Sydney student helps solve quantum computing problem with simple modification updated 3 AprApril 2021 at 6:26am Pablo Bonilla says there are long hours involved in his work but it still excites him. ( Share Print text only Cancel Sydney university student Pablo Bonilla, 21, had his first academic paper published overnight and it might just change the shape of computing forever. Key points: Pablo Bonilla's code has caught the interest of researchers at US universities and tech giant Amazon The code is a small modification to one that has been studied for 20 years Mr Bonilla completed HSC-level maths at age 15 and was invited to work on a University of Sydney project