Towards Quantum Operator-Valued Kernels

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2506.03779v1
• Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2025 09:40:48 GMT
• Title: Towards Quantum Operator-Valued Kernels
• Authors: Hachem Kadri, Joachim Tomasi, Yuka Hashimoto, Sandrine Anthoine,
• Abstract summary: Quantum kernels are reproducing kernel functions built using quantum-mechanical principles.<n>Recent studies suggest quantum kernels could not offer speed-ups when learning on classical data.<n>This paper argues that quantum kernel research should focus on more expressive kernel classes.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Quantum kernels are reproducing kernel functions built using quantum-mechanical principles and are studied with the aim of outperforming their classical counterparts. The enthusiasm for quantum kernel machines has been tempered by recent studies that have suggested that quantum kernels could not offer speed-ups when learning on classical data. However, most of the research in this area has been devoted to scalar-valued kernels in standard classification or regression settings for which classical kernel methods are efficient and effective, leaving very little room for improvement with quantum kernels. This position paper argues that quantum kernel research should focus on more expressive kernel classes. We build upon recent advances in operator-valued kernels, and propose guidelines for investigating quantum kernels. This should help to design a new generation of quantum kernel machines and fully explore their potentials.

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