The Quantum Technician 23-12-2025
đź§© Q# & GPU Simulation
Certified Randomness Amplification with Q# (strathweb​.com). Explores certified randomness amplification with Q#, Python orchestration, Q# simulator, and XEB analytics via Liu et al.'s protocol
Generating Quantikz LaTeX Circuits from Q# Code (strathweb​.com). Generating Quantikz LaTeX circuits from Q# code using Q# Bridge in Jupyter with Python and LaTeX tooling
Advanced Large-Scale Quantum Simulation Techniques in cuQuantum SDK v25.11 (developer​.nvidia​.com). NVIDIA cuQuantum v25.11 introduces Pauli propagation and stabilizer simulations for GPU-accelerated large-scale quantum emulation using Python APIs
Real-Time Decoding, Algorithmic GPU Decoders, and AI Inference Enhancements in NVIDIA CUDA-Q QEC (developer​.nvidia​.com). Real-time decoding, GPU-accelerated decoders, and AI inference in CUDA-Q QEC using Python, YAML config, and TensorRT
🛰️ Quantum Progress Watch
Silicon atom processor links 11 qubits with more than 99% fidelity (phys​.org). Silicon-based quantum processor links 11 qubits with fidelity over 99% using a silicon atom system and scalable architecture
A quantum world (news​.wm​.edu). William & Mary physicists explore quantum computing, topological superconductors, and quantum light sensors with NSF/Microsoft collaborations
Scientists build a quantum computer that can repair itself using recycled atoms (phys​.org). Quantum computer repairs itself by recycling atoms, showing self-healing qubits and scalable fault-tolerant architecture
More on whether useful quantum computing is “imminent” (scottaaronson​.blog). Scott Aaronson surveys quantum computing progress, Q2B talks, cryptography urgency, and public commentary dynamics
📚 Academic Research
Domain-Aware Quantum Circuit for QML (arxiv:cs). DAQC builds locality-preserving PQCs for images using DCT-style windows and staged entanglement. It achieves top real-hardware QML accuracy with minimal classical readout on IBM devices
Toward Live Noise Fingerprinting in Quantum Software Engineering (arxiv:cs). SimShadow performs live noise fingerprinting via classical-shadow-style measurements, exposing big differences between Qiskit and Cirq noise models. Enables noise-aware compilation and validation without full tomography
Exploiting Reset Operations in Cloud-based Quantum Computers to Run Quantum Circuits for Free (arxiv:cs). Shows mid-circuit measurement and reset can pack many circuits into one cloud job, slashing per-shot cost and enabling billing abuse. Suggests per-gate pricing as mitigation
QuantGraph: A Receding-Horizon Quantum Graph Solver (arxiv:cs). QuantGraph combines local pruning with Grover-adaptive search inside receding-horizon MPC feedback, improving graph-optimization precision under fixed queries. Useful for quantum-enhanced planning and control in robotics
Improved Lower Bounds for QAC0 (arxiv:cs). UC Berkeley proves strongest lower bounds for shallow QAC0 circuits, ruling out depth-3 PARITY and depth-2 approximations. Clarifies limits of constant-depth quantum advantage for Boolean
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