Sparse Mamba Decoder for Quantum Error Correction: Efficient Defect-Centric Processing of Surface Code Syndromes

Samira Sayedsalehi, Nader Bagherzadeh, Maxim Shcherbakov +1

Quantum error correction (QEC) is essential for building fault-tolerant quantum computers, requiring decoders that are simultaneously accurate, fast, and scalable. Most state-of-th…