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most citedVariational Gibbs State Preparation on NISQ devices

25 citations · 92 across the 16 of their papers we have counts for

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quant-ph2026

Structured Parameterization and Non-Stabilizerness in Hypergraph QAOA

Evan Camilleri, André Xuereb, Tony J. G. Apollaro +1

The quantum approximate optimization algorithm (QAOA) has emerged as a promising candidate for demonstrating quantum advantage on noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) devices. W…

quant-ph2026

Variational Gibbs State Preparation on Trapped-Ion Devices

Reece Robertson, Mirko Consiglio, Josey Stevens +3

We implement a variational quantum algorithm for Gibbs state preparation of a transverse-field Ising model on IonQ's quantum computers. To this end, we train the variational parame…

quant-ph2025★ 1 cited

Achieving fast and robust perfect entangling gates via reinforcement learning

Leander Grech, Matthias G. Krauss, Mirko Consiglio +4

Noisy intermediate-scale quantum computers hold the promise of tackling complex and otherwise intractable computational challenges through the massive parallelism offered by qubits…

quant-ph2025

Variational Quantum Algorithms for Many-Body Systems

Mirko Consiglio

Variational quantum algorithms (VQAs) incorporate hybrid quantum-classical computation aimed at harnessing the power of noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) computers to solve c…

quant-ph2025★ 2 cited

Long-distance genuine multipartite Entanglement between Magnetic Defects in Spin Chains

Mirko Consiglio, Jovan Odavić, Riccarda Bonsignori +5

We investigate the emergence and properties of long-distance genuine multipartite entanglement, induced via three localized magnetic defects, in a one-dimensional transverse-field…

quant-ph2024★ 5 cited

Detecting quasi-degenerate ground states in topological models via variational quantum eigensolver

Carola Ciaramelletti, Martin Beseda, Mirko Consiglio +3

We study the exact ground states of the Su--Schrieffer--Heeger open chain and of the Kitaev open chain, using the Variational Quantum Eigensolver (VQE) algorithm. These models host…

quant-ph2024

Many-body thermal states on a quantum computer: a variational approach

Mirko Consiglio, Tony J. G. Apollaro

{Many-body quantum states at thermal equilibrium are ubiquitous in nature. Investigating their dynamical properties is a formidable task due to the complexity of the Hilbert space…

quant-ph2024

Distribution of Fidelity in Quantum State Transfer Protocols

Salvatore Lorenzo, Francesco Plastina, Tony J. G. Apollaro +2

Quantum state transfer protocols are a major toolkit in many quantum information processing tasks, from quantum key distribution to quantum computation. To assess performance of a…

quant-ph2023★ 1 cited

Variational Quantum Algorithms for Gibbs State Preparation

Mirko Consiglio

Preparing the Gibbs state of an interacting quantum many-body system on noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) devices is a crucial task for exploring the thermodynamic properties…

quant-ph2023★ 25 cited

Variational Gibbs State Preparation on NISQ devices

Mirko Consiglio, Jacopo Settino, Andrea Giordano +6

The preparation of an equilibrium thermal state of a quantum many-body system on noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) devices is an important task in order to extend the range o…

quant-ph2023★ 7 cited

Entangled States are Harder to Transfer than Product States

Tony J. G. Apollaro, Salvatore Lorenzo, Francesco Plastina +2

The distribution of entangled states is a key task of utmost importance for many quantum information processing protocols. A commonly adopted setup for distributing quantum states…

quant-ph2022★ 18 cited

A Variational Approach to the Quantum Separability Problem

Mirko Consiglio, Tony John George Apollaro, Marcin Wieśniak

We present the variational separability verifier (VSV), which is a novel variational quantum algorithm (VQA) that determines the closest separable state (CSS) of an arbitrary quant…

quant-ph2022★ 15 cited

Quantum transfer of interacting qubits

Tony J. G. Apollaro, Salvatore Lorenzo, Francesco Plastina +2

The transfer of quantum information between different locations is key to many quantum information processing tasks. Whereas, the transfer of a single qubit state has been extensiv…

quant-ph2021

Quantum map approach to entanglement transfer and generation in spin chains

S. Lorenzo, F. Plastina, M. Consiglio +1

Quantum information processing protocols are efficiently implemented on spin- networks. A quantum communication protocol generally involves a certain number of parties…

quant-ph2021★ 17 cited

Variational Quantum Eigensolver for SU() Fermions

Mirko Consiglio, Wayne J. Chetcuti, Carlos Bravo-Prieto +5

Variational quantum algorithms aim at harnessing the power of noisy intermediate-scale quantum computers, by using a classical optimizer to train a parameterized quantum circuit to…

quant-ph2021★ 1 cited

The Role of Localizable Concurrence in Quantum Teleportation Protocols

Mirko Consiglio, Louis Zammit Mangion, Tony John George Apollaro

Teleporting an unknown qubit state is a paradigmatic quantum information processing task revealing the advantage of quantum communication protocols over their classical counterpart…