arXiv:2104.07320 · IEEE International Conference on Software Architecture Companion (ICSA-C)

Modelling for Quantum Error Mitigation

Tom Weber, Matthias Riebisch, K. Borras, Karl Jansen, Dirk Krücker

Published Mar 1, 2021• 2 citations

Abstract

While we expect quantum computers to surpass their classical counterparts in the future, current devices are prone to high error rates and techniques to minimise the impact of these errors are indispensable. There already exists a variety of error mitigation methods addressing this quantum noise that differ in effectiveness, and scalability. But for a more systematic and comprehensible approach we propose the introduction of modelling, in particular for representing cause-effect relations as well as for evaluating methods or combinations thereof with respect to a selection of relevant criteria.

DOI: 10.1109/icsa-c52384.2021.00026

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