Optimizing resource allocation for accuracy in noisy variational quantum algorithms

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2606.20153v1
• Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:19:39 GMT
• Title: Optimizing resource allocation for accuracy in noisy variational quantum algorithms
• Abstract summary: We develop a methodology for a class of Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) algorithms.<n>We take the algorithmic resource cost to be the total number of quantum gate-operations in the algorithm.<n>We consider the subtle trade-off between quantum circuit size and the number of iterations of that quantum circuit for the full algorithm.
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• Abstract: For quantum algorithms to achieve their full potential, we need methodologies to optimize them, such as reaching a given output accuracy with minimal resource costs. Here, we develop such a methodology for a class of Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) algorithms. We leverage simulations of a Variational Quantum Eigensolver (VQE) to propose a phenomenological model of such algorithms that captures the complex relationship between algorithmic accuracy, algorithmic resource costs, and the noise that exists in realistic quantum hardware. For this, we take the algorithmic resource cost to be the total number of quantum gate-operations in the algorithm; minimizing this cost typically makes the algorithm faster and more energy-efficient. We consider the subtle trade-off between quantum circuit size (small circuits are too imprecise, but large ones are too noisy), and the number of iterations of that quantum circuit for the full algorithm to sufficiently converge. Using a noise-metric-resource methodology, we identify the sweet spot (of circuit size versus iterations) that minimizes the algorithmic resource costs for a desired algorithm accuracy. It also gives the circuit size that maximizes algorithm accuracy for a fixed resource cost. Our methodology provides a practical guideline for near-term deployment of variational algorithms on realistic noisy hardware, including hardware that uses error mitigation.

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