AUTHOR=Borle Ajinkya , Bhave Ameya 

TITLE=Biclustering a dataset using photonic quantum computing

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Computer Science

VOLUME=6

YEAR=2024

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/computer-science/articles/10.3389/fcomp.2024.1441879

DOI=10.3389/fcomp.2024.1441879

ISSN=2624-9898

ABSTRACT=<p>Biclustering is a problem in machine learning and data mining that seeks to group together rows and columns of a dataset according to certain criteria. In this work, we highlight the natural relation that quantum computing models like boson and Gaussian boson sampling (GBS) have to this problem. We first explore the use of boson sampling to identify biclusters based on matrix permanents. We then propose a heuristic that finds clusters in a dataset using Gaussian boson sampling by (i) converting the dataset into a bipartite graph and then (ii) running GBS to find the densest sub-graph(s) within the larger bipartite graph. Our simulations for the above proposed heuristics show promising results for future exploration in this area.</p>