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23.10.2025   at 15:00 - 16:00

QC Research Seminar: Planning and Satisfiability for Optimal Quantum Circuits

QC Seminar: Jaco van de Pol, Professor of Computer Science, Aarhus University (DK) & University of Twente (NL)
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Quantum computers need quantum software to carry out interesting tasks, and quantum programmers need design tools to construct correct and efficient quantum software. One such tools is an optimizing compiler.In this talk, we focus on the optimization of quantum circuits. We will discuss the task to resynthesize quantum circuits built from certain gate sets and the layout synthesis needed to map quantum circuits to specific quantum hardware platforms. We will discuss various optimization criteria (e.g. size and depth, in order to reduce noise and required quantum resources) and various correctness requirements, like equivalence up-to a permutation of the output qubits. We will demonstrate how “classical design tools” like SAT solvers and automated planning can help optimizing quantum circuits.