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(88) Date of publication A3: 30.03.2023 (43) Date of publication: 22.05.2024 Bulletin 2024/21 (21) Application number: 22847280.9 (22) Date of filing: 11.07.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06N 10/20(2022.01) G06N 10/40(2022.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): G06N 10/20; G06N 10/40 (86) International application number: PCT/US2022/036715 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/022812 (23.02.2023 Gazette 2023/08)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 12.07.2021 US 202163220860 P (71) Applicants: Ionq Inc. College Park, Maryland 20740 (US) University of Maryland College Park, Maryland 20742 (US)	(72) Inventors: GRZESIAK, Nikodem College Park, Maryland 20740 (US) MAKSYMOV, Andrii Hyattsville, Maryland 20782 (US) NIROULA, Pradeep College Park, Maryland 20740 (US) NAM, Yunseong Bethesda, Maryland 20852 (US) (74) Representative: Forresters IP LLP  Skygarden Erika-Mann-Straße 11 80636 München 80636 München (DE)