TR2025-095

Quantum Diffusion Models for Few-Shot Learning


    •  Wang, R., Wang, Y., Liu, J., Koike-Akino, T., "Quantum Diffusion Models for Few-Shot Learning", ICAD, June 2025.
      BibTeX TR2025-095 PDF
      • @inproceedings{Wang2025jun2,
      • author = {Wang, Ruhan and Wang, Ye and Liu, Jing and Koike-Akino, Toshiaki},
      • title = {{Quantum Diffusion Models for Few-Shot Learning}},
      • booktitle = {ICAD},
      • year = 2025,
      • month = jun,
      • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2025-095}
      • }
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    Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning

Abstract:

Modern quantum machine learning (QML) methods involve the variational optimization of parameterized quantum circuits on training datasets, followed by predictions on testing datasets. Most state-of-the-art QML algorithms currently lack practical advantages due to their limited learning capabilities, especially in few-shot learning tasks. In this work, we propose three new frameworks employing quantum diffusion model (QDM) as a solution for the few-shot learning: label- guided generation inference (LGGI); label-guided denoising inference (LGDI); and label-guided noise addition inference (LGNAI). Experimental results demonstrate that our proposed algorithms significantly outperform existing methods