6–11 Dec 2026
Stellenbosch University
Africa/Johannesburg timezone

Active learning for data-efficient modelling of quantum phase spaces

Not scheduled
20m
Jan Mouton Learning Centre (Stellenbosch University)

Jan Mouton Learning Centre

Stellenbosch University

Poster

Speaker

Jacob Swain (Quantinuum)

Description

Neural networks provide a powerful framework for learning quantum states directly from measurement data across extended regions of parameter space. However, acquiring the data required to train these models can represent a significant cost. In this work, we introduce an active learning strategy for improving data acquisition for training conditional generative models. Based on a query-by-committee protocol, the strategy iteratively acquires data in phase space regions where an ensemble of models exhibits larger disagreement in sample distribution. The resulting trained models can identify phase transitions through susceptibility-based analyses of the learned distributions, without requiring prior knowledge of the relevant order parameters. We show that to achieve a comparable performance with uniform sampling, active learning requires approximately $3\times$ less data, representing a considerable saving in compute cost and acquisition time.

Topic Machine learning techniques for experimental quantum information science

Authors

Co-authors

Enrico Rinaldi (Quantinuum) Gabriel Matos (Quantinuum)

Presentation materials