Quantum semi-supervised generative adversarial network for enhanced data classification

Abstract

In this paper, we propose the quantum semi-supervised generative adversarial network (qSGAN). The system is composed of a quantum generator and a classical discriminator/classifier (D/C). The goal is to train both the generator and the D/C, so that the latter may get a high classification accuracy for a given dataset. The generator needs neither any data loading nor to generate a pure quantum state, while it is expected to serve as a stronger adversary than a classical one thanks to its rich expressibility. These advantages are demonstrated in a numerical simulation.