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International Conference on Networks and Cryptology (NETCRYPT)

Exploring Quantum Neural Networks: A Multi-Platform Study on Quantum-Based Classification

Savita Kumari Sheoran, Vikesh Yadav, Rakesh Kumar Sheoran

Published May 29, 2025• 0 citations
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Abstract

Quantum-assisted models can surpass classical counterparts in specific domains by leveraging quantum superposition entanglement for more efficient data representation. This study investigates a Quantum neural network framework executed on various Quantum simulators, including ionq, Cirq, Pennylane and Quantinnum backends. The iris, wine, Indian liver patient and rain datasets are employed as benchmarking datasets to assess the efficacy of quantum-based classification models. The QNN utilises parameterized quantum circuits and quantum feature maps to learn complex patterns in data, optimizing classification decision boundaries through quantum optimization techniques. The study evaluates QNN performance across different quantum hardware platforms, assessing key metrics such as accuracy, recall, F1 score, and precision. Preliminary results indicate that QNN-based classification effectively captures feature dependencies through quantum correlations, offering competitive performance in data classification tasks. These findings contribute to the broader exploration of quantum-enhanced classification and the potential of quantum devices in real-world data analysis.

DOI
10.1109/netcrypt65877.2025.11102537

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