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Characterization And Benchmarking Of Quantum Computers, Megan L. Dahlhauser

Doctoral Dissertations

Quantum computers are a promising technology expected to provide substantial speedups to important computational problems, but modern quantum devices are imperfect and prone to noise. In order to program and debug quantum computers as well as monitor progress towards more advanced devices, we must characterize their dynamics and benchmark their performance. Characterization methods vary in measured quantities and computational requirements, and their accuracy in describing arbitrary quantum devices in an arbitrary context is not guaranteed. The leading techniques for characterization are based on fine-grain physical models that are typically accurate but computationally expensive. This raises the question of how to …