I-Hub Quantum Technology Foundation

Dear readers, here's a 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 of 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐮 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐚𝐡 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 which has participated in "𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐄 𝐐𝐔𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐔𝐌 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐘" - Program in collaboration with NVIDIA and supported by DST, Government of India. I Hub created access to NVIDIA's CUDA-Q enabled 36-qubit simulator, with the aim of supporting Quantum capacity building.

In their own words-
What's the research problem?
🔹 𝐇𝐲𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦-𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧🔹

Excited to share progress on our ongoing research project that combines deep learning and quantum computing for medical image classification, specifically targeting early detection of diabetic retinopathy using the APTOS dataset.

We're building a hybrid quantum-classical model that integrates a ResNet50 backbone with a custom 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 (𝐐𝐍𝐍) 𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐈𝐀'𝐬 𝐂𝐔𝐃𝐀 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤. This allows us to extract classical features while leveraging quantum-enhanced decision layers for improved diagnostic performance.
▶The quantum circuit is an 8-qubit variational model using parameterized RY and RX rotations with CNOT entanglement and measurements based on a Pauli-Z Hamiltonian. Gradients are computed using the parameter shift rule and integrated into the PyTorch Lightning training loop.

◼ 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 & 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐔𝐬𝐞𝐝:
1. PyTorch + Torchvision + PyTorch Lightning
2. CUDA Quantum (cudaq)
3. Automatic Mixed Precision (AMP)
4. Multi-GPU training
5. AdamW optimizer, CosineAnnealingLR scheduler
6. OpenCV, Pillow, scikit-learn, Pandas, NumPy
◼ 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲: ~𝟖𝟎%
Still working to further improve this by refining the quantum layer and hyperparameters.

✨A heartfelt thank you to:
I-hub Quantum Tech Foundation (QTF), NVIDIA, IISER Pune, Dr. Manish Modani (NVIDIA), Dr. Kunj Tandon (IISER Pune)
for their mentorship and for initiating this Quantum Ready Challenge . The 𝐍𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐈𝐀 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 has been a critical tool in enabling us to prototype and train quantum circuits effectively.

We are open to feedback, suggestions, and collaborations in this exciting intersection of quantum computing and AI for healthcare!

✨ Best Poster Award at Quantum India 2025! 🏆

We are thrilled to share that Rayees A S and Shuvarati Roy received the Best Poster Award at the Quantum India Conference 2025, held in Bengaluru on 31st July - 1st August.

Their poster, titled “DEVELOPMENT OF AN INDIGENOUS 20-QUBIT QUANTUM COMPUTING PLATFORM USING TRAPPED IONS”, was recognized for its innovation and impact. The award was presented by none other than Nobel Laureates Prof. Duncan Haldane and Prof. David Gross!. The poster highlights our recent advancements in building an ion trap quantum computer, including the successful creation of a linear array of 13 ions and the observation of quantum jumps—both of which mark critical milestones on the path toward fully functional quantum computer. It also briefly outlines the future prospects for research and technical aspects involved in realizing a quantum computer.

A heartfelt thank you to Prof. Umakant Rapol, Dr. Jay Mangaonkar for their constant support and guidance throughout this journey. And thanks to Joel Sunil and Monu Bhartiya for their support.

We also gratefully acknowledge:
🔹 IISER Pune & IHUB QTF Pune
🔹 Niranjan Deshmukh and Ganesh Pawar for their exceptional engineering support
🔹 Technical staff from Physics Dept. — Nilesh Dumbre and S Karthikeyan
🔹 IHUB Project Students — Trivijay Jawale and Chaithanya Hosahudya
🔹 BS-MS Students — Sharan K and Abhishek Ranjith
🔹Council of Scientific & Industrial Research(CSIR)
🔹Prime Minister's Research Fellowship(PMRF) scheme
🔹National Quantum Mission(NQM)
🔹National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems(NM-ICPS)

This achievement is a testament to the collaborative spirit and dedication of everyone involved in pushing the frontiers of India’s quantum computing ecosystem.

We’re excited to share that GDQLABS Labs, a startup incubated at I-HUB Quantum Technology Foundation (I-HUB QTF)-HUB Quantum Technology Foundation (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune Pune), is hiring for the position of Electronics/Hardware Engineer in Bangalore.

If you’re passionate about designing advanced electronic systems and contributing to India’s growing quantum technology ecosystem, this is a great opportunity.

For queries and applications, please email: [email protected]
https://gdqlabs.com/

We encourage you to share this opportunity within your network.


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