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Adaptive Reinforcement Learning for Robust Open Quantum System Control: A Multi-Task Framework with Temporal Optimization

arXiv 2605.26925 ↗First posted 26 May 2026quant-ph cs.LGcited by 0

On the map: Deep reinforcement learning methods → Quantum reinforcement learning

Abstract (arXiv)

We present a Multi-task Soft Actor-Critic (SAC) Reinforcement Learning framework designed for open-system quantum control across diverse Hamiltonians, which learns optimal pulse sequences while simultaneously discovering problem-specific evolution time T and number of control pulse segments N. Experimental results across 51 Hamiltonian variations demonstrate that the multi-task SAC model is able to generate control pulses that can drive a system, under environment noise, from its initial state to its target state with high fidelities, establishing essential foundations for universal quantum control applicable to realistic noisy quantum devices. Through progressive expansion of the training Hamiltonian set, we investigate if a single multi-task model trained using a given number of sample Hamiltonians can successfully accomplish state-transfer tasks for Hamiltonians drawn from the same Hamiltonian space but not encountered during training. In addition, our Robustness Infidelity Measure (RIM) analysis reveals that SAC trained policies exhibit superior robustness to pulse amplitude perturbations and decoherence rate variations compared to GRAPE-optimized controls.

Key facts. No citing papers in the map yet (data through 14 Oct 2026). Placed in Quantum reinforcement learning, one of 15 directions in Deep reinforcement learning methods. Builds on 11 of its 46 references that are in the map. First posted on arXiv 26 May 2026.

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  1. 2026Reinforcement Learning for Quantum Technology26 Jan
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  9. 2026When Does Adaptation Win? Scaling Laws for Meta-Learning in Quantum Controlcited by 1

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