Sign in 

... / Quantum Convolutional Neural Network

Quantum Convolutional Neural Network

Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) are a type of classical machine learning model often used in computer vision and image
processing applications. The structure of CNNs consists of applying alternating convolutional layers (plus an activation function)
and pooling layers to an input array, typically followed by some fully connected layers before the output.

Convolutional layers work by sweeping across the input array and applying different filters (often 2x2 or 3x3 matrices) block by
block. These are used to detect specific features of the image wherever they might appear. Pooling layers are then used to
downsample the results of these convolutions to extract the most relevant features and reduce the size of the data, making it
easier to process in subsequent layers. Common pooling methods involve replacing blocks of the data with their maximum or
average values.

Quantum convolutional neural networks (QCNNs) were first introduced in Cong et al. (2018). The structure of QCNNs is motivated
by that of CNNs:

Here, convolutions are operations performed on neighbouring pairs of qubits — they are parameterized unitary rotations, just like
a regular variational circuit! These convolutions are followed by pooling layers, which are effected by measuring a subset of the
qubits, and using the measurement results to control subsequent operations. The analogue of a fully-connected layer is a multi-
qubit operation on the remaining qubits before the final measurement. Parameters of all these operations are learned during
training.

One very natural application of QCNNs is classifying quantum states - for example, the original work used them to distinguish
between different topological phases. QCNNs can also be used to classify images just like their classical counterparts.

Note

Quantum convolutional neural networks as presented here are different from quanvolutional neural networks. See the demo
about quanvolutional networks to learn more!

❤️
PennyLane is an open-source software framework for quantum machine learning, quantum chemistry, and quantum computing, with the ability to run on all hardware.
Built with by Xanadu.

For researchers For learners For developers

Features Learn Features
Demos Codebook Documentation
Datasets Education API
Performance Videos GitHub
Learn Challenges Datasets
Videos Demos Demos
Documentation Glossary Performance
Education Devices
Compilation

       
Stay updated with our newsletter

© Copyright 2024 | Xanadu | All rights reserved

TensorFlow, the TensorFlow logo and any related marks are trademarks of Google Inc.

Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Cookie Policy | Code of Conduct