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Quantum computers are traditionally operated by programmers at the granularity of a gate-based instruction set. However, the actual device-level control of a quantum computer is performed via analog pulses. We introduce a compiler that…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-05-12 Pranav Gokhale , Ali Javadi-Abhari , Nathan Earnest , Yunong Shi , Frederic T. Chong

I demonstrate the potential of reinforcement learning (RL) to prepare quantum states of strongly periodically driven non-linear single-particle models. The ability of Q-Learning to control systems far away from equilibrium is exhibited by…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2018-12-18 Marin Bukov

We present BenchRL-QAS, a unified benchmarking framework for reinforcement learning (RL) in quantum architecture search (QAS) across a spectrum of variational quantum algorithm tasks on 2- to 8-qubit systems. Our study systematically…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-09-30 Azhar Ikhtiarudin , Aditi Das , Param Thakkar , Akash Kundu

Recent advances in quantum computing (QC) and machine learning (ML) have drawn significant attention to the development of quantum machine learning (QML). Reinforcement learning (RL) is one of the ML paradigms which can be used to solve…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-10-27 Samuel Yen-Chi Chen

In this paper, we provide the details of implementing various reinforcement learning (RL) algorithms for controlling a Cart-Pole system. In particular, we describe various RL concepts such as Q-learning, Deep Q Networks (DQN), Double DQN,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-06-15 Swagat Kumar

During their operation, due to shifts in environmental conditions, devices undergo various forms of detuning from their optimal settings. Typically, this is addressed through control loops, which monitor variables and the device…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-04-17 T. Crosta , L. Rebón , F. Vilariño , J. M. Matera , M. Bilkis

Longitudinal coupling offers a compelling pathway for quantum nondemolition (QND) readout, but pulse design is constrained by hardware limitations such as the coupling strength and the photon number required to stay within the linear…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-20 Yiming Yu , Yuan Qiu , Xinyu Zhao , Ye-Hong Chen , Yan Xia

Reliable quantum information technologies depend on precise actuation and techniques to mitigate the effects of undesired disturbances such as environmental noise and imperfect calibration. In this work, we present a general framework based…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-09-20 Joshua Hanson , Dennis Lucarelli

Deep reinforcement learning is an emerging machine learning approach which can teach a computer to learn from their actions and rewards similar to the way humans learn from experience. It offers many advantages in automating decision…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-07-08 V. Nguyen , S. B. Orbell , D. T. Lennon , H. Moon , F. Vigneau , L. C. Camenzind , L. Yu , D. M. Zumbühl , G. A. D. Briggs , M. A. Osborne , D. Sejdinovic , N. Ares

The application of quantum reinforcement learning (QRL) to real-time control systems faces significant challenges regarding hardware latency, noise susceptibility, and learning convergence. This work presents an end-to-end investigation of…

We extend directed quantum circuit synthesis (DQCS) with reinforcement learning from purely discrete gate selection to parameterized quantum state preparation with continuous single-qubit rotations \(R_x\), \(R_y\), and \(R_z\). We compare…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-02-19 Gerhard Stenzel , Isabella Debelic , Michael Kölle , Tobias Rohe , Leo Sünkel , Julian Hager , Claudia Linnhoff-Popien

Quantum computation has demonstrated a promising alternative to solving the NP-hard combinatorial problems. Specifically, when it comes to optimization, classical approaches become intractable to account for large-scale solutions.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-29 Farzan Moosavi , Bilal Farooq

Reinforcement Learning (RL) techniques have been increasingly applied in optimizing control systems. However, their application in quantum systems is hampered by the challenge of performing closed-loop control due to the difficulty in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-02-08 Tanmay Neema , Susmit Jha , Tuhin Sahai

The performance of quantum simulations heavily depends on the efficiency of noise mitigation techniques and error correction algorithms. Reinforcement has emerged as a powerful strategy to enhance the efficiency of learning and optimization…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-03 Abolfazl Ramezanpour

This paper presents a review of the field of reinforcement learning (RL), with a focus on providing a comprehensive overview of the key concepts, techniques, and algorithms for beginners. RL has a unique setting, jargon, and mathematics…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-04-04 Mohamed-Amine Chadi , Hajar Mousannif

We develop an optimal control algorithm for robust quantum gate preparation in open environments with the state of the quantum system represented using the Lindblad master equation. The algorithm is based on adaptive linearization and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-03-17 Luke S. Baker , Syed A. Shah , Anatoly Zlotnik , Andrei Piryatinski

We consider the problem of synthesizing Clifford quantum circuits for devices with all-to-all qubit connectivity. We approach this task as a reinforcement learning problem in which an agent learns to discover a sequence of elementary…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-12 Richie Yeung , Aleks Kissinger , Rob Cornish

The stabilization of quantum states is a fundamental problem for realizing various quantum technologies. Measurement-based-feedback strategies have demonstrated powerful performance, and the construction of quantum control signals using…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-10 Chunxiang Song , Yanan Liu , Daoyi Dong , Hidehiro Yonezawa

Quantum machine learning models use encoding circuits to map data into a quantum Hilbert space. While it is well known that the architecture of these circuits significantly influences core properties of the resulting model, they are often…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-03-03 Frederic Rapp , David A. Kreplin , Marco F. Huber , Marco Roth

Reinforcement Learning (RL) trains agents to learn optimal behavior by maximizing reward signals from experience datasets. However, RL training often faces memory limitations, leading to execution latencies and prolonged training times. To…