Quantum Extreme Learning Machine Noise Utilization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current quantum machine learning algorithms face challenges in dealing with decoherence and hardware noise, particularly in adapting to complex non-temporal classification tasks using quantum components.

Innovation Solution

A quantum-based machine learning system that leverages noise in a quantum substrate with noisy quantum gates to introduce non-linearities, enabling the use of quantum noise for enhancing classical machine learning methods by generating complex output states for training, and employing a Moore-Penrose pseudo inverse matrix for weight calculation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If quantum components are used in machine learning algorithms to achieve quantum advantage, then training speedup and performance enhancement are improved, but decoherence and hardware noise deteriorate the reliability of the system

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetraining speedupVSAvoiddecoherence and hardware noise
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent converts quantum noise and decoherence from harmful factors into beneficial resources by designing a quantum extreme learning machine that explicitly utilizes these noisy dynamics. The quantum substrate's inherent noise generates non-linearities that enhance learning effectiveness, transforming the previously detrimental quantum errors into advantageous features for machine learning tasks.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #22Blessing in disguise (Convert harm into benefit)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the operational parameters of quantum machine learning by accepting and leveraging noise levels characteristic of current NISQ devices rather than attempting to eliminate them. The method adapts the extreme learning machine algorithm to work with noisy quantum substrates, using the noise-induced non-linearities as key computational resources for achieving enhanced performance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Measurement precision

If quantum gates are implemented with minimal noise to maintain quantum mechanical properties, then quantum computation accuracy is improved, but the ability to leverage noise-induced non-linearities for machine learning is lost

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvequantum mechanical propertiesVSAvoidnoise utilization for machine learning
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent inverts the conventional approach to quantum computing by not attempting to minimize noise in the quantum substrate. Instead, it deliberately designs the quantum extreme learning machine to thrive on noise-induced non-linearities, reversing the traditional quest for noise-free quantum operations into an embrace of noisy quantum dynamics for enhanced machine learning capability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #13The other way round (Inversion)

3Reliability

If classical machine learning methods are used, then ease of operation and reliability are maintained, but training speed and performance enhancement are limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of operationVSAvoidtraining speed
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a quantum substrate as an intermediary between classical data and classical processing. The quantum system performs feature transformation and non-linear mapping that enhances the separability of data, while the final classification remains grounded in classical linear algebra operations. This hybrid approach maintains operational simplicity while achieving superior training speed and performance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS20240095586A1Quantum-based extreme learning machine
Publication Date: 2024.03.21 MULTIVERSE COMPUTING SL
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AI summary

A quantum-based extreme learning machine and a method for training a quantum-based extreme learning machine using a quantum processor implementing a quantum substrate and a set of training data is disclosed. The training data comprises input features vectors with a plurality of N parameters and true labels vector. The method comprises uploading the training data to the quantum processor, encoding the uploaded training data, passing a plurality of subsets of the input features vector from the training data through the quantum substrate to obtain a plurality of output vectors of expectation values, concatenation of the plurality of output vectors of expectation values to construct a matrix, computation of an inverse matrix from the matrix and multiplication of the inverse matrix by the true labels vector to obtain a vector of optimal weights β.