Kipu Quantum and University of Valencia Extend Collaboration to Advance Machine Learning for Enhanced Quantum Computing and Quantum Advantage

GERMANY, SPAIN- Thursday 19 December – Kipu Quantum, the leading provider of application- and hardware-specific quantum computing solutions, has announced the extension of its partnership with the University of Valencia’s Electronic Engineering Department, headed by Prof. José D. Martín-Guerrero. This collaboration focuses on leveraging machine learning to drive advancements in quantum computing and approaching quantum advantage.

Expanding Frontiers in Quantum Machine Learning

The University of Valencia team brings exceptional expertise in advanced data analysis, machine learning and artificial intelligence, developed through years of solving complex real-world problems. Their consultancy role will strengthen Kipu Quantum’s ongoing efforts to harness quantum computing for groundbreaking real-world applications in medicine, satellite observation or astrophysics.

Breakthroughs in Quantum Convolutional Neural Networks (QCNNs)

The collaboration has already yielded significant results in optimizing quantum convolutional neural networks (QCNNs) and counterdiabatic protocols.
A critical pain point in AI/ML, especially in convolutional neural networks (CNNs), is the need for a large number of (expensive) parameters to train models, e.g., in image classification.
In our recent study on image classification of breast cancer, we demonstrated that digital-analog quantum compression improves machine learning models for image classification, enabling better prediction with 1,000x less training data highlighting a clear path towards usefulness within near term.

"Our partnership has produced compelling evidence that quantum ML models can outperform classical approaches in efficiency and scalability," said Prof. José Martín Guerrero, leader of Valencia’s Electronic Engineering Department, "We are excited to extend our research into tabular data applications, which promises to unlock even broader possibilities."

Expanding Quantum Applications in Industry Through Tabular Data Analysis

Building on this success, the extended collaboration will explore QCNN applications beyond medical imaging, targeting tabular data tasks where early results have been promising. This expansion opens new possibilities in diverse fields such as finance, logistics, accelerating the realization of practical quantum computing solutions.

"Our successful collaboration with the University of Valencia has already demonstrated its value through groundbreaking advancements," added Enrique Solano. "Their exceptional team and expertise make them the ideal partner to bring with us hardware- and applications specific algorithms at quantum-advantage level for industry use cases on commercial quantum computers.”

About Kipu

Kipu Quantum is a German company developing hardware- and application-specific quantum computing solutions for a wide range of industries. Founded in 2021 Kipu Quantum’s approach has the potential to solve industry-relevant problems in the order of 100-1,000 physical qubits due to novel algorithmic compression methods. Kipu’s technology is compatible with all leading quantum hardware technologies. The company is currently testing its technology with customers in the pharmaceutical, chemical, logistics, artificial intelligence, and finance industries. In July 2024, Kipu Quantum announced a strategic acquisition of PlanQK, a leading quantum computing platform. This acquisition is drastically accelerating the commercialization of Kipu’s application- and hardware-specific algorithms, enabling frictionless access for organizations to integrate quantum solutions into their existing processes.

About University of Valencia

The University of Valencia is more than five-centuries old. Higher education was established in the city of Valencia thanks to King James I who had obtained a Studium Generale institution in 1245. However, it was not until 30 October 1499 that the Juries of Valencia drew up the Constitutions of what was about to become the first University of Valencia: a university authorized by the Papal Bull on 23 January 1501, signed by the Valencian Pope Alexander VI and by the royal privilege of Ferdinand II the Catholic. It was granted on 16 February 1502.

For more than 500 years, the development of the University of Valencia has run in parallel with the development of the city and has been an inextricable part of its urban fabric, creating spaces for teaching, research, creation and dissemination of culture and science as well as knowledge transfer.

Initially dedicated to the studies of medicine, humanities, theology and law, currently encompasses a wide range of teaching and research activities offered in all areas of knowledge (basic sciences and engineering, health sciences, educational sciences, humanities and social sciences, economics and law).

The University of Valencia has become one to the top five scientific centers in Spain thanks to its commitment to excellence and it is the first European university in the number of incoming Erasmus students.

The research group IDAL (Intelligent Data Analysis Laboratory) belongs to the Department of Electronic Engineering and the School of Engineering of the University of Valencia. It has more than 20 years of experience in the research on data analysis techniques and machine learning methods. IDAL researchers associated with Kipu collaboration are focused on physics-related artificial intelligence, especially quantum machine learning, working on quantum-enhanced machine learning models and on the optimization of different quantum computing aspects based on classical, quantum and hybrid machine learning.