Magic-Informed Quantum Architecture Search

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Main Authors: Lipardi, Vincenzo, Dibenedetto, Domenica, Stamoulis, Georgios, Winands, Mark H. M.
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Published: 2026
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author Lipardi, Vincenzo
Dibenedetto, Domenica
Stamoulis, Georgios
Winands, Mark H. M.
author_facet Lipardi, Vincenzo
Dibenedetto, Domenica
Stamoulis, Georgios
Winands, Mark H. M.
contents Nonstabilizerness, commonly referred to as magic, is a fundamental resource underpinning quantum advantage. In this paper, we propose a magic-informed quantum architecture search (QAS) technique that enables control over a quantum resource within the general framework of circuit design. Inspired by the AlphaGo approach, we tackle the problem with a Monte Carlo Tree Search technique equipped with a Graph Neural Network (GNN) that estimates the magic of candidate quantum circuits. The GNN model induces a magic-based bias that steers the search toward either high- or low-magic regimes, depending on the target objective. We benchmark the proposed magic-informed QAS technique on both the structured ground-state energy problem and on the more general quantum state approximation problem, spanning different sizes and target magic levels. Experimental results show that the proposed technique effectively influences the magic across the search tree and notably also on the resulting final circuit, even in regimes where the GNN operates on out-of-distribution instances. Although introducing a problem-agnostic magic bias could, in principle, constrain the search dynamics, we observe consistent improvements in solution quality across all problems tested.
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spellingShingle Magic-Informed Quantum Architecture Search
Lipardi, Vincenzo
Dibenedetto, Domenica
Stamoulis, Georgios
Winands, Mark H. M.
Quantum Physics
Artificial Intelligence
Nonstabilizerness, commonly referred to as magic, is a fundamental resource underpinning quantum advantage. In this paper, we propose a magic-informed quantum architecture search (QAS) technique that enables control over a quantum resource within the general framework of circuit design. Inspired by the AlphaGo approach, we tackle the problem with a Monte Carlo Tree Search technique equipped with a Graph Neural Network (GNN) that estimates the magic of candidate quantum circuits. The GNN model induces a magic-based bias that steers the search toward either high- or low-magic regimes, depending on the target objective. We benchmark the proposed magic-informed QAS technique on both the structured ground-state energy problem and on the more general quantum state approximation problem, spanning different sizes and target magic levels. Experimental results show that the proposed technique effectively influences the magic across the search tree and notably also on the resulting final circuit, even in regimes where the GNN operates on out-of-distribution instances. Although introducing a problem-agnostic magic bias could, in principle, constrain the search dynamics, we observe consistent improvements in solution quality across all problems tested.
title Magic-Informed Quantum Architecture Search
topic Quantum Physics
Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.03932