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HM-QCNN: Hybrid Multi-branches Quantum-Classical Neural Network for Image Classification

Haowen Liu, Yufei Gao, Lei Shi, Lin Wei, Zheng Shan, Bo Zhao

Published Jan 1, 2023• 11 citations

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-46664-9_10

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