient algorithms and effective tools, for the verification and analysis of quantum programs. This project will introduce new ideas and techniques to tackle the problem of verifying and analysing quantum programs and provide efficient algorithms and effective tools to help quantum program compilation and optimisation. Successful development of the outcomes and tools in this project will help Australian industries build frontier technologies for quantum software engineering and establish and preserve their competitive status in the era of quantum computing.Read moreRead less
Symbolic synthesis of knowledge-based program implementations. Systems with concurrent streams of activity are ubiquitous in computer hardware and software designs, but are conceptually complex, and fraught with faults and inefficiency. The project aims to address these difficulties by automating aspects of system design, to relieve the designer of the need to reason about complex patterns of information flow.
Parameterized Algorithm Design and Complexity Analysis: New Methods and Strategic Applications in the FPT Algorithmic Server Project. A fundamental discovery of the first decades of computer science is that completely efficient (polynomial time) algorithms probably do not exist for thousands of natural computational problems. The project will result in new methods for designing and analyzing algorithms for hard problems with natural parameters, and in improved
algorithms for these problems.
Approximate algorithms and architectures for area efficient system design. This project aims to develop simpler but reliable image recognition systems that can run on low-cost, small-scale platforms, for use in driver monitoring system (DMS) applications. Cheaper reliable DMS will lead to wider availability of this technology to end users and improve safety of motor vehicles. This project will develop approximate algorithmic and circuit techniques, provide training for research students and buil ....Approximate algorithms and architectures for area efficient system design. This project aims to develop simpler but reliable image recognition systems that can run on low-cost, small-scale platforms, for use in driver monitoring system (DMS) applications. Cheaper reliable DMS will lead to wider availability of this technology to end users and improve safety of motor vehicles. This project will develop approximate algorithmic and circuit techniques, provide training for research students and build capability in the area of approximate computing. It is also expected to lead to commercial products, licences and revenue, which will enable new job creation.
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Formal Verification of Quantum Logic Circuits. The project aims to develop comprehensive theory and effective techniques for formal modelling, equivalence checking, and model checking of quantum circuits. The research is timely as the rapid growth of quantum computing hardware makes it an urgent task to develop verification techniques for quantum hardware design and quantum compilers. The successful development of the algorithms and software tools proposed in this project will significantly adva ....Formal Verification of Quantum Logic Circuits. The project aims to develop comprehensive theory and effective techniques for formal modelling, equivalence checking, and model checking of quantum circuits. The research is timely as the rapid growth of quantum computing hardware makes it an urgent task to develop verification techniques for quantum hardware design and quantum compilers. The successful development of the algorithms and software tools proposed in this project will significantly advance the knowledge on formal verification of quantum circuits and help Australian quantum start-ups build and maintain an internationally leading position in the rapidly emerging quantum electronic design automation (EDA) industry.Read moreRead less
Coupling Techniques for Reasoning about Quantum Programs. Quantum software is indispensable for unleashing the super-power of quantum computing. This project aims to develop, for the first time, effective techniques for reasoning about the equivalence of quantum programs, with applications for verifying quantum compilers and quantum cryptographic protocols. The successful development of the outcomes and tools proposed in this project will significantly advance the knowledge on logical and mathem ....Coupling Techniques for Reasoning about Quantum Programs. Quantum software is indispensable for unleashing the super-power of quantum computing. This project aims to develop, for the first time, effective techniques for reasoning about the equivalence of quantum programs, with applications for verifying quantum compilers and quantum cryptographic protocols. The successful development of the outcomes and tools proposed in this project will significantly advance the knowledge on logical and mathematical foundations of quantum programming theory and thereby help Australian industries to build frontier technologies for quantum software engineering – in particular for quantum compilers – as well as establish and preserve their competitive status in the quantum computing era.Read moreRead less
Verification of quantum cryptographic protocols: a process algebra approach. Security analysis of quantum cryptographic systems is notoriously difficult. This project aims to develop theoretic foundations and algorithms, as well as efficient software tools, to verify quantum cryptographic protocols by innovatively bridging two research fields: quantum cryptography and quantum process algebra. The pioneering research may provide innovative, game-changing security technologies for banks, business, ....Verification of quantum cryptographic protocols: a process algebra approach. Security analysis of quantum cryptographic systems is notoriously difficult. This project aims to develop theoretic foundations and algorithms, as well as efficient software tools, to verify quantum cryptographic protocols by innovatively bridging two research fields: quantum cryptography and quantum process algebra. The pioneering research may provide innovative, game-changing security technologies for banks, business, finance, security industry, police, and counter-terrorism both within Australia and globally.Read moreRead less
Process algebra approach to distributed quantum computation and secure quantum communication. This project will develop effective methods for reasoning about the behaviours of distributed quantum computing and communicating systems. The developed methods will provide effective techniques for verifying security of quantum cryptographic protocols.
Knowledge Based Model Updating for the Correctness of Security Protocols. This project will fundamentally provide a new paradigm of the security protocol verification and modification. As such, it will significantly enhance Australia's already leading role in the cutting edge research on information security. By applying the new methodology and technology, Australian IT industry will be able to develop more secure communication systems in real world domains. With a very strong research team acro ....Knowledge Based Model Updating for the Correctness of Security Protocols. This project will fundamentally provide a new paradigm of the security protocol verification and modification. As such, it will significantly enhance Australia's already leading role in the cutting edge research on information security. By applying the new methodology and technology, Australian IT industry will be able to develop more secure communication systems in real world domains. With a very strong research team across different areas such as knowledge reasoning, temporal logics and information security, and a collaborative research training environment, this project will further enhance Australia's international reputation as a leader in computing and IT research.Read moreRead less
Economical and practical design and analysis of probabilistic distributed systems. Complex computing systems composed of communicating processes are
distributed over networks, and interact with embedded hardware
components. They routinely operate in probabilistic environments:
hardware components fail randomly, but at known rates; and tactical
randomisation resolves competition for resources. Effective
specification, development and analysis methods for these systems
is crucial, and probab ....Economical and practical design and analysis of probabilistic distributed systems. Complex computing systems composed of communicating processes are
distributed over networks, and interact with embedded hardware
components. They routinely operate in probabilistic environments:
hardware components fail randomly, but at known rates; and tactical
randomisation resolves competition for resources. Effective
specification, development and analysis methods for these systems
is crucial, and probability makes that particularly difficult.
The focus of this project is to develop new formal methods that are
economical and practical in use. Exploiting our recent advances in
probabilistic program semantics, we will add probability in a new
way to proven techniques in concurrency theory, including
refinement and hierarchical design.Read moreRead less