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Sequence and Image Transformations with Monarq: Quantum Implementations for NISQ Devices

Quantum Physics 2026-04-02 v2

Abstract

We introduce Monarq, a unified quantum data processing framework that combines QCrank encoding with the EHands protocol for polynomial transformations, and demonstrate its implementation on noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) hardware. This framework provides fundamental quantum building blocks for signal and image processing tasks, including convolution, discrete-time Fourier transform (DFT), squared gradient computation, and edge detection, serving as a reference for a broad class of data processing applications on near-term quantum devices.

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@article{arxiv.2603.03582,
  title  = {Sequence and Image Transformations with Monarq: Quantum Implementations for NISQ Devices},
  author = {Jan Balewski and Roel Van Beeumen and E. Wes Bethel and Talita Perciano},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.03582},
  year   = {2026}
}

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11 pages, 12 figures

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