3–6 Feb 2026
Europe/Rome timezone

Quantum reinforcement learning in the presence of thermal dissipation

5 Feb 2026, 10:15
20m
Auditorium U12 - Guido Martinotti

Auditorium U12 - Guido Martinotti

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

Speaker

Prof. Jesús Casado Pascual (Universidad de Sevilla)

Description

A study of the effect of thermal dissipation on quantum reinforcement learning is performed. For this purpose, a nondissipative quantum reinforcement learning protocol is adapted to the presence of thermal dissipation. Analytical calculations as well as numerical simulation are carried out, obtaining evidence that dissipation does not significantly degrade the performance of the quantum reinforcement learning protocol for sufficiently low temperatures, in some cases being even beneficial. Quantum reinforcement learning under realistic experimental conditions of thermal dissipation opens an avenue for the realization of quantum agent to be able to interact with a changing environment, as well as adapt to it, with many plausible applications inside quantum technologies and machine learning [1, 2]

References

[1] M. L. Olivera-Atencio, L. Lamata, M. Morillo, and J. Casado-Pascual, Quantum reinforcement learning in the presence of thermal dissipation, Phys. Rev. E 108, 014128 (2023). [2] M. L. Olivera-Atencio, L. Lamata, and J. Casado- Pascual, Benefits of open quantum systems for quantum machine learning, Adv. Quantum Technol. , 2300247 (2023).

Sessions Quantum Machine Learning:
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Authors

Prof. Jesús Casado Pascual (Universidad de Sevilla) Prof. Lucas Lamata (Universidad de Sevilla) Prof. Manuel Morillo (Universidad de Sevilla) María Laura Olivera Atencio (Universidad de Sevilla)

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