The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the field of quantum communication has emerged in recent years as a promising avenue for enhancing secure data transmission, error correction, and scalability in quantum networks. This paper offers a comprehensive survey of AI applications in quantum communication, with a focus on machine learning (ML) models such as neural networks and reinforcement learning, which are adapted to manage complex quantum challenges. Despite the growing body of research, current studies often concentrate on specific AI techniques or quantum applications, lacking a unified framework that evaluates their practical effectiveness, scalability, and cost-efficiency. Addressing this gap, our survey systematically reviews and categorizes AI-driven methodologies across core aspects like system security, transmission speed, and reliability. Through a critical comparison and ranking of existing techniques, this study identifies best practices and key advancements while highlighting areas requiring further exploration. By providing an in-depth analysis of AI's potential to transform quantum communication, this paper aims to serve as a foundational resource for researchers and practitioners seeking to develop resilient, adaptive, and economically viable quantum communication systems.
The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the field of quantum communication has emerged in recent years as a promising avenue for enhancing secure data transmission, error correction, and scalability in quantum networks. This paper offers a comprehensive survey of AI applications in quantum communication, with a focus on machine learning (ML) models such as neural networks and reinforcement learning, which are adapted to manage complex quantum challenges. Despite the growing body of research, current studies often concentrate on specific AI techniques or quantum applications, lacking a unified framework that evaluates their practical effectiveness, scalability, and cost-efficiency. Addressing this gap, our survey systematically reviews and categorizes AI-driven methodologies across core aspects like system security, transmission speed, and reliability. Through a critical comparison and ranking of existing techniques, this study identifies best practices and key advancements while highlighting areas requiring further exploration. By providing an in-depth analysis of AI's potential to transform quantum communication, this paper aims to serve as a foundational resource for researchers and practitioners seeking to develop resilient, adaptive, and economically viable quantum communication systems.
Quantum computing is emerging as a powerful computational paradigm capable of solving infeasible problems for classical computers. This review explores the intersection of quantum computing and artificial intelligence (AI), focusing on how quantum algorithms can enhance AI applications. The purpose of this review is to provide a comprehensive analysis of current advancements in quantum machine learning (QML), quantum optimization, and quantum neural networks, highlighting their implications for data processing, cryptography, and decision-making systems. The scope of the literature includes peer-reviewed articles, conference papers, and technical reports from 2020 to 2025, focusing on quantum algorithms, applications in AI, and hardware limitations. Key findings indicate that quantum computing can significantly accelerate data processing tasks, optimize complex problem-solving techniques, and improve the efficiency of AI models. However, challenges such as quantum noise, error correction, and hardware scalability remain substantial barriers to widespread adoption. This review concludes with discussing future research directions, including hybrid quantum-classical systems and advanced quantum error correction methods. This study serves as a foundational reference for researchers and practitioners aiming to leverage quantum computing for AI-driven applications. 3. Keywords Quantum Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Machine Learning, Quantum Algorithms, Data Processing, Optimization, Quantum Neural Networks
The field of Quantum Artificial Intelligence (Quantum AI) has emerged as a promising interdisciplinary research area where the computational power of quantum computing is merged with the learning and decision-making power of AI. The application of quantum principles such as superposition, entanglement and quantum interference to machine learning algorithms has created new possibilities for solving problems that may be difficult to solve by classical machines. In the last few years, advances in Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) devices have helped to speed advances in Quantum Machine Learning (QML) algorithms, Quantum Neural Networks (QNNs), Quantum Support Vector Machines (QSVMs), Quantum Convolutional Neural Networks (QCNNs) and hybrid learning algorithms. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the research in the field of Quantum AI from 2020 to 2026, covering the key concepts, novel architectures, algorithmic advancements, and practical applications. A critical assessment of the application of Quantum AI in fields such as healthcare, finance, cybersecurity, scientific computing and optimization problems is provided, and the benefits of quantum-enhanced learning models are discussed. In addition, common difficulties such as quantum hardware limitations, sensitivity to noise, encoding of data, scalability constraints and a lack of speed in training variational quantum circuits are discussed. The review also covers new avenues of research, including trustworthy quantum machine learning, explainable Quantum AI, quantum federated learning, and fault-tolerant quantum computing. The results suggest while practical large-scale deployment is currently limited by existing hardware capabilities, hybrid quantum-classical systems have great potential to rapidly move intelligent data processing and develop next-generation AI systems.
Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) and classical machine learning (ML) techniques have revolutionised numerous fields, including quantum communication. Quantum communication technologies rely heavily on quantum resources, which can be challenging to produce, control, and maintain effectively to ensure optimum performance. ML has recently been applied to quantum communication and networks to mitigate noise‐induced errors and analyse quantum protocols. The authors systematically review state‐of‐the‐art ML applications to advance theoretical and experimental central quantum communication protocols, specifically quantum key distribution, quantum teleportation, quantum secret sharing, and quantum networks. Specifically, the authors survey the progress on how ML and, more broadly, AI techniques have been applied to optimise various components of a quantum communication system. This has resulted in ultra‐secure quantum communication protocols with optimised key generation rates as well as efficient and robust quantum networks. Integrating AI and ML techniques opens intriguing prospects for securing and facilitating efficient and reliable large‐scale communication between multiple parties. Most significantly, large‐scale communication networks have the potential to gradually develop the maturity of a future quantum internet.
The intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum mechanics represents a frontier of scientific exploration, offering the potential to revolutionize our understanding of quantum systems. Despite the promise, significant challenges remain in effectively integrating AI techniques within quantum mechanics frameworks. This study aims to investigate the applications of AI in quantum mechanics, identifying both the challenges and opportunities presented by this interdisciplinary approach. The focus is on understanding how AI can enhance quantum simulations, optimize computations, and improve experimental designs. A comprehensive literature review was conducted, analyzing recent advancements in AI algorithms applied to quantum mechanics. Case studies were examined to illustrate successful implementations and the limitations encountered. Key metrics for evaluation included computational efficiency, accuracy, and scalability. Findings indicate that AI techniques, particularly machine learning and neural networks, can significantly expedite quantum simulations and enhance predictive accuracy. However, challenges such as data sparsity, interpretability of AI models, and the integration of AI with quantum algorithms were identified as significant barriers to progress. This research highlights the transformative potential of AI in advancing quantum mechanics while acknowledging the inherent challenges. Addressing these challenges will require collaborative efforts across disciplines, paving the way for innovative solutions that leverage AI to deepen our understanding of quantum phenomena and improve technological applications.
Abstract This review aimed to explore the integration of Quantum Computing (QC) with Artificial Intelligence (AI) subsets such as Machine Learning (ML) and Deep Learning (DL), addressing the computational demands posed by the exponential growth of visual data. It identifies key challenges such as interdisciplinary complexity, lack of standard benchmarks, scalability, integration barriers, and the theoretical-practical gap in quantum applications. The review systematically examines existing literature on the application of quantum algorithms in areas including image processing, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Transfer Learning (TL), Federated Learning (FL), networking, cybersecurity and the finance sector. It highlights the usage of quantum principles like superposition and entanglement to accelerate computations, optimize models, and enhance data security in ML/DL frameworks. Findings indicate that integrating QC with ML/DL offers faster convergence, improved optimization, secure decentralized learning, and efficient handling of large-scale and complex data. Specific improvements are observed in TL and FL approaches, NLP accuracy, cryptographic robustness, and performance in medical diagnostics and autonomous systems. QC holds transformative potential in enhancing ML/DL capabilities across domains. Despite existing challenges such as error mitigation and integration complexity, its combination with classical learning methods opens new frontiers for research in AI-driven sectors. Future studies should focus on bridging theoretical and application-level gaps while creating standardized evaluation frameworks.
Quantum communication and machine learning convergence is one of the promising directions in the development of communication systems that could be secure, efficient, and scalable. The modern communication networks employ quantum communication technologies, such as quantum key distribution (QKD), entangement, and teleportation, that can ensure high security and allow the transmission of reliable data. Combined with machine learning, these technologies can be used to process data better, provide better security, and perform better in many applications, including the Internet of Things (IoT), intelligent communication networks, health care, and artificial intelligence. This paper will provide a review of the key principles of quantum communication and the application of machine learning in communication systems, and how the two concepts can be applied to advantage. Besides that, the paper discusses critical technical problems, such as scalability, system integration, and the unavailability of standardization, that constrain the present application of hybrid quantum-classical systems. In addition, the future research directions are mentioned, specifically quantum-enhanced federated learning and the construction of a quantum internet. In general, this paper offers an analytical and systematic review of the field, highlighting the existing challenges, as well as the opportunities that may be explored in the future to establish next-generation intelligent communication systems.