Quantum Reservoir Computing for Statistical Classification in a Superconducting Quantum Circuit

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The GARCH(1,1) volatility regime classification task is directly relevant to quantitative trading, as early identification of high-volatility regimes is critical for risk management and portfolio optimization. The paper demonstrates QRC advantage specifically in the limited-data regime, which is practically relevant for detecting regime changes quickly. However, the work is primarily a proof-of-concept numerical study on a 2-site system, and practical deployment on real hardware remains future work. The heavy-tailed distribution identification (Student-t) is also relevant for modeling financial returns.

Requires quantum simulation (QuTiP) or actual superconducting circuit hardware. The theoretical framework involves mapping superconducting circuits to Bose-Hubbard models, solving master equations with decoherence, and implementing the QRC readout pipeline. The small system size (2 sites, 9 neurons) makes numerical simulation tractable, but scaling to real hardware requires fabrication of coupled superconducting islands with Josephson junctions, precise voltage control, and Fock-state measurement capabilities.

Detailed Hamiltonian parameters, simulation settings (QuTiP, cutoff nc=5, decay rates κ=500μs⁻¹), and fitting procedures are provided. However, no code repository is mentioned, and the method requires quantum simulation or superconducting hardware. The synthetic data generation process is described but not explicitly made available.