arXiv Machine Learning

Tensor Cookbook: Mastering Tensors through Diagrams

arXiv Machine Learning
Oct 23

Structured Unitary Tensor Network Representations for Circuit-Efficient Quantum Data Encoding

The paper introduces Tensor Network-based Quantum Data Encoding (TNQE), a framework that uses structured unitary tensor network representations to encode classical data into quantum states efficiently. TNQE decomposes each input into tensor cores and compiles them into encoding circuits via two core-to-circuit strategies, with learnable block unitaries ensuring trainability while maintaining unitarity. The method achieves significantly shallower circuits—down to 0.04× the depth of amplitude encoding—and scales to high‑resolution images, demonstrating practical feasibility on real quantum hardware.

By Guang Lin, Toshihisa Tanaka, Qibin Zhao
arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 4

Parameterised graph theory for tensor networks: entanglement rerouting, structural simplification, and agnostic tomography

The paper applies parameterised graph theory to tensor networks, showing that cutwidth and tree‑cutwidth bound the bond‑dimension overhead needed to represent a tensor‑network state as a matrix product state or tree tensor network. It derives graph‑dependent upper bounds on the sample and computational complexity of tensor‑network tomography, introducing a new graph parameter called learning complexity. Finally, it extends the framework to an agnostic learner that approximates any state with a tensor‑network state of given bond dimension, providing explicit graph‑dependent complexity bounds.

By Matthias C. Caro, Natalie McHugh, Sergii Strelchuk
arXiv Machine Learning
Aug 20

Quantum Tensor Network Learning with DMRG

The paper introduces a quantum tensor network learning framework that employs matrix product states (MPS) as a machine‑learning architecture, adding a global normalization condition to interpret the MPS as a quantum state. It compares two optimization strategies—gradient descent and a DMRG‑adapted method—to identify locally optimal tensors and evaluates their effectiveness.

By Gustav J L J\"ager, Martin B Plenio, Hans-Martin Rieser
arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 23

Riemannian Optimization on Tree Tensor Networks with Application in Machine Learning

The paper presents a formal analysis of the quotient geometry of tree tensor networks (TTNs) and introduces efficient first- and second-order optimization algorithms that leverage this geometry. It also develops a backpropagation method for training TTNs in a kernel learning context. Numerical experiments on a digit classification task demonstrate a tradeoff between two horizontal distributions: one provides clearer geometric insights, while the other yields more efficient algorithms.

By Marius Willner, Marco Trenti, Dirk Lebiedz
arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 30

Quantum Geometry of Data

arXiv:2507.21135v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: We demonstrate how Quantum Cognition Machine Learning (QCML) encodes data as quantum geometry. In QCML, features of the data are represented by lea...

By Alexander G. Abanov, Luca Candelori, Harold C. Steinacker, Martin T. Wells, Jerome R. Busemeyer, Cameron J. Hogan, Vahagn Kirakosyan, Nicola Marzari, Sunil Pinnamaneni, Dario Villani, Mengjia Xu, Kharen Musaelian
arXiv AI
Sep 15

Tensorization is a powerful but underexplored tool for compression and interpretability of neural networks

The paper discusses tensorizing neural networks by reshaping dense weight matrices into higher-order tensors and approximating them with low-rank tensor network decompositions. This approach offers promising model compression and introduces bond indices that create new latent spaces, potentially enhancing interpretability. Despite encouraging empirical results, tensorized neural networks remain underused, and the authors call for more research to address practical scaling and adoption challenges.

By Safa Hamreras, Sukhbinder Singh, Rom\'an Or\'us