Survey of QML applications on near-term quantum devices.
problem Achieving quantum advantage on real-world applications.
method Analysis of supervised and unsupervised techniques, including encoding, ansatz structure, error mitigation, and gradient methods.
result Current QML implementations on quantum hardware face limitations but show potential for real-world applications.
Quantum models are rephrased as kernel methods, improving performance.
problem Improving quantum machine learning models by encoding data into quantum states.
method Rephrasing quantum models as kernel methods and using support vector machines.
result Kernel-based training finds better quantum models than variational circuit training.
Finding efficient decoders for quantum error correcting codes adapted to realistic experimental noise in fault-tolerant devices represents a significant challenge. In this paper we introduce several decoding algorithms complemented by deep neural decoders and apply them to analyze several fault-tolerant error correctio…
Quantum mechanics is inherently probabilistic in light of Born's rule. Using quantum circuits as probabilistic generative models for classical data exploits their superior expressibility and efficient direct sampling ability. However, training of quantum circuits can be more challenging compared to classical neural net…
Quantum model discovery uses DQCs to solve equations from data.
problem Discovering differential equations from data using quantum computing.
method Differentiable quantum circuits (DQCs) to solve parameterized equations, regression on data and equations.
result Successful parameter inference and equation discovery on various systems.
Pipeline decomposes portfolio optimization problems into smaller, solvable subproblems.
problem Large-scale portfolio optimization with constraints.
method Decomposition pipeline with preprocessing, clustering, and risk rebalancing.
result Pipeline reduces problem size by 80% and computation time.
The paper explores the generalization of quantum neural networks using stability theory.
problem Understanding the generalization properties of quantum neural networks.
method The authors use algorithmic stability to establish generalization bounds for quantum neural networks.
result The paper provides practical insights into the design and training of quantum neural networks.
Quantum circuit Born machines are generative models which represent the probability distribution of classical dataset as quantum pure states. Computational complexity considerations of the quantum sampling problem suggest that the quantum circuits exhibit stronger expressibility compared to classical neural networks. O…
Photonic quantum reinforcement learning for control problems.
problem Solving continuous control problems with noisy quantum computers.
method Proximal policy optimization for photonic variational quantum agents.
result Photonic policy learning achieves comparable performance to classical neural networks.
Q-CurL optimizes quantum learning with a curriculum design.
problem Efficiently training quantum models with limited resources.
method Quantum curriculum learning framework.
result Q-CurL enhances training convergence and generalization.
The combination of machine learning and quantum computing has emerged as a promising approach for addressing previously untenable problems. Reservoir computing is an efficient learning paradigm that utilizes nonlinear dynamical systems for temporal information processing, i.e., processing of input sequences to produce …
The state-of-the-art machine learning approaches are based on classical von Neumann computing architectures and have been widely used in many industrial and academic domains. With the recent development of quantum computing, researchers and tech-giants have attempted new quantum circuits for machine learning tasks. How…
TensorHyper-VQC improves VQC scalability and robustness.
problem Scalability and noise sensitivity in VQC.
method Tensor-train-guided hypernetwork framework.
result TensorHyper-VQC achieves superior performance and robust noise tolerance.
Quantum mechanics fundamentally forbids deterministic discrimination of quantum states and processes. However, the ability to optimally distinguish various classes of quantum data is an important primitive in quantum information science. In this work, we train near-term quantum circuits to classify data represented by …
SGLBO optimizes quantum circuits with fewer measurements, improving accuracy and noise resilience.
problem Efficiently optimizing parameterized quantum circuits with reduced measurement shots and noise.
method Developed SGLBO combining SGD and BO, with adaptive measurement-shot strategy and suffix averaging.
result Significantly reduces measurement-shot cost while improving accuracy and noise resilience.
QGAA learns latent quantum states, reducing errors in quantum data generation.
problem Learning latent representations for quantum data generation.
method Quantum Generative Adversarial Autoencoder (QGAA) combining QAE and QGAN.
result Average errors in energies for H2 and LiH are 0.02 Ha and 0.06 Ha respectively, demonstrating QGAA's potential.
Flow-VQE uses generative flows to optimize VQE efficiently.
problem Complex objective functions and expensive optimization in VQE.
method Generative normalizing flows with parameterized quantum circuits.
result Flow-VQE accelerates convergence and reduces circuit evaluations.
