Bill is an optical communications researcher focusing on using novel photonic technologies to fix problems in the systems underpinning the backbone of the internet.
Research projects
Uncovering what lies beneath our cities – all with our internet’s optical fibres
From ensuring our homes don’t crack to keeping our skyscrapers standing tall – understanding our city’s bedrock is foundational. Our researchers are repurposing the optical fibres already buried beneath Melbourne to map what lies beneath – all without digging a single hole.
Connecting internet superhighways to keep up with data demands
A team of researchers from Monash, RMIT, University of Adelaide and the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications have created a fingernail-sized chip to more efficiently route our internet’s data to its destination.
The microcomb could transform industries – but only if more people can use them
Our microcombs have already shown revolutionary outputs for information and intelligence and led to record-breaking internet speeds on a single optical chip. At COMBS we see even greater potential – but only if more people could use them.
More accurately mapping Australia’s earthquake-prone areas using our internet’s optical fibres
Using the same underground optical fibres that transmit our internet, researchers think they will be able to measure our Earth’s tremors more accurately than ever before.