3–6 Feb 2026
Europe/Rome timezone

Finding the Higgs boson with quantum machine learning

4 Feb 2026, 10:00
20m
Auditorium U12 - Guido Martinotti

Auditorium U12 - Guido Martinotti

Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Edificio U12, Via Vizzola, 5, 20126 Milano (MI)

Speaker

Eric Ballabene (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

Description

This talk investigates the application of Quantum Machine Learning (QML) simulated algorithms to classification problems in High Energy Physics, where distinguishing signal events from complex background processes is essential. We focus on the Higgs boson decay channel 𝐻→𝑍𝑍*→4ℓ, a clean yet statistically limited signature. The study evaluates the performance of QML models and examines their potential benefits in comparison to state-of-the-art classical machine learning approaches.

Sessions Quantum Machine Learning:
Invited No

Author

Eric Ballabene (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

Presentation materials