Quantum models learn unitary actions on entangled states from product states.
problem Generalization to out-of-distribution data in quantum machine learning.
method Proved out-of-distribution generalization for learning unitary actions.
result Learned unitary actions on entangled states from product states.
Quantum computing promises faster finance algorithms.
problem Solving finance problems faster than classical methods.
method Quantum computing applications to finance, including Monte Carlo, portfolio optimization, and machine learning.
result Quantum speedups for finance problems, especially Monte Carlo and portfolio optimization.
UKM framework optimizes VQCs, showing QCL performance is bounded.
problem Designing and optimizing variational quantum classifiers (VQCs).
method Unitary Kernel Method (UKM) and Variational Circuit Realization (VCR).
result QCL performance is bounded by UKM.
The seminal idea of quantum money not forgeable due to laws of Quantum Mechanics proposed by Stephen Wiesner, has laid foundations for the Quantum Information Theory in early '70s. Recently, several other schemes for quantum currencies have been proposed, all however relying on the assumption that the mint does not coo…
New method uses quantum computing to process classical data efficiently.
problem Inefficient quantum machine learning due to data loading and trainability issues.
method Linear Hamiltonian-based machine learning with ground state problems for k-local Hamiltonians.
result Demonstrated the effectiveness and scalability of the method on up to 50 qubits.
Quantum method prices options by evolving a state in imaginary time.
problem Pricing options in a quantum setting.
method Prepares an initial state, evolves it using imaginary time algorithms, and maps to quantum state.
result Numerical verification for European options; extension to path-dependent options.
Adversarial learning is one of the most successful approaches to modelling high-dimensional probability distributions from data. The quantum computing community has recently begun to generalize this idea and to look for potential applications. In this work, we derive an adversarial algorithm for the problem of approxim…
We report on experimental measurement of the Hilbert-Schmidt distance between two two-qubit states by many-particle interference. We demonstrate that our three-step method for measuring distances in Hilbert space is far less complex than reconstructing density matrices and that it can be applied in quantum-enhanced mac…
Quantum machine learning models can approximate any continuous function.
problem Theoretical understanding of quantum feature maps in machine learning.
method Proving universal approximation property of quantum machine learning models in quantum-enhanced feature spaces.
result Quantum machine learning models are universal approximators of continuous functions.
A key problem in financial mathematics is the forecasting of financial crashes: if we perturb asset prices, will financial institutions fail on a massive scale? This was recently shown to be a computationally intractable (NP-hard) problem. Financial crashes are inherently difficult to predict, even for a regulator whic…
A new approach to quantum machine learning circuits reduces training difficulties.
problem Challenges in training deep quantum circuits due to flat training landscapes.
method Variable structure approach (VAns) to build ansatzes, applying rules for gate growth and removal.
result VAns successfully mitigates trainability and noise-related issues, improving performance in various applications.
New methods optimize training VQAs without barren plateaus, improving efficiency and applicability.
problem Barren plateaus in training variational quantum algorithms.
method Derive adaptive learning rates and use Gaussian kernels to optimize movement in parameter space.
result Optimized training methods outperform other routines and can train VQAs free of barren plateaus.
New AI approach improves quantum device calibration by leveraging prior scientific discoveries.
problem Lack of abundant data in scientific disciplines hinders model generalizability.
method Introduces a new machine learning approach that combines prior scientific knowledge with data.
result Accuracy in predicting quantum device energy spectrum surpasses current state-of-the-art by over 20%.
A new optimizer saves significant shots in quantum machine learning.
problem Training variational QML algorithms is challenging due to large datasets and shot-count overhead.
method Proposed Refoqus optimizer that samples over both dataset and measurement operators.
result Refoqus can save several orders of magnitude in shot cost compared to existing methods.
Bayesian approach optimizes quantum circuits for noisy hardware.
problem Optimizing parameterized quantum circuits on noisy quantum hardware.
method Reformulate classical optimisation as Bayesian posterior, combining cost function and prior distribution. Apply dimension reduction and posterior sampling strategies.
result Bayesian approach generates faster, less noisy circuits than classical methods.
The paper uses quaternions to model quantum learning on devices.
problem Designing adaption and optimization techniques for quantum learning machines.
method Division algebra of quaternions to model computation and measurement on qubits, developing a training framework.
result Established quantum information processing units similar to neurons in classical approaches.
