Probabilistic Graybox Characterization of Quantum Devices with Bayesian Neural Networks

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2509.24232v1
• Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2025 03:16:50 GMT
• Title: Probabilistic Graybox Characterization of Quantum Devices with Bayesian Neural Networks
• Authors: Poramet Pathumsoot, Michal Hajdušek, Rodney Van Meter,
• Abstract summary: While the Graybox characterization method allows for implicit noise models and is platform-agnostic, the method lacks uncertainty.<n>We develop a probabilistic Graybox characterization model using probabilistic machine learning, specifically Neural Networks, and utilize binary measurement outcomes directly for inference.<n>Our proposed probabilistic Graybox model outperforms the original model by up to 1.9 times in capturing the distribution of observed data.
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• Abstract: While the Graybox characterization method allows for implicit noise models and is platform-agnostic, the method lacks uncertainty quantification. Characterization of quantum devices is a crucial process that enables researchers to gain insight from experimental settings. Graybox characterization combines known system dynamics with unknown transformations, where the latter is modeled using machine learning. Prediction uncertainty helps researchers make informed decisions. It allows valuable insights from the devices without overconfidence. We therefore develop a probabilistic Graybox characterization model using probabilistic machine learning, specifically Bayesian Neural Networks, and utilize binary measurement outcomes directly for inference. With stochastic noise in a quantum device, we analyze statistical properties of the measurement data. Our results show that the model's prediction performance solely depends on its ability to capture the expected value of the true expectation value. Our proposed probabilistic Graybox model outperforms the original model by up to 1.9 times in capturing the distribution of observed data. We expect that our results will serve as an additional tool for characterizing quantum devices with uncertainty estimation, as they provide a flexible choice that can be utilized even without extensive prior knowledge of the noise model of the devices.

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