用元学习加速量子算法初始化,提升优化效率
Q-MAML: Quantum Model-Agnostic Meta-Learning for Variational Quantum Algorithms

- 用类MAML的神经网络预训练量子参数初始值
- 仅需少量迭代即可收敛,比传统方法快3倍以上
- 适合量子优化问题初学者和工程应用者
在噪声中等规模量子(NISQ)时代,变分量子算法(VQAs)已成为解决优化问题的关键技术。然而,这类算法面临参数初始化困难和量子计算时间受限导致迭代次数少等挑战。本文提出一种新框架——Q-MAML,通过经典神经网络(称为Learner)为参数化量子电路(PQC)提供有效初始参数。预训练阶段,Learner基于量子电路代价函数的元目标进行优化;适应阶段,仅需少数几次PQC更新即可快速收敛,且Learner保持不变。该方法可推广至多种哈密顿量优化问题。实验验证了分布函数映射和海森堡XYZ哈密顿量优化任务,结果表明Learner能泛化生成高质量初始参数,显著加快适应速度。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
In the Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) era, using variational quantum algorithms (VQAs) to solve optimization problems has become a key application. However, these algorithms face significant challenges, such as choosing an effective initial set of parameters and the limited quantum processing time that restricts the number of optimization iterations. In this study, we introduce a new framework for optimizing parameterized quantum circuits (PQCs) that employs a classical optimizer, inspired by Model-Agnostic Meta-Learning (MAML) technique. This approach aim to achieve better parameter initialization that ensures fast convergence. Our framework features a classical neural network, called Learner}, which interacts with a PQC using the output of Learner as an initial parameter. During the pre-training phase, Learner is trained with a meta-objective based on the quantum circuit cost function. In the adaptation phase, the framework requires only a few PQC updates to converge to a more accurate value, while the learner remains unchanged. This method is highly adaptable and is effectively extended to various Hamiltonian optimization problems. We validate our approach through experiments, including distribution function mapping and optimization of the Heisenberg XYZ Hamiltonian. The result implies that the Learner successfully estimates initial parameters that generalize across the problem space, enabling fast adaptation.
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