The paper introduces APGEM, an adaptive controller that dynamically selects among four error‑mitigation techniques—Zero‑Noise Extrapolation, Probabilistic Error Cancellation, Clifford Data Regression, and Readout Error Mitigation—based on a utility function and Q‑learning scores. Applied to a realistic Delhi‑based Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem, the adaptive approach improves the quantum reinforcement learning agent’s approximation ratios from 0.84‑0.87 to 0.92‑0.94 under high noise, outperforming constructive heuristics and approaching metaheuristics. The controller’s strategy shifts from a Clifford‑data‑regression‑heavy regime early in training to a balanced use of all techniques as training progresses, demonstrating regime‑dependent selection.
By Shabir Ahmad Sofi, Bisma Majid, Mir Mohammad Yousuf
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By Alexander DeRieux, Walid Saad
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By Yixiong Chen
Neural quantum states (NQS) provide a flexible and scalable framework for approximating quantum many-body wavefunctions. Among NQS parameterizations, autoregressive models are especially attractive because they enable exact, independent sampling from the Born distribution, avoiding the autocorrelation and mixing issues of Markov chain methods.
The paper introduces Adaptive Policy-Guided Error Mitigation (APGEM), a context-aware layer that dynamically selects error mitigation strategies—such as ZNE, PEC, CDR, and REM—during quantum reinforcement learning (QRL) training on NISQ devices. APGEM uses policy-level indicators (quantum-state fidelity, policy entropy, cumulative reward, and approximation ratio) to choose the most suitable mitigation method and integrates it directly into the reinforcement learning loop. Evaluated on the Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem under various NISQ noise models, APGEM outperforms static mitigation techniques, achieving about 94% of an oracle strategy’s utility, maintaining higher fidelity as noise increases, and producing more stable learning behavior.
By Bisma Majid, Shabir Ahmed Sofi, Mir Mohammad Yousuf