4 papers
Advancing Quantum Computing with Formal Methods
Arend-Jan Quist, Jingyi Mei, Tim Coopmans +1
This tutorial introduces quantum computing with a focus on the applicability of formal methods in this relatively new domain. We describe quantum circuits and convey an understandi…
Equivalence Checking of Quantum Circuits by Model Counting
Jingyi Mei, Tim Coopmans, Marcello Bonsangue +1
Verifying equivalence between two quantum circuits is a hard problem, that is nonetheless crucial in compiling and optimizing quantum algorithms for real-world devices. This paper…
A Knowledge Compilation Map for Quantum Information
Lieuwe Vinkhuijzen, Tim Coopmans, Alfons Laarman
Quantum computing is finding promising applications in optimization, machine learning and physics, leading to the development of various models for representing quantum information…
Fast equivalence checking of quantum circuits of Clifford gates
Dimitrios Thanos, Tim Coopmans, Alfons Laarman
Checking whether two quantum circuits are equivalent is important for the design and optimization of quantum-computer applications with real-world devices. We consider quantum circ…