Quantum Machine Learning

Expected Outcome: Integration of quantum computing into data pre-processing pipelines and learning workflows for data-heavy or computationally intensive tasks, demonstrating clear improvements in processing speed, computational complexity, modelling accuracy, and reduced sample requirements at scales achievable with NISQ-era devices, Reliable and scalable Quantum Machine Learning (QML) models and algorithms, integrated with existing AI frameworks and pipelines, enabling faster data processing, improved prediction accuracy, and enhanced computational capabilities, Validated quantum-enhanced AI methods demonstrating measurable improvements over classical baselines in terms of speed, accuracy, data efficiency, complexity, or scalability, supported by rigorous benchmarking and complexity analysis, Robust, noise-aware QML techniques suitable for NISQ hardware , including error-mitigation strategies and algorithmic adaptations that improve reliability, performance, and reproducibility on real quantum processors, Demonstrators or proof-of-concept applications showcasing the relevance of QML for real-world challenges (e.g. climate and environmental modelling, Earth observation, healthcare and life sciences, materials discovery, finance, robotics, manufacturing, and cybersecurity), Strengthened European leadership and technological sovereignty in quantum computing and trustworthy AI, supported by cross-sector collaboration, knowledge transfer, and contributions to emerging standards, benchmarks and best practices. Enhanced collaboration across quantum computing, machine learning and application domains, fostering a coordinated European QML research and innovation community. Scope: Proposals are expected to address multiple key research directions in Quantum Machine Learning (QML), targeting both scientific excellence and industrial relevance. Proposals should clearly outline how to contribute to the development, validation and demonstration of quantum-enhanced AI approaches, with clear pathways towards practical applications. The proposed work should strengthen Europe’s scientific and technological capabilities in quantum computing and accelerate the industrial uptake of quantum-enhanced AI solutions. Activities may include, but are not limited to design and analysis of quantum, quantum-inspired or hybrid QML algorithms, performance modelling, complexity analysis and benchmarking of quantum-enhanced AI methods, development of error-mitigation and noise-aware strategies tailored to QML workloads, Proposals should advance scalable QML algorithms capable of addressi…