Nonlinear Quantum Control Engineering

Quantum technologies have the potential to lead to a whole new technological infrastructure. However, quantum technology is now moving to a phase where its progress requires advances in engineering and in particular control engineering. Control Engineering is needed to ensure that quantum machines such as quantum computers and quantum sensor networks maintain high levels of performance, precision and accuracy in the presence of nonlinear and uncertain dynamics along with quantum and classical noise. This will be achieved by enabling the design of feedback controllers and filters which are either based on quantum measurements or coherent interactions. For example, in the area of quantum computing, quantum controllers can be used to reduce the level of noise in quantum computers leading to inaccurate quantum calculations. Also, in quantum communications, quantum control engineering can be