The key cryptographic protocols used to secure the internet and financial transactions of today are all susceptible to attack by the development of a sufficiently large quantum computer. One particular area at risk are cryptocurrencies, a market currently worth over 150 billion USD. We investigate the risk of Bitcoin, …
Researchers develop a framework for quantum machine learning models.
problem Comparing quantum machine learning models and their resource requirements.
method Constructive framework of linear quantum models using quantum information theory.
result Linear quantum models require exponentially more qubits than data re-uploading models for certain learning tasks.
New method bounds hardware noise without assumptions.
problem Estimating hardware noise without assumptions.
method Machine Learning and Conformal Prediction.
result Theoretical upper bounds of fidelity.
Quantum computing promises to revolutionize finance, especially in optimization and modeling.
problem Financial inefficiencies and inaccuracies in current computing methods.
method Survey of quantum computing applications in finance, focusing on stochastic modeling, optimization, and machine learning.
result Quantum computing can solve financial problems more efficiently and accurately.
Quantum computing exploits basic quantum phenomena such as state superposition and entanglement to perform computations. The Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm (QAOA) is arguably one of the leading quantum algorithms that can outperform classical state-of-the-art methods in the near term. QAOA is a hybrid quant…
New approach connects quantum phases to VQA trainability, enabling better scaling.
problem Scalability issues in VQAs, especially barren plateaus.
method Analog VQA ansätze composed of quenches of a disordered Ising chain, tuning disorder strength.
result Thermalized and MBL phases reach maximal expressivity at large M, but barren plateaus emerge at smaller M in the thermalized phase. Quantum tech speeds up financial risk assessment.
problem Improving credit valuation adjustments using quantum mechanics.
method Developed a quantum algorithm using Bayesian quantum amplitude estimation and engineered likelihood functions.
result Significant speedup in quantum computations for CVA over classical methods.
Meta-learning algorithms prepare quantum Gibbs states efficiently for NISQ devices.
problem Efficiently preparing quantum Gibbs states for NISQ devices.
method Meta-Variational Quantum Thermalizer (Meta-VQT) and Neural Network Meta-VQT (NN-Meta VQT) algorithms.
result Meta-learned parameters significantly outperform random initializations in optimization tasks.
Improves VQAs by balancing classical and quantum training resources.
problem Challenges in trainability and resource costs of VQAs on quantum hardware.
method Adopting HELIA Ansatz and combining classical and quantum methods for gradient estimation and training.
result Achieves higher accuracy and success rates in VQE and improved test accuracy in quantum phase classification.
This work shows how to efficiently simulate parts of quantum landscapes using classical computers.
problem Identifying where quantum computers are advantageous and offloading computations.
method Developed a quantum-enhanced classical algorithm to simulate sub-regions of quantum landscapes.
result It is possible to generate a classical surrogate of a sub-region of a quantum landscape.
In the past decade, the field of quantum machine learning has drawn significant attention due to the prospect of bringing genuine computational advantages to now widespread algorithmic methods. However, not all domains of machine learning have benefited equally from quantum enhancements. Notably, deep learning and rein…
Quantum Proof-of-Work uses boson sampling to secure blockchain consensus.
problem Ensuring secure and efficient blockchain consensus.
method Proposes using quantum boson sampling as a Proof-of-Work scheme for blockchain.
result Demonstrates a robust and energy-efficient PoW scheme.
Quantum computing offers new solutions for financial optimization, pricing, risk, and security.
problem Core financial bottlenecks in combinatorial search, expectation estimation, and rare-event analysis.
method Identify bottlenecks, specify quantum primitives, compare with classical benchmarks, assess under constraints.
result Strongest near-term case for quantum finance in hybrid workflows, constrained search, and amplitude-estimation.
Expressive quantum circuits are harder to train due to flatter cost landscapes.
problem Designing quantum circuits that are both expressive and trainable.
method Deriving a relationship between expressibility and gradient magnitude, extending barren plateau phenomenon.
result Highly expressive ansätze exhibit flatter cost landscapes, making them harder to train.
Evolutionary strategy optimizes quantum circuit design and parameters.
problem Optimizing quantum circuit design and parameters for NISQ devices.
method Simple evolutionary strategy to optimize both circuit architecture and parameters.
result Minor slowdown on actual quantum hardware compared to simulations, with insights into mutation operations.