arXiv Machine Learning

Semidefinite Programming for Quantum Channel Learning

The paper studies how to reconstruct a quantum channel from classical data by formulating the fidelity optimization as a semidefinite program (SDP). When the fidelity can be expressed as a ratio of two quadratic forms—such as in mapping mixed to pure states, projective operators, or unitary learning—the SDP approach yields a convex optimization that can be efficiently solved with commercial solvers. Experiments show that the resulting channels often have a Kraus rank far below the maximum, indicating that a small Kraus rank suffices to capture the observed data, and the method is also applied to reconstruct projective operators and a classical computational model based on quantum channel transformation.

arXiv Machine Learning
Jul 9

Superstate Quantum Mechanics

arXiv:2502. 00037v4 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: We introduce Superstate Quantum Mechanics (SQM), a theory that considers states in Hilbert space subject to multiple quadratic constraints, with ``energy'' also expressed as a quadratic function of these states.

By Mikhail Gennadievich Belov, Victor Victorovich Dubov, Vadim Konstantinovich Ivanov, Alexander Yurievich Maslov, Olga Vladimirovna Proshina, Vladislav Gennadievich Malyshkin
arXiv Machine Learning
Aug 21

Quantum Gaussian processes for prediction of channel observations

arXiv:2608. 19306v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Given a set of input states, we consider the task of predicting the expectation value of a Pauli observable at the output of an unknown quantum evolution, using only a limited number of measurements.

By Jonas J\"ager, Yaroslav Khmelnitskiy, Paolo Braccia, Artur Miroszewski, Diego Garc\'ia-Mart\'in, M. Cerezo, Piotr Czarnik
arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 11

A Quantum-Inspired Dequantization Method for Diagonally Weighted Matrix Functions: Application to Learning with Optimized Random Features

The paper introduces a classical algorithm that dequantizes a quantum sampler used for learning with optimized random features. By sampling heavy indices and reducing the transformation to a small principal block, the method produces a sparse classical representation with operator‑norm guarantees. This approach enables a classical sampler with specified accuracy and polynomial runtime, demonstrating that quantum block‑encoding factorizations can provide sufficient classical structure even when direct sampling access to the composite matrix is unavailable.

By Natsuto Isogai, Mio Murao, Hayata Yamasaki
arXiv Machine Learning
2d ago

Towards Surrogate Based Dequantization of Quantum Reinforcement Learning

The paper investigates whether quantum reinforcement learning algorithms can be matched by efficient classical methods. It focuses on a simplified reinforcement learning setting with a uniform generative model, providing finite‑sample guarantees for classical kernelized Fitted Q‑Iteration that uses kernels aligned with parameterized quantum circuits. The authors identify sufficient conditions on data encoding, kernel choice, and problem structure under which this classical approach dequantizes quantum Q‑learning, and suggest using kernelized Fitted Q‑Iteration as a heuristic when those conditions cannot be verified.

By Pablo Rodriguez-Grasa, Sofiene Jerbi, Mikel Sanz, Ryan Sweke
arXiv Machine Learning
Jul 24

Neural Guided Sampling for Quantum Circuit Optimization

arXiv:2510. 12430v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Translating a general quantum circuit on a specific hardware topology with a reduced set of available gates, also known as transpilation, comes with a substantial increase in the length of the equivalent circuit.

By Bodo Rosenhahn, Tobias J. Osborne, Christoph Hirche