New benchmarks to optimize quantum computer performance

Computer scientists at UCLA have shown that existing compilers, which tell quantum computers how to use their circuits to execute quantum programs, inhibit the computers’ ability to achieve optimal performance. Specifically, their research has revealed […]

Boltzmann machine learning with a variational quantum algorithm

Boltzmann machine is a powerful tool for modeling probability distributions that govern the training data. A thermal equilibrium state is typically used for Boltzmann machine learning to obtain a suitable probability distribution. The Boltzmann machine […]

First quantum algorithm to characterize noise

Researchers at University of Sydney Nano Institute have developed the first system-wide quantum algorithm to characterize noise. Noise is the main obstacle to building large-scale quantum computers. To tame the noise (interference or instability), scientists […]

Quantum computing enhanced computational catalysis

The quantum computation of electronic energies can break the curse of dimensionality that plagues many-particle quantum mechanics. It is for this reason that a universal quantum computer has the potential to fundamentally change computational chemistry […]

Elyah brings visual quantum programming

Elyah has recently released its online circuit tool to program quantum computers. It comes built-in with a fast in-browser simulator, and a few more perks, like having the option to print your circuits. The tool, Qubit […]

Using entangled photons to play “quantum Go”

A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in China has developed a form of the board game Go using entanglement. The researchers created a version of quantum Go using entangled photons and found that […]

Reinforcement Learning to perform Qubit routing

Researchers at University of Cambridge have presented an interesting paper regarding the usage of Reinforcement Learning to perform Qubit routing in Quantum compilers. Qubit routing refers to the task of modifying quantum circuits so that […]

Option pricing using Quantum Computers

A team from JPMorgan Chase, IBM Research Zurich and ETH Zurich presents a methodology to price options and portfolios of options on a gate-based quantum computer using amplitude estimation, an algorithm which provides a quadratic […]

Quantum machines learn ‘quantum data’

Skoltech scientists have shown that quantum enhanced machine learning can be used on quantum (as opposed to classical) data, overcoming a significant slowdown common to these applications and opening a “fertile ground to develop computational […]

Quantum Computing to study genetic diseases

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine are tapping into the potential of quantum computers to understand genetic diseases. The team developed and implemented a genetic sample classification algorithm, a Hamming distance-like, that […]