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20172026
most citedIdentifying optimal cycles in quantum thermal machines with reinforcement-learning

112 citations · 985 across the 32 of their papers we have counts for

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33 papers

quant-ph2026

Measurement-free Preparation of Surface-Code States with Digital-Analog Counterdiabatic Drivings

Shubham Kumar Balaganchi A. Bhargava, Shubham Kumar, Balaganchi A. Bhargava +6

Preparing stabilizer-code states with shallow circuits is an important primitive for near-term quantum error correction in superconducting circuits, where logical-state initializat…

quant-ph2026

Quantum-enhanced satellite image classification

Qi Zhang, Anton Simen, Carlos Flores-Garrigós +7

We demonstrate the application of a quantum feature extraction method to enhance multi-class image classification for space applications. By harnessing the dynamics of many-body sp…

quant-ph2026

Universal Characterization of Quantum Vacuum Measurement Engines

Robert Czupryniak, Bibek Bhandari, Paolo Andrea Erdman +1

Quantum measurements can inject energy into quantum systems, enabling engines whose operation is powered entirely by measurements. We develop a general theory of quantum vacuum mea…

quant-ph2026

Constant Depth Digital-Analog Counterdiabatic Quantum Computing

Balaganchi A. Bhargava, Shubham Kumar, Anne-Maria Visuri +3

We introduce a digital-analog quantum computing framework that enables counterdiabatic protocols to be implemented at constant circuit depth, allowing fast and resource-efficient q…

quant-ph2025

Reinforcement learning of quantum circuit architectures for molecular potential energy curves

Maureen Krumtünger, Alissa Wilms, Paul K. Faehrmann +4

Quantum chemistry and optimization are two of the most prominent applications of quantum computers. Variational quantum algorithms have been proposed for solving problems in these…

quant-ph2025

Digitized Counterdiabatic Quantum Sampling

Narendra N. Hegade, Nachiket L. Kortikar, Balaganchi A. Bhargava +9

We propose digitized counterdiabatic quantum sampling (DCQS), a hybrid quantum-classical algorithm for efficient sampling from energy-based models, such as low-temperature Boltzman…

quant-ph2025

Speeding up thermalization and quantum state preparation through engineered quantum collisions

Sofia Sgroi, Salvatore Lorenzo, Luca Innocenti +3

We realize fast thermalization and state preparation of a single mode cavity field using a collision model-like approach, where a sequence of qubits or three level system ancillae,…

physics.chem-ph2025

Partitioning the electronic wave function using deep variational Monte Carlo

Matěj Mezera, Paolo A. Erdman, Zeno Schätzle +2

We propose a novel wave function partitioning method that integrates deep-learning variational Monte Carlo with ansätze based on generalized product functions. This approach effect…

physics.chem-ph2025★ 3 cited

Deep quantum Monte Carlo approach for polaritonic chemistry

Yifan Tang, Gian Marcello Andolina, Alica Cuzzocrea +5

Recent years have witnessed a surge of experimental and theoretical interest in controlling the properties of matter, such as its chemical reactivity, by confining it in optical ca…

quant-ph2024★ 3 cited

From dynamical to steady-state many-body metrology: Precision limits and their attainability with two-body interactions

Ricard Puig, Pavel Sekatski, Paolo Andrea Erdman +3

We consider the estimation of an unknown parameter via a many-body probe. The probe is initially prepared in a product state and many-body time-independent interactions enhance…

quant-ph2024★ 4 cited

Artificially intelligent Maxwell's demon for optimal control of open quantum systems

