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Publications (30)

math.OC2026

High-Probability Convergence Theory for Distributed Composite Optimization with Sub-Weibull Noises

Zhan Yu, Zhongjie Shi, Deming Yuan

With the rapid development of distributed optimization (DO) theory, the distributed stochastic gradient methods (DSGMs) occupy an important position. Although the theory of differe…

quant-ph2023

Efficient information recovery from Pauli noise via classical shadow

Yifei Chen, Zhan Yu, Chenghong Zhu +1

The rapid advancement of quantum computing has led to an extensive demand for effective techniques to extract classical information from quantum systems, particularly in fields lik…

math.OC2025

Generic Frameworks for Distributed Functional Optimization and Learning over Time-Varying Networks

Zhan Yu, Zhongjie Shi, Deming Yuan +1

In this paper, we establish a distributed functional optimization (DFO) theory over time-varying networks. The vast majority of existing distributed optimization theories are devel…

quant-ph2022

Power and limitations of single-qubit native quantum neural networks

Zhan Yu, Hongshun Yao, Mujin Li +1

Quantum neural networks (QNNs) have emerged as a leading strategy to establish applications in machine learning, chemistry, and optimization. While the applications of QNN have bee…

quant-ph2025

Simultaneous Estimation of Nonlinear Functionals of a Quantum State

Kean Chen, Qisheng Wang, Zhan Yu +1

We consider a fundamental task in quantum information theory, estimating the values of , , ..., for an…

quant-ph2026

Learning Arbitrary Lindbladians from Time Evolution

Zhili Chen, Zhan Yu

The paper presents an efficient algorithm for learning the full generator (Lindbladian) of a Markovian open quantum system from its time evolution, requiring only product Pauli pre…

#open quantum systems#lindbladian learning#quantum dynamics#Hamiltonian estimation
quant-ph2020

Analysis of Lackadaisical Quantum Walks

Peter Høyer, Zhan Yu

The lackadaisical quantum walk is a quantum analogue of the lazy random walk obtained by adding a self-loop to each vertex in the graph. We analytically prove that lackadaisical qu…

quant-ph2025

Exploring experimental limit of deep quantum signal processing using a trapped-ion simulator

J. -T. Bu, Lei Zhang, Zhan Yu +12

Quantum signal processing (QSP), which enables systematic polynomial transformations on quantum data through sequences of qubit rotations, has emerged as a fundamental building blo…

math.OC2022

Distributed Stochastic Constrained Composite Optimization over Time-Varying Network with a Class of Communication Noise

Zhan Yu, Daniel W. C. Ho, Deming Yuan +1

This paper is concerned with distributed stochastic multi-agent constrained optimization problem over time-varying network with a class of communication noise. This paper considers…

stat.ML2023

Learning Theory of Distribution Regression with Neural Networks

Zhongjie Shi, Zhan Yu, Ding-Xuan Zhou

In this paper, we aim at establishing an approximation theory and a learning theory of distribution regression via a fully connected neural network (FNN). In contrast to the classi…

quant-ph2024

Amortized Stabilizer Rényi Entropy of Quantum Dynamics

Chengkai Zhu, Yu-Ao Chen, Zanqiu Shen +3

Unraveling the secrets of how much nonstabilizerness a quantum dynamic can generate is crucial for harnessing the power of magic states, the essential resources for achieving quant…

math.OC2019

Zeroth-Order Stochastic Block Coordinate Type Methods for Nonconvex Optimization

Zhan Yu, Daniel W. C. Ho

We study (constrained) nonconvex (composite) optimization problems where the decision variables vector can be split into blocks of variables. Random block projection is a popular t…

cs.LG2025

Theory of Decentralized Robust Kernel-Based Learning

Zhan Yu, Zhongjie Shi, Ding-Xuan Zhou

We propose a new decentralized robust kernel-based learning algorithm within the framework of reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces (RKHSs) by utilizing a networked system that can be…

quant-ph2024

Non-asymptotic Approximation Error Bounds of Parameterized Quantum Circuits

Zhan Yu, Qiuhao Chen, Yuling Jiao +4

Parameterized quantum circuits (PQCs) have emerged as a promising approach for quantum neural networks. However, understanding their expressive power in accomplishing machine learn…

quant-ph2026

Near-Optimal Learning of Local Lindbladians

Itai Arad, Zhili Chen, Naixu Guo +2

We study the problem of learning local Lindbladians from black-box access to the physical evolution, where the goal is to estimate all Hamiltonian and dissipative coefficients. For…

quant-ph2023

Quantum Phase Processing and its Applications in Estimating Phase and Entropies

Youle Wang, Lei Zhang, Zhan Yu +1

Quantum computing can provide speedups in solving many problems as the evolution of a quantum system is described by a unitary operator in an exponentially large Hilbert space. Suc…

quant-ph2023

Optimal quantum dataset for learning a unitary transformation

Zhan Yu, Xuanqiang Zhao, Benchi Zhao +1

Unitary transformations formulate the time evolution of quantum states. How to learn a unitary transformation efficiently is a fundamental problem in quantum machine learning. The…

math.OC2019

Distributed Randomized Gradient-Free Mirror Descent Algorithm for Constrained Optimization

