Preventing quantum errors using a quantum error correction algorithm trainer (QECAT) table

1. A method, comprising:

identifying, by a computing device, a subset of a plurality of quantum error correction algorithm trainer (QECAT) table entries of a QECAT table, wherein each QECAT table entry of the subset corresponds to an occurrence of a quantum error;

obtaining metadata from each QECAT table entry of the subset;

identifying, based on the metadata from each QECAT table entry of the subset, a common characteristic of each occurrence of the quantum error; and

determining, based on the common characteristic, a preventative action to prevent a future occurrence of the quantum error.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the metadata comprises one or more of:

an indication of a quantum error type;

a timestamp;

a qubit identifier;

an indication of a corrective action;

a source Quantum Assembly (QASM) file identifier;

an identifier of one or more concurrently executing quantum services;

an identifier of one or more scheduled quantum services; or

an indication of an environmental attribute of a quantum computing device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the common characteristic comprises:

a quantum service executing during each occurrence of the quantum error;

a qubit in use during each occurrence of the quantum error; and

an operating environment characteristic of a quantum computing device during each occurrence of the quantum error.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

communicating, by the computing device, the preventative action to a quantum computing device; and

performing, by the quantum computing device, the preventative action.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein:

the common characteristic comprises a common characteristic of an operating environment in which the quantum error occurred; and

performing the preventative action comprises executing a quantum service only if the common characteristic does not apply to a current operating environment of the quantum computing device.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein performing the preventative action comprises modifying a source Quantum Assembly (QASM) file based on the common characteristic.

7. The method of claim 4 , wherein performing the preventative action comprises selecting a quantum computing device on which to execute a quantum service, based on the common characteristic.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, prior to identifying the subset of the plurality of QECAT table entries:

determining, by the computing device, that a quantum error correction (QEC) operation has been performed by a QEC service of a quantum computing device in response to a first occurrence of the quantum error;

obtaining, from the QEC service, first metadata associated with the first occurrence of the quantum error; and

storing the first metadata in a QECAT entry of the plurality of QECAT table entries.

9. A computing system, comprising a computing device comprising:

a first system memory; and

a first processor device communicatively coupled to the first system memory, the first processor device to:

identify a subset of a plurality of quantum error correction algorithm trainer (QECAT) table entries of a QECAT table, wherein each QECAT table entry of the subset corresponds to an occurrence of a quantum error;

obtain metadata from each QECAT table entry of the subset;

identify, based on the metadata from each QECAT table entry of the subset, a common characteristic of each occurrence of the quantum error; and

determine, based on the common characteristic, a preventative action to prevent a future occurrence of the quantum error.

10. The computing system of claim 9 , wherein the metadata comprises one or more of:

an indication of a quantum error type;

a timestamp;

a qubit identifier;

an indication of a corrective action;

a source Quantum Assembly (QASM) file identifier;

an identifier of one or more concurrently executing quantum services;

an identifier of one or more scheduled quantum services; or

an indication of an environmental attribute of a quantum computing device.

11. The computing system of claim 9 , wherein the common characteristic comprises:

a quantum service executing during each occurrence of the quantum error;

a qubit in use during each occurrence of the quantum error; and

an operating environment characteristic of a quantum computing device during each occurrence of the quantum error.

12. The computing system of claim 9 , further comprising a quantum computing device comprising:

a second system memory; and

a second processor device;

wherein:

the first processor device is further to communicate the preventative action to the quantum computing device; and

the second processor device is to perform the preventative action.

13. The computing system of claim 12 , wherein:

the common characteristic comprises a common characteristic of an operating environment in which the quantum error occurred; and

to perform the preventative action is to execute a quantum service only if the common characteristic does not apply to a current operating environment of the quantum computing device.

14. The computing system of claim 12 , wherein to perform the preventative action is to modify a source Quantum Assembly (QASM) file based on the common characteristic.

15. The computing system of claim 12 , wherein to perform the preventative action is to select a quantum computing device on which to execute a quantum service, based on the common characteristic.

16. The computing system of claim 9 , wherein the first processor device is further to, prior to identifying the subset of the plurality of QECAT table entries:

determine that a quantum error correction (QEC) operation has been performed by a QEC service of a quantum computing device in response to a first occurrence of the quantum error;

obtain, from the QEC service, first metadata associated with the first occurrence of the quantum error; and

store the first metadata in a QECAT entry of the plurality of QECAT table entries.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processor devices to:

identify a subset of a plurality of quantum error correction algorithm trainer (QECAT) table entries of a QECAT table, wherein each QECAT table entry of the subset corresponds to an occurrence of a quantum error;

obtain metadata from each QECAT table entry of the subset;

identify, based on the metadata from each QECAT table entry of the subset, a common characteristic of each occurrence of the quantum error; and

determine, based on the common characteristic, a preventative action to prevent a future occurrence of the quantum error.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the metadata comprises one or more of:

an indication of a quantum error type;

a timestamp;

a qubit identifier;

an indication of a corrective action;

a source Quantum Assembly (QASM) file identifier;

an identifier of one or more concurrently executing quantum services;

an identifier of one or more scheduled quantum services; or

an indication of an environmental attribute of a quantum computing device.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the common characteristic comprises:

a quantum service executing during each occurrence of the quantum error;

a qubit in use during each occurrence of the quantum error; and

an operating environment characteristic of a quantum computing device during each occurrence of the quantum error.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the one or more processor devices to:

communicate the preventative action to a quantum computing device; and

perform, by the quantum computing device, the preventative action.