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@INBOOK{ItaboraideBarros:620112,
author = {Itaborai de Barros, Paulo Vitor and Thomas, Peter and
Crippa, Arianna and Jansen, Karl and Schwägerl, Tim and
Aguado, Maria},
title = {{C}hapter 8: {D}eveloping a {F}ramework for {S}onifying
{V}ariational {Q}uantum {A}lgorithms: {I}mplications for
{M}usic {C}omposition},
volume = {06},
address = {Singapore},
publisher = {World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd},
reportid = {PUBDB-2025-00030, arXiv:2409.07104},
isbn = {978-981-98-0017-9},
series = {WSPC Book Series in Unconventional Computing},
pages = {185 - 237},
year = {2025},
comment = {Advances in Quantum Computer Music / Miranda, Eduardo Reck
{Plymouth UniversityUK} ; : WORLD SCIENTIFIC, 2025, ; ISSN:
2737-5218=2737-520X ; ISBN:
978-981-98-0017-9=978-981-98-0018-6 ; doi:10.1142/14025},
booktitle = {Advances in Quantum Computer Music /
Miranda, Eduardo Reck {Plymouth
UniversityUK} ; : WORLD SCIENTIFIC,
2025, ; ISSN: 2737-5218=2737-520X ;
ISBN:
978-981-98-0017-9=978-981-98-0018-6 ;
doi:10.1142/14025},
abstract = {This chapter examines the Variational Quantum Harmonizer, a
software tool and musical interface that focuses on the
problem of sonification of the minimization steps of
Variational Quantum Algorithms (VQA), used for simulating
properties of quantum systems and optimization problems
assisted by quantum hardware. Particularly, it details the
sonification of Quadratic Unconstrained Binary Optimization
(QUBO) problems using VQA. A flexible design enables its
future applications both as a sonification tool for auditory
displays in scientific investigation, and as a hybrid
quantum-digital musical instrument for artistic endeavours.
In turn, sonification can help researchers understand
complex systems better and can serve for the training of
quantum physics and quantum computing. The VQH structure,
including its software implementation, control mechanisms,
and sonification mappings are detailed. Moreover, it guides
the design of QUBO cost functions in VQH as a music
compositional object. The discussion is extended to the
implications of applying quantum-assisted simulation in
quantum-computer aided composition and live-coding
performances. An artistic output is showcased by the piece
$\textit{Hexagonal$ Chambers} (Thomas and Itaboraí, 2023).},
cin = {CQTA},
cid = {I:(DE-H253)CQTA-20221102},
pnm = {611 - Fundamental Particles and Forces (POF4-611) / QUEST -
QUantum computing for Excellence in Science and Technology
(101087126)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-611 / G:(EU-Grant)101087126},
experiment = {EXP:(DE-MLZ)NOSPEC-20140101},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)7},
eprint = {2409.07104},
howpublished = {arXiv:2409.07104},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
SLACcitation = {$\%\%CITATION$ = $arXiv:2409.07104;\%\%$},
doi = {10.1142/9789819800186_0008},
url = {https://bib-pubdb1.desy.de/record/620112},
}