Approaches for Integrating Quantum Computing and Control for Safe Process Operation

Recent work in our group has focused on evaluating the potential safety implications of using quantum computers in control applications. This work has included simulation-based analyses with quantum simulators for small-scale example processes, theoretical analyses leveraging an advanced control strategy known as Lyapunov-based economic model predictive control (LEMPC), and theoretical analyses for linear and nonlinear systems. In addition, we have investigated how a strategy known as directed randomization, intended to be leveraged toward detecting cyberattackers of sensors for a control system, would need to be thought about carefully if qubits are being evaluated for whether they experienced attacks on their state evolution. This poster will highlight our recent works.