Quantum algorithm for low-rank matrix regression with feature extraction

Abstract

Low-rank matrix regression is a pivotal technique in image processing and pattern recognition that can directly handle data with intrinsic matrix structures. However, classical algorithms for this task suffer from a computational bottleneck, where the complexity escalates cubically with the matrix dimension, incurring prohibitive costs for high-dimensional datasets. In this study, we propose a quantum algorithm for low-rank matrix regression with feature extraction, leveraging the Harrow–Hassidim–Lloyd algorithm for regression matrix estimation and a modified quantum singular-value thresholding algorithm for iterative variable updates. Theoretical analysis demonstrates that our algorithm reduces the time complexity dependence on the matrix dimension from cubic to logarithmic, achieving an exponential speedup over classical counterparts when the problem is well conditioned and the precision requirements are moderate. Furthermore, we introduce an algorithmic variant utilizing the quantum memory model to bypass the reliance on quantum random access memory. Additionally, we propose a hybrid strategy leveraging quantum sketching techniques to effectively eliminate the runtime dependence on the condition number. Subsequently, we performed small-scale quantum experiments to validate the feasibility of our proposed quantum algorithm.