AlphaRouter: Quantum Circuit Routing with Reinforcement Learning and Tree Search

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2410.05115v1
• Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2024 15:10:54 GMT
• Title: AlphaRouter: Quantum Circuit Routing with Reinforcement Learning and Tree Search
• Authors: Wei Tang, Yiheng Duan, Yaroslav Kharkov, Rasool Fakoor, Eric Kessler, Yunong Shi,
• Abstract summary: This paper introduces a solution that integrates Monte Carlo Tree Search (MCTS) with Reinforcement Learning (RL) Our router, called Alpha RL, outperforms the current state-of-the-art routing methods and generates quantum programs with up to $20%$ less routing overhead.
• Score: 14.46041554295883
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
• Abstract: Quantum computers have the potential to outperform classical computers in important tasks such as optimization and number factoring. They are characterized by limited connectivity, which necessitates the routing of their computational bits, known as qubits, to specific locations during program execution to carry out quantum operations. Traditionally, the NP-hard optimization problem of minimizing the routing overhead has been addressed through sub-optimal rule-based routing techniques with inherent human biases embedded within the cost function design. This paper introduces a solution that integrates Monte Carlo Tree Search (MCTS) with Reinforcement Learning (RL). Our RL-based router, called AlphaRouter, outperforms the current state-of-the-art routing methods and generates quantum programs with up to $20\%$ less routing overhead, thus significantly enhancing the overall efficiency and feasibility of quantum computing.

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