Gary Mooney

Hello and welcome! I'm Gary, a quantum computing researcher and game developer who likes to climb rocks.

This site is an archive of research output and projects that I’ve shared online. I will eventually get around to adding some of my art as well.

Research

I’ve recently completed my PhD focusing on three different areas of quantum computing: benchmarking current IBM Quantum devices by generating and measuring quantum entanglement, optimising the process of mapping problems onto noisy near-term quantum devices, and exploring ways to decrease the quantum resource costs of large-scale universal fault-tolerant quantum computers. I’m now a researcher at the University of Melbourne as part of the IBM Quantum Network Hub, collaboratively working with Ford on quantum computing approaches to combinatorial optimisation problems in the automotive industry.

Game Development

Making games has been a strong passion of mine since I was young. I taught myself programming with the help of Game Maker back when youtube and online tutorials weren’t really a thing and I later completed an advanced dimploma in game development (programming) at AIE in Melbourne. I’ve been learning and practicing a bunch of different aspects of game creation over the years with the aim to make my own games. I love fleshing out game ideas and collaborating with a team to make them a reality.

In 2021, a couple of friends and I published our first game. I mean, it’s a small experimental game that you can play for free on itch.io called Carnival Madness. It was heaps of fun to make and quite satisfying to finally complete and get it out there. I’m developing my next game now in a totally different style with the help of another friend. At a certain point in developing it, I’ll start posting updates on my social media (probably instagram). So be sure to follow to keep up to date.

Bouldering and Sport Climbing

Ever since giving bouldering a try at the start of 2021, I fell in love with the sport. It’s sort of like having to solve problems using your body while doing yoga and parkour on a wall. I don’t know, there’s something about it that just feels right.

You can find some of my climbing videos on instagram @_garymooney.