Image Classification with Rotation-Invariant Variational Quantum Circuits

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Autori principali: Sebastian, Paul San, Cañizo, Mikel, Orús, Román
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author Sebastian, Paul San
Cañizo, Mikel
Orús, Román
author_facet Sebastian, Paul San
Cañizo, Mikel
Orús, Román
contents Variational quantum algorithms are gaining attention as an early application of Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) devices. One of the main problems of variational methods lies in the phenomenon of Barren Plateaus, present in the optimization of variational parameters. Adding geometric inductive bias to the quantum models has been proposed as a potential solution to mitigate this problem, leading to a new field called Geometric Quantum Machine Learning. In this work, an equivariant architecture for variational quantum classifiers is introduced to create a label-invariant model for image classification with $C_4$ rotational label symmetry. The equivariant circuit is benchmarked against two different architectures, and it is experimentally observed that the geometric approach boosts the model's performance. Finally, a classical equivariant convolution operation is proposed to extend the quantum model for the processing of larger images, employing the resources available in NISQ devices.
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spellingShingle Image Classification with Rotation-Invariant Variational Quantum Circuits
Sebastian, Paul San
Cañizo, Mikel
Orús, Román
Quantum Physics
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Machine Learning
Variational quantum algorithms are gaining attention as an early application of Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) devices. One of the main problems of variational methods lies in the phenomenon of Barren Plateaus, present in the optimization of variational parameters. Adding geometric inductive bias to the quantum models has been proposed as a potential solution to mitigate this problem, leading to a new field called Geometric Quantum Machine Learning. In this work, an equivariant architecture for variational quantum classifiers is introduced to create a label-invariant model for image classification with $C_4$ rotational label symmetry. The equivariant circuit is benchmarked against two different architectures, and it is experimentally observed that the geometric approach boosts the model's performance. Finally, a classical equivariant convolution operation is proposed to extend the quantum model for the processing of larger images, employing the resources available in NISQ devices.
title Image Classification with Rotation-Invariant Variational Quantum Circuits
topic Quantum Physics
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.15031