4 Search Results for "Selinger, Peter"

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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.TQC.2020.11
Fast and Effective Techniques for T-Count Reduction via Spider Nest Identities

Authors: Niel de Beaudrap, Xiaoning Bian, and Quanlong Wang

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 158, 15th Conference on the Theory of Quantum Computation, Communication and Cryptography (TQC 2020)

Abstract
In fault-tolerant quantum computing systems, realising (approximately) universal quantum computation is usually described in terms of realising Clifford+T operations, which is to say a circuit of CNOT, Hadamard, and π/2-phase rotations, together with T operations (π/4-phase rotations). For many error correcting codes, fault-tolerant realisations of Clifford operations are significantly less resource-intensive than those of T gates, which motivates finding ways to realise the same transformation involving T-count (the number of T gates involved) which is as low as possible. Investigations into this problem [Matthew Amy et al., 2013; Gosset et al., 2014; Matthew Amy et al., 2014; Matthew Amy et al., 2018; Earl T. Campbell and Mark Howard, 2017; Matthew Amy and Michele Mosca, 2019] has led to observations that this problem is closely related to NP-hard tensor decomposition problems [Luke E. Heyfron and Earl T. Campbell, 2018] and is tantamount to the difficult problem of decoding exponentially long Reed-Muller codes [Matthew Amy and Michele Mosca, 2019]. This problem then presents itself as one for which must be content in practise with approximate optimisation, in which one develops an array of tactics to be deployed through some pragmatic strategy. In this vein, we describe techniques to reduce the T-count, based on the effective application of "spider nest identities": easily recognised products of parity-phase operations which are equivalent to the identity operation. We demonstrate the effectiveness of such techniques by obtaining improvements in the T-counts of a number of circuits, in run-times which are typically less than the time required to make a fresh cup of coffee.
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Niel de Beaudrap, Xiaoning Bian, and Quanlong Wang. Fast and Effective Techniques for T-Count Reduction via Spider Nest Identities. In 15th Conference on the Theory of Quantum Computation, Communication and Cryptography (TQC 2020). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 158, pp. 11:1-11:23, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2020)

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@InProceedings{debeaudrap_et_al:LIPIcs.TQC.2020.11,
  author =	{de Beaudrap, Niel and Bian, Xiaoning and Wang, Quanlong},
  title =	{{Fast and Effective Techniques for T-Count Reduction via Spider Nest Identities}},
  booktitle =	{15th Conference on the Theory of Quantum Computation, Communication and Cryptography (TQC 2020)},
  pages =	{11:1--11:23},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-146-7},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2020},
  volume =	{158},
  editor =	{Flammia, Steven T.},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops-dev.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.TQC.2020.11},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-120705},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.TQC.2020.11},
  annote =	{Keywords: T-count, Parity-phase operations, Phase gadgets, Clifford hierarchy, ZX calculus}
}
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Invited Talk
DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.FSCD.2019.2
A Linear Logical Framework in Hybrid (Invited Talk)

Authors: Amy P. Felty

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 131, 4th International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction (FSCD 2019)

Abstract
We present a linear logical framework implemented within the Hybrid system [Amy P. Felty and Alberto Momigliano, 2012]. Hybrid is designed to support the use of higher-order abstract syntax for representing and reasoning about formal systems, implemented in the Coq Proof Assistant. In this work, we extend the system with two linear specification logics, which provide infrastructure for reasoning directly about object languages with linear features. We originally developed this framework in order to address the challenges of reasoning about the type system of a quantum lambda calculus. In particular, we started by considering the Proto-Quipper language [Neil J. Ross, 2015], which contains the core of Quipper [Green et al., 2013; Peter Selinger and Benoît Valiron, 2006]. Quipper is a relatively new quantum programming language under active development with a linear type system. We have completed a formal proof of type soundness for Proto-Quipper [Mohamed Yousri Mahmoud and Amy P. Felty, 2018]. Our current work includes extending this work to other properties of Proto-Quipper, reasoning about other quantum programming languages [Mohamed Yousri Mahmoud and Amy P. Felty, 2018], and reasoning about other languages such as the meta-theory of low-level abstract machine code. We are also interested in applying this framework to applications outside the domain of meta-theory of programming languages and have focused on two areas - formal reasoning about the proof theory of focused linear sequent calculi and modeling biological processes as transition systems and proving properties about them. We found that a slight extension of the initial linear specification logic allowed us to provide succinct encodings and facilitate reasoning in these new domains. We illustrate by discussing a model of breast cancer progression as a set of transition rules and proving properties about this model [Joëlle Despeyroux et al., 2018]. Current work also includes modeling stem cells as they mature into different types of blood cells. This work illustrates the use of Hybrid as a meta-logical framework for fast prototyping of logical frameworks, which is achieved by defining inference rules of a specification logic inductively in Coq and building a library of definitions and lemmas used to reason about a class of object logics. Our focus here is on linear specification logics and their applications.
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Amy P. Felty. A Linear Logical Framework in Hybrid (Invited Talk). In 4th International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction (FSCD 2019). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 131, pp. 2:1-2:2, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2019)

