Optimizing Quantum Error Correction Codes with Reinforcement Learning
1Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstr. 21a, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
2Station Q Quantum Architectures and Computation Group, Microsoft Research, Redmond, WA 98052, USA
3LIACS, Leiden University, Niels Bohrweg 1, 2333 CA Leiden, The Netherlands
4Department of Philosophy, University of Konstanz, Konstanz 78457, Germany
5Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Boltzmanngasse 3, 1090 Vienna, Austria
Published: | 2019-12-16, volume 3, page 215 |
Eprint: | arXiv:1812.08451v5 |
Doi: | https://doi.org/10.22331/q-2019-12-16-215 |
Citation: | Quantum 3, 215 (2019). |
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Abstract
Quantum error correction is widely thought to be the key to fault-tolerant quantum computation. However, determining the most suited encoding for unknown error channels or specific laboratory setups is highly challenging. Here, we present a reinforcement learning framework for optimizing and fault-tolerantly adapting quantum error correction codes. We consider a reinforcement learning agent tasked with modifying a family of surface code quantum memories until a desired logical error rate is reached. Using efficient simulations with about 70 data qubits with arbitrary connectivity, we demonstrate that such a reinforcement learning agent can determine near-optimal solutions, in terms of the number of data qubits, for various error models of interest. Moreover, we show that agents trained on one setting are able to successfully transfer their experience to different settings. This ability for transfer learning showcases the inherent strengths of reinforcement learning and the applicability of our approach for optimization from off-line simulations to on-line laboratory settings.

Popular summary
We develop an approach to quantum error correction where a machine learning algorithm (or learning agent) learns to design good error correction tools (called codes) that use as few basic building elements (qubits) as possible. We provide extensive computer simulations of this method for various realistic situations with qubit numbers soon available in state-of-the art laboratories. Our results suggest that a learning agent can not only find near-optimal solutions for a variety of problems, but is also able to transfer its experience from one situation to another. This feature is particularly valuable because it facilitates pre-training learning agents on cheap simulations before deployment to the actual, expensive device. Our work thus provides a stepping-stone for connecting quantum technologies and artificial intelligence that can be vital for future quantum devices.
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