Qudit extension of parameterized IQP circuits: A generative quantum machine learning approach to integer data
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: Parameterized Instantaneous Quantum Polynomial (IQP) circuits have proven useful in quantum generative learning models, particularly for binary distributions. However, when applied to non-binary datasets, they exhibit notable limitations: mapping integer values into qubit-compatible binary representations often destroys the original metric structure of the data. In this paper we aim to extend them to a qudits formulation operating on an integer mapping of the data. The IQP quantum circuit is adapted to encode each integer valued pixel into a bit-string of fixed length and quantum gates are transformed to follow the qudit formalism. As a generative machine learning approach, a suitable loss function for the circuit training and the calculation of the covariance matrix among features are developed and validated on the energy deposits from single-particle electron showers in the electromagnetic calorimeter of the CLIC detector. The method proposed in this work can be also extended to other applications that utilize quantum generative machine learning for non-binary data.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Subfield: Artificial Intelligence
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
OpenAlex ID: W7166512229
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