A Comprehensive Analysis of Accuracy and Robustness in Quantum Neural Networks

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2604.26110v1
• Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:53:23 GMT
• Title: A Comprehensive Analysis of Accuracy and Robustness in Quantum Neural Networks
• Abstract summary: Quantum Machine Learning (QML) has recently emerged as a highly promising research frontier.<n>This study focuses on the critical dimensions of generalization, accuracy, and robustness.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Quantum Machine Learning (QML) has recently emerged as a highly promising research frontier. Within this domain, Quantum Neural Networks (QNNs),characterized by Variational Quantum Circuits (VQCs) at their core and featuring layers of quantum gates optimized by classical algorithms, have garnered significant attention. However, a rigorous and exhaustive evaluation of their practical performance remains largely incomplete. In this study, we conduct a comprehensive comparative analysis of three prominent hybrid classical-quantum architectures: Quantum Convolutional Neural Networks (QCNN), Quantum Recurrent Neural Networks (QRNN), and Quantum Vision Transformers (QViT), focusing on the critical dimensions of generalization, accuracy, and robustness. Our findings provide novel insights that address previous evaluative gaps. Notably, while these models exhibit exceptional performance on low-feature datasets such as MNIST, their learning efficacy degrades significantly when transitioned to high-feature datasets. Furthermore, convolutional-based models like QCNN appear less effective on high-dimensional data than other machine learning architectures. Additionally, while all models are susceptible to adversarial noise, traditional architectures, such as recurrent and convolutional networks, demonstrate superior resilience. Conversely, in the presence of quantum noise, the transformer-based architecture proves its strength by maintaining high robustness against measurement noise, channel noise, and finite-shot effects, whereas other architectures suffer marked performance declines. These results provide a granular perspective on the current state of the field and underscore the critical importance of tailoring model selection to the constraints of contemporary Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) environments.

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