Zhan Yu, Daniel W. C. Ho, Deming Yuan

This paper is concerned with multi-agent optimization problem. A distributed randomized gradient-free mirror descent (DRGFMD) method is developed by introducing a randomized gradie…

cs.LG2021

Robust Kernel-based Distribution Regression

Zhan Yu, Daniel W. C. Ho, Ding-Xuan Zhou

Regularization schemes for regression have been widely studied in learning theory and inverse problems. In this paper, we study distribution regression (DR) which involves two stag…

cs.CL2025

Hunyuan-TurboS: Advancing Large Language Models through Mamba-Transformer Synergy and Adaptive Chain-of-Thought

Tencent Hunyuan Team, Ao Liu, Botong Zhou +248

As Large Language Models (LLMs) rapidly advance, we introduce Hunyuan-TurboS, a novel large hybrid Transformer-Mamba Mixture of Experts (MoE) model. It synergistically combines Mam…

math.OC2024

Distributed Stochastic Block Coordinate Descent for Time-Varying Multi-Agent Optimization

Zhan Yu, Daniel W. C. Ho

In this paper, a class of large-scale distributed nonsmooth convex optimization problem over time-varying multi-agent network is investigated. Specifically, the decision space whic…

quant-ph2025

Quantum Transformer: Accelerating model inference via quantum linear algebra

Naixu Guo, Zhan Yu, Matthew Choi +5

Powerful generative artificial intelligence from large language models (LLMs) harnesses extensive computational resources for inference. In this work, we investigate the transforme…

math.OC2021

Distributed Constrained Optimization with Delayed Subgradient Information over Time-Varying Network under Adaptive Quantization

Jie Liu, Zhan Yu, Daniel W. C. Ho

In this paper, we consider a distributed constrained optimization problem with delayed subgradient information over the time-varying communication network, where each agent can onl…

math.OC2020

Mathematical Mechanism on Dynamical System Algorithms of the Ising Model

Bowen Liu, Kaizhi Wang, Dongmei Xiao +1

Various combinatorial optimization NP-hard problems can be reduced to finding the minimizer of an Ising model, which is a discrete mathematical model. It is an intellectual challen…

cs.CV2012

A Co-Prime Blur Scheme for Data Security in Video Surveillance

Christopher Thorpe, Feng Li, Zijia Li +3

This paper presents a novel Coprime Blurred Pair (CBP) model for visual data-hiding for security in camera surveillance. While most previous approaches have focused on completely e…

math.OC2025

Distributed Stochastic Optimization under Heavy-Tailed Noise: A Federated Mirror Descent Approach with High Probability Convergence

Zhan Yu, Lan Liao, Deming Yuan +2

We study the distributed stochastic optimization (DSO) problem under a heavy-tailed noise condition by utilizing a multi-agent system. Despite the extensive research on DSO algorit…

stat.ML2024

Distributed Gradient Descent for Functional Learning

Zhan Yu, Jun Fan, Zhongjie Shi +1

In recent years, different types of distributed and parallel learning schemes have received increasing attention for their strong advantages in handling large-scale data informatio…

quant-ph2026

On estimating operator norm distance, with optimal trace distance estimation when one state is pure

Yupan Liu, Qisheng Wang, Zhan Yu

We investigate the computational complexity of estimating the operator norm distance , defined via the operator norm , g…

cs.LG2023

Estimates on Learning Rates for Multi-Penalty Distribution Regression

Zhan Yu, Daniel W. C. Ho

This paper is concerned with functional learning by utilizing two-stage sampled distribution regression. We study a multi-penalty regularization algorithm for distribution regressi…

quant-ph2025

Quantum Machine Learning: A Hands-on Tutorial for Machine Learning Practitioners and Researchers

Yuxuan Du, Xinbiao Wang, Naixu Guo +6

This tutorial intends to introduce readers with a background in AI to quantum machine learning (QML) -- a rapidly evolving field that seeks to leverage the power of quantum compute…