The Quantum Ensemble Variational Optimization Algorithm: Applications to Molecular Inverse Design
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| author | Calcagno, Francesco Cabral, Delmar G. A. Rivalta, Ivan Batista, Victor S. |
| author_facet | Calcagno, Francesco Cabral, Delmar G. A. Rivalta, Ivan Batista, Victor S. |
| contents | Designing molecules with optimized properties remains a fundamental challenge due to the intricate relationship between molecular structure and properties. Traditional computational approaches that address the combinatorial number of possible molecular designs become unfeasible as the molecular size increases, suffering from the so-called `curse of dimensionality' problem. Recent advances in quantum computing hardware present new opportunities to address this problem. Here, we introduce the Quantum Ensemble Variational Optimization (QEVO) method for near-term and early fault-tolerant quantum computing platforms. QEVO efficiently maps molecular structures onto an orthonormal basis of Pauli strings and samples from a superposition state generated by a variational ansatz. The ansatz is iteratively optimized to identify molecular candidates with the desired property. Our numerical simulations demonstrate the potential of QEVO in designing drug-like molecules with anticancer properties, employing a shallow quantum circuit that requires only a modest number of qubits. We envision that QEVO could be applied to a wide range of complex problems, offering practical solutions to problems with combinatorial complexity. |
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| spellingShingle | The Quantum Ensemble Variational Optimization Algorithm: Applications to Molecular Inverse Design Calcagno, Francesco Cabral, Delmar G. A. Rivalta, Ivan Batista, Victor S. Quantum Physics Chemical Physics Designing molecules with optimized properties remains a fundamental challenge due to the intricate relationship between molecular structure and properties. Traditional computational approaches that address the combinatorial number of possible molecular designs become unfeasible as the molecular size increases, suffering from the so-called `curse of dimensionality' problem. Recent advances in quantum computing hardware present new opportunities to address this problem. Here, we introduce the Quantum Ensemble Variational Optimization (QEVO) method for near-term and early fault-tolerant quantum computing platforms. QEVO efficiently maps molecular structures onto an orthonormal basis of Pauli strings and samples from a superposition state generated by a variational ansatz. The ansatz is iteratively optimized to identify molecular candidates with the desired property. Our numerical simulations demonstrate the potential of QEVO in designing drug-like molecules with anticancer properties, employing a shallow quantum circuit that requires only a modest number of qubits. We envision that QEVO could be applied to a wide range of complex problems, offering practical solutions to problems with combinatorial complexity. |
| title | The Quantum Ensemble Variational Optimization Algorithm: Applications to Molecular Inverse Design |
| topic | Quantum Physics Chemical Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.15896 |