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@InProceedings{felty:LIPIcs.FSCD.2019.2,
  author =	{Felty, Amy P.},
  title =	{{A Linear Logical Framework in Hybrid}},
  booktitle =	{4th International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction (FSCD 2019)},
  pages =	{2:1--2:2},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-107-8},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2019},
  volume =	{131},
  editor =	{Geuvers, Herman},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops-dev.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.FSCD.2019.2},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-105099},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.FSCD.2019.2},
  annote =	{Keywords: Logical frameworks, proof assistants, linear logic}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/DagRep.8.9.112
Quantum Programming Languages (Dagstuhl Seminar 18381)

Authors: Michele Mosca, Martin Roetteler, and Peter Selinger

Published in: Dagstuhl Reports, Volume 8, Issue 9 (2019)

Abstract
This report documents the program and the outcomes of Dagstuhl Seminar 18381 "Quantum Programming Languages", which brought together researchers from quantum computing and classical programming languages.
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Michele Mosca, Martin Roetteler, and Peter Selinger. Quantum Programming Languages (Dagstuhl Seminar 18381). In Dagstuhl Reports, Volume 8, Issue 9, pp. 112-132, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2019)

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@Article{mosca_et_al:DagRep.8.9.112,
  author =	{Mosca, Michele and Roetteler, Martin and Selinger, Peter},
  title =	{{Quantum Programming Languages (Dagstuhl Seminar 18381)}},
  pages =	{112--132},
  journal =	{Dagstuhl Reports},
  ISSN =	{2192-5283},
  year =	{2019},
  volume =	{8},
  number =	{9},
  editor =	{Mosca, Michele and Roetteler, Martin and Selinger, Peter},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops-dev.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/DagRep.8.9.112},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-103291},
  doi =		{10.4230/DagRep.8.9.112},
  annote =	{Keywords: compilers, functional programming, quantum computing, reversible computing, verification}
}
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Invited Talk
DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.FSCD.2018.3
Challenges in Quantum Programming Languages (Invited Talk)

Authors: Peter Selinger

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 108, 3rd International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction (FSCD 2018)

Abstract
In this talk, I will give an overview of some recent progress and current challenges in the design of quantum programming languages. Unlike classical programs, which can in principle be debugged by stopping the program at critical moments and examining the contents of variables, quantum programs are not amenable to traditional debugging because the state of a quantum system cannot usually be examined in a meaningful way. Therefore, we need other methods for ensuring the correctness of quantum programs, such as formal verification. For this reason, I advocate the use of strongly typed, functional programming languages for quantum computing. As far as functional quantum programming languages are concerned, there is currently a relatively wide gap between theory and practice. On the one hand, we have languages with strong theoretical foundations, such as the quantum lambda calculus, which operate at a relatively low level of abstraction and lack many features that would be useful to practical quantum programmers. On the other hand, we have practical functional quantum programming languages such as Quipper, which is implemented as an embedded language in Haskell, has many high-level features, and has been used in large-scale projects, but lacks a theoretical basis and a strong type system [Green et al., 2013; Green et al., 2013; Green et al., 2013; Smith et al., 2014]. We have recently attempted to narrow this gap through a family of languages called Proto-Quipper, which are designed to offer Quipper-like features while having sound theoretical foundations [Ross, 2015; Rios and Selinger, 2018]. I will give an overview of Quipper and its most useful features, report on the progress we made with formalizing fragments of Quipper, and outline several of the still remaining challenges.
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Peter Selinger. Challenges in Quantum Programming Languages (Invited Talk). In 3rd International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction (FSCD 2018). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 108, pp. 3:1-3:2, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2018)

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@InProceedings{selinger:LIPIcs.FSCD.2018.3,
  author =	{Selinger, Peter},
  title =	{{Challenges in Quantum Programming Languages}},
  booktitle =	{3rd International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction (FSCD 2018)},
  pages =	{3:1--3:2},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-077-4},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2018},
  volume =	{108},
  editor =	{Kirchner, H\'{e}l\`{e}ne},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops-dev.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.FSCD.2018.3},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-91730},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.FSCD.2018.3},
  annote =	{Keywords: Quantum programming languages}
}
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