Design and Application of Quantum Annealing Sampling Algorithms

Abstract

The objective of this effort was to investigate the utility of hardware quantum annealing devices in two near-term applications: Circuit fault diagnosis; and machine learning. This report summarizes the technical work performed, results published, software developed, lessons learned, and future directions of study. Key accomplishments include: A new efficient algorithm for domain decomposition, allowing large optimization and sampling problems to be solved on small quantum hardware; A library of optimal Hamiltonians for common circuits; Software for rapid experimentation in quantum-assisted unsupervised Boltzmann machine training; and Training of several quantum hardware-native and non-native Boltzmann machines with state-of-the-art performance on standard benchmarks.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 03, 2019
Accession Number
AD1076914

Entities

People

  • Casey Tomlin
  • J D Dulny
  • Joseph Riolo

Organizations

  • Booz Allen Hamilton

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Algorithms
  • Annealing
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Artificial Intelligence Software
  • Artificial Neural Networks
  • Automata Theory
  • Cognitive Science
  • Computers
  • Data Science
  • Data Set
  • Data Sets
  • Decomposition
  • Digital Data
  • Dimensionality Reduction
  • Free Energy
  • Ground State
  • Heuristic Methods
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Information Systems
  • Learning
  • Lessons Learned
  • Linear Programming
  • Machine Learning
  • Neural Networks
  • Optimization
  • Quantum Bits
  • Quantum Computers
  • Sampling
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.
  • Software Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Machine Learning Algorithms
  • AI & ML - Neural Networks
  • Quantum Computing