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Optimal control is a central problem in quantum thermodynamics. When minimizing dissipated work and work fluctuations defined via the two-point measurement scheme in open quantum systems, existing approaches largely focus on the rapid- and…

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Advancements in the implementation of quantum hardware have enabled the acquisition of data that are intractable for emulation with classical computers. The integration of classical machine learning (ML) algorithms with these data holds…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-01-22 Gyungmin Cho , Dohun Kim

In the era of digital quantum computing, optimal digitized pulses are requisite for efficient quantum control. This goal is translated into dynamic programming, in which a deep reinforcement learning (DRL) agent is gifted. As a reference,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-04-14 Yongcheng Ding , Yue Ban , José D. Martín-Guerrero , Enrique Solano , Jorge Casanova , Xi Chen

Control of the stochastic dynamics of a quantum system is indispensable in fields such as quantum information processing and metrology. However, there is no general ready-made approach to the design of efficient control strategies. Here, we…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-04-26 Frank Schäfer , Pavel Sekatski , Martin Koppenhöfer , Christoph Bruder , Michal Kloc

Quantum computing requires the optimization of control pulses to achieve high-fidelity quantum gates. We propose a machine learning-based protocol to address the challenges of evaluating gradients and modeling complex system dynamics. By…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-27 Paul Surrey , Julian D. Teske , Tobias Hangleiter , Hendrik Bluhm , Pascal Cerfontaine

We study thermodynamic processes in contact with a heat bath that may have an arbitrary time-varying periodic temperature profile. Within the framework of stochastic thermodynamics, and for models of thermo-dynamic engines in the idealized…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-04-06 Olga Movilla Miangolarra , Rui Fu , Amirhossein Taghvaei , Yongxin Chen , Tryphon T. Georgiou

This work examines the challenges and opportunities of Machine Learning (ML) for Monitoring and Operational Data Analytics (MODA) in the context of Quantitative Codesign of Supercomputers (QCS). MODA is employed to gain insights into the…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2022-10-04 Thomas Jakobsche , Nicolas Lachiche , Florina M. Ciorba

Process optimization in chemical engineering may be hindered by the limited availability of reliable thermodynamic data for fluid mixtures. Remarkable progress is being made in predicting thermodynamic mixture properties by machine learning…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2025-10-14 Martin Bubel , Tobias Seidel , Michael Bortz

The optimization of finite-time thermodynamic heat engines was intensively explored recently, yet limited to few cycles, e.g. finite-time Carnot-like cycle. In this paper, we supplement a new type of finite-time engine with quantum Otto…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-01-01 Jin-Fu Chen , Chang-Pu Sun , Hui Dong

Process control and optimization have been widely used to solve decision-making problems in chemical engineering applications. However, identifying and tuning the best solution algorithm is challenging and time-consuming. Machine learning…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-25 Ilias Mitrai , Prodromos Daoutidis

The optimal control of a mechanical system is of crucial importance in many realms. Typical examples are the determination of a time-minimal path in vehicle dynamics, a minimal energy trajectory in space mission design, or optimal motion…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2008-10-09 S. Ober-Bloebaum , O. Junge , J. E. Marsden

As powerful as machine learning (ML) techniques are in solving problems involving data with large dimensionality, explaining the results from the fitted parameters remains a challenging task of utmost importance, especially in physics…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2024-04-15 Roberto C. Alamino

Machine learning (ML) has emerged into formidable force for identifying hidden but pertinent patterns within a given data set with the objective of subsequent generation of automated predictive behavior. In the recent years, it is safe to…

The unavoidable irreversible losses of power in a heat engine are found to be of quantum origin. Following thermodynamic tradition a model quantum heat engine operating by the Otto cycle is analyzed. The working medium of the model is…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Yair Rezek , Ronnie Kosloff

We consider a quantum Otto refrigerator cycle of a time-dependent harmonic oscillator. We investigate the coefficient of performance at maximum figure of merit for adiabatic and nonadiabatic frequency modulations. We obtain analytical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-08-01 Obinna Abah , Eric Lutz

In the rapidly evolving research on artificial intelligence (AI) the demand for fast, computationally efficient, and scalable solutions has increased in recent years. The problem of optimizing the computing resources for distributed machine…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-10-30 Mohammadreza Doostmohammadian , Zulfiya R. Gabidullina , Hamid R. Rabiee

Machine learning thermodynamic perturbation theory (MLPT) is a promising approach to compute finite temperature properties when the goal is to compare several different levels of ab initio theory and/or to apply highly expensive…

The current practice of manually tuning quantum dots (QDs) for qubit operation is a relatively time-consuming procedure that is inherently impractical for scaling up and applications. In this work, we report on the {\it in situ}…

The efficiency of a quantum heat engine is maximum when the unitary strokes are adiabatic. On the other hand, this may not be always possible due to small energy gaps in the system, especially at the critical point where the gap vanishes.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-07-08 Revathy B. S , Harsh Sharma , Uma Divakaran

Reconstructing force fields (FFs) from atomistic simulation data is a challenge since accurate data can be highly expensive. Here, machine learning (ML) models can help to be data economic as they can be successfully constrained using the…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2022-10-27 Niklas Frederik Schmitz , Klaus-Robert Müller , Stefan Chmiela