Gerard J. Milburn

Gerard James Milburn (born 1958) is an Australian theoretical quantum physicist notable for his work on quantum feedback control, quantum measurements, quantum information, open quantum systems, and Linear optical quantum computing (aka the Knill, Laflamme and Milburn scheme).

In 2024 he became the first Quantum Fellow of the UK's National Quantum Computing Centre.

Education Milburn received his BSc (Hons) in Physics from Griffith University in 1980. He completed his PhD in physics under Daniel Frank Walls

In October 2024 he joined the National Quantum Computing Centre in the United Kingdom as its first Quantum Fellow.

Honors and awards His awards include the Moyal Medal for Mathematical Physics (awarded 2001 ) and Boas medal, (awarded in 2003). He is a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (1999), a Fellow of the American Physical Society (2005), and elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2017.