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DEVELOPING AND EVALUATING A HYBRID QUANTUM CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORK FOR ENHANCED IMAGE CLASSIFICATION

Fabiha Shahzad1, Dr Amnah Firdous*2, Shabbar Khan Saddozai3, Manahil Khan4, Muniba Saleem5

Published May 26, 2026• 0 citations
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10.5281/zenodo.20389539

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