AWS Quantum Technologies Blog
Author: Dimitar Trenev
Dimitar Trenev is an Applied Scientist at Amazon Braket, with a Ph.D. in Mathematics. He previously worked at ExxonMobil, exploring quantum computing applications in energy. Originally from Bulgaria, Dimitar enjoys good food, traveling with his family, and has recently rediscovered his passion for ping-pong.
Getting the Most from Your Quantum Measurements: Adaptive Shot Allocation on Amazon Braket
With current noisy quantum hardware, every quantum circuit evaluation is precious. Variational quantum algorithms like the Variational Quantum Eigensolver (VQE) require repeated estimation of expectation values of quantum observables—each requiring multiple shots, or measurements of quantum states. On today’s hardware, these shots represent a finite resource that needs to be managed carefully. Efficient shot allocation […]