Quantum walk search based edge detection of images

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Hauptverfasser: Giri, Pulak Ranjan, Sato, Rei, Saito, Kazuhiro
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author Giri, Pulak Ranjan
Sato, Rei
Saito, Kazuhiro
author_facet Giri, Pulak Ranjan
Sato, Rei
Saito, Kazuhiro
contents Quantum walk has emerged as an essential tool for searching marked vertices on various graphs. Recent advances in the discrete-time quantum walk search algorithm have enabled it to effectively handle multiple marked vertices, expanding its range of applications further. In this article, we propose a novel application of this advanced quantum walk search algorithm for the edge detection of images\textemdash a critical task in digital image processing. Given the probabilistic nature of quantum computing, obtaining measurement result with a high success probability is essential alongside faster computation time. Our quantum walk search algorithm demonstrates a high success probability in detecting the image edges compared to the existing quantum edge detection methods and outperforms classical edge detection methods with a quadratically faster speed. A small Qiskit circuit implementation of our method using a one-dimensional quantum walk search has been executed in Qiskit's $qasm\_simulator$ and $ibm\_sydney(fake)$ device.
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spellingShingle Quantum walk search based edge detection of images
Giri, Pulak Ranjan
Sato, Rei
Saito, Kazuhiro
Quantum Physics
Quantum walk has emerged as an essential tool for searching marked vertices on various graphs. Recent advances in the discrete-time quantum walk search algorithm have enabled it to effectively handle multiple marked vertices, expanding its range of applications further. In this article, we propose a novel application of this advanced quantum walk search algorithm for the edge detection of images\textemdash a critical task in digital image processing. Given the probabilistic nature of quantum computing, obtaining measurement result with a high success probability is essential alongside faster computation time. Our quantum walk search algorithm demonstrates a high success probability in detecting the image edges compared to the existing quantum edge detection methods and outperforms classical edge detection methods with a quadratically faster speed. A small Qiskit circuit implementation of our method using a one-dimensional quantum walk search has been executed in Qiskit's $qasm\_simulator$ and $ibm\_sydney(fake)$ device.
title Quantum walk search based edge detection of images
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.04420