2–5 May 2023
ECT*
Europe/Rome timezone

ROTOGP: a classical optimizer for Variational Quantum Simulation using Gaussian Process Models

Not scheduled
20m
Aula Renzo Leonardi (ECT*)

Aula Renzo Leonardi

ECT*

Strada delle Tabarelle 286, I-38123 Villazzano (Trento)
Poster.

Speaker

Dr Luca Arceci (Innsbruck University)

Description

Variational Quantum Simulation (VQS) is one of the most promising techniques for near-term quantum computing. However, its performance is strongly affected by the ability of classical optimizers to deal with noise. In this context, I will first introduce Gaussian Process Models (GPM), a well-established machine learning technique to fit functionals with error bars, and then show how they can be applied to VQS. Furthermore, I will present ROTOGP, a novel optimizer exploiting GPM and a simple strategy to increase the number of measurement shots during the optimization. I will show results on some ground state preparation benchmark problems, using different circuit ansaetze, and compare with other competitive optimizers in the literature.

Abstract category Quantum Computing

Primary author

Dr Luca Arceci (Innsbruck University)

Co-authors

Dr Rick Van Bijnen (Innsbruck University) Dr Viacheslav Kuzmin (Innsbruck University)

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