Paolo Andrea Erdman, Robert Czupryniak, Bibek Bhandari +4

Feedback control of open quantum systems is of fundamental importance for practical applications in various contexts, ranging from quantum computation to quantum error correction a…

quant-ph2024★ 10 cited

Dicke superradiant enhancement of the heat current in circuit QED

Gian Marcello Andolina, Paolo Andrea Erdman, Frank Noé +2

Collective effects, such as Dicke superradiant emission, can enhance the performance of a quantum device. Here, we study the heat current flowing between a cold and a hot bath thro…

quant-ph2023★ 16 cited

Dissipation-induced collective advantage of a quantum thermal machine

Matteo Carrega, Luca Razzoli, Paolo Andrea Erdman +3

Do quantum correlations lead to better performance with respect to several different systems working independently? For quantum thermal machines, the question is whether a working…

quant-ph2022★ 45 cited

Reinforcement learning optimization of the charging of a Dicke quantum battery

Paolo Andrea Erdman, Gian Marcello Andolina, Vittorio Giovannetti +1

Quantum batteries are energy-storing devices, governed by quantum mechanics, that promise high charging performance thanks to collective effects. Due to its experimental feasibilit…

quant-ph2022★ 20 cited

Measurement-based quantum thermal machines with feedback control

Bibek Bhandari, Robert Czupryniak, Paolo Andrea Erdman +1

We investigate coupled-qubit-based thermal machines powered by quantum measurements and feedback. We consider two different versions of the machine: 1) a quantum Maxwell's demon wh…

quant-ph2022★ 19 cited

Optimal Thermometers with Spin Networks

Paolo Abiuso, Paolo Andrea Erdman, Michael Ronen +3

The heat capacity of a given probe is a fundamental quantity that determines, among other properties, the maximum precision in temperature estimation. In turn, $\math…

quant-ph2022★ 90 cited

Optimal Control Methods for Quantum Batteries

Francesco Mazzoncini, Vasco Cavina, Gian Marcello Andolina +2

We investigate the optimal charging processes for several models of quantum batteries, finding how to maximize the energy stored in a given battery with a finite-time modulation of…

quant-ph2022★ 35 cited

Pareto-optimal cycles for power, efficiency and fluctuations of quantum heat engines using reinforcement learning

Paolo Andrea Erdman, Alberto Rolandi, Paolo Abiuso +2

The full optimization of a quantum heat engine requires operating at high power, high efficiency, and high stability (i.e. low power fluctuations). However, these three objectives…

quant-ph2022★ 13 cited

Model-free optimization of power/efficiency tradeoffs in quantum thermal machines using reinforcement learning

Paolo Andrea Erdman, Frank Noé

A quantum thermal machine is an open quantum system that enables the conversion between heat and work at the micro or nano-scale. Optimally controlling such out-of-equilibrium syst…

physics.chem-ph2022

Electronic excited states in deep variational Monte Carlo

Mike Entwistle, Zeno Schätzle, Paolo A. Erdman +2

Obtaining accurate ground and low-lying excited states of electronic systems is crucial in a multitude of important applications. One ab initio method for solving the Schrödinger e…

cond-mat.mes-hall2021★ 40 cited

Heat rectification through single and coupled quantum dots

Ludovico Tesser, Bibek Bhandari, Paolo Andrea Erdman +3

We study heat rectification through quantum dots in the Coulomb blockade regime using a master equation approach. We consider both cases of two-terminal and four-terminal devices.…

quant-ph2021★ 112 cited

Identifying optimal cycles in quantum thermal machines with reinforcement-learning

Paolo Andrea Erdman, Frank Noé

The optimal control of open quantum systems is a challenging task but has a key role in improving existing quantum information processing technologies. We introduce a general frame…

cond-mat.mes-hall2021★ 42 cited

Thermal rectification through a nonlinear quantum resonator

Bibek Bhandari, Paolo Andrea Erdman, Rosario Fazio +2

We present a comprehensive and systematic study of thermal rectification in a prototypical low-dimensional quantum system -- a non-linear resonator: we identify necessary condition…

quant-ph2020★ 29 cited

Maximum power heat engines and refrigerators in the fast-driving regime

Vasco Cavina, Paolo A. Erdman, Paolo Abiuso +2

We study the optimization of the performance of arbitrary periodically driven thermal machines. Within the assumption of fast modulation of the driving parameters, we derive the op…