Matthew’s career has spanned multiple disciplines, including mathematics, physics and computer science through his multi-disciplinary research in quantum computing, covering aspects of all of these disciplines.  He has worked in multiple countries and universities which afforded him opportunities to teach in multiple disciplines.  Additionally he has industry experience as a software engineer.

Education:

• 2010 PhD (Combinatorics and Optimization) – University of Waterloo
• 2006 MMath (Combinatorics and Optimization) – University of Waterloo
• 2004 BSc Honours (Mathematics) –  University of Regina
• 2004 BA (Music) – University of Regina

Experience:

• 2015-2016 Lecturer, University of Otago, Department of Computer Science
• 2014 Product Development Engineer – Electronics, Fisher and Paykel
• 2014 Software Engineer, Kuracloud
• 2013-2014 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Otago, Department of Physics
• 2010-2013 Research Fellow, National University of Singapore, Centre for Quantum Technologies

Current roles

• Lecturer in Cybersecurity

Research

Matthew’s research is focused on cryptography and quantum computing. Most of Matthew’s work is in the field of quantum self-testing, which looks at how quantum devices can be characterised and used without reference to trusted benchmarks.  More recently, Matthew’s focus has been on cryptography, with a particular emphasis on security definitions and applications of blockchains.