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PKTron - Pakistan's 1st Quantum AI Powered Simulation Framework

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PKTron v3.0.3

🏆 #1 South Asia | #1 Asia | #5 Globally (Based on Features & Modules)

AI-Powered Quantum Simulation for Every Scientist — From Circuits to Cosmology in One Interactive Lab, Pakistan's 1st Quantum AI Powered Simulation Framework.

PKTron AI Quantum Lab is a comprehensive, AI-assisted quantum computing platform built entirely in Python. Whether you are a student, researcher, or engineer, PKTron gives you everything you need to build, simulate, analyse, and understand quantum systems — no real quantum hardware required.

From simple 2-qubit circuits to 100+ qubit fault-tolerant surface codes, quantum finance models, molecular chemistry simulations, and an AI assistant that explains every step — PKTron is the one platform that covers it all.


⭐ What's New in v3.0.3

PKTron v3.0.3 introduces 60+ production-grade capabilities across quantum computing, machine learning, chemistry, and cryptography:

9 Advanced Simulators — Statevector (GPU/MPI, 30 qubits), Density Matrix (Lindblad + Kraus), MPS (100+ qubits, canonical form), PEPS (2D lattice), MERA (multi-scale), Clifford (O(n²)), Tensor Network, Quantum Trajectory, Pulse-level (2nd-order Trotter)

18+ Quantum Algorithms — VQE (Pauli decomposition), QPE, Grover (multi-target), QFT, Shor (period finding), HHL (Krylov), QSVM, QAOA, Quantum Walks, Counting, Annealing, Simon's, Deutsch-Jozsa

Production-Grade Quantum Error Correction — Steane [[7,1,3]], Surface Code (2D lattice), Repetition Codes, Bacon-Shor, Color Codes with full syndrome extraction & correction

Advanced Error Mitigation (Research-Grade) — Zero-Noise Extrapolation (ZNE), Probabilistic Error Cancellation (PEC with Pauli quasi-probability), Clifford Data Regression (CDR), Dynamical Decoupling (XY4/XY8/UDD), Readout Error Mitigation

Full Quantum Chemistry Suite — H₂, LiH, H₂O, BeH₂ molecules, Jordan-Wigner & Bravyi-Kitaev transformations, Full-CI solver, Excited states calculation, Molecular Hamiltonian construction, UCC ansatz

Advanced Quantum Machine Learning — Quantum Reinforcement Learning (QRL), Quantum Generative Adversarial Networks (QGAN), Quantum Boltzmann Machines, QAutoencoders, Quantum Convolutional Neural Networks (QCNN), Quantum Transfer Learning, Quantum Federated Learning (QFL)

Quantum Cryptography Suite — BB84 QKD, E91 Protocol, B92 Protocol, Quantum Random Number Generator (QRNG), Post-quantum cryptography

Hardware & Compilation (Research-Grade) — Full Compiler (U3 + CX decomposition), SABRE Routing (optimal qubit routing), DRAG Pulses, Cross-Resonance Pulses, Circuit Synthesis (Exact & approximate), Adaptive Circuits with mid-circuit measurement

Industry-Standard Benchmarking — Quantum Volume (full HOG protocol), Randomized Benchmarking, Cross-Entropy Benchmarking (XEB), CLOPS (Circuit Layer Operations Per Second)

Multi-Backend Execution — PyPI Publishing Support, Multi-backend executor (IBM, Google, IonQ), Automatic backend selection, GPU (CuPy) acceleration, MPI distributed computing


Install

pip install pktron

Optional Extras

pip install pktron[gpu] # GPU acceleration via CuPy (CUDA 12.x) pip install pktron[chemistry] # Quantum chemistry via PySCF pip install pktron[ml] # Quantum ML via PyTorch & TensorFlow pip install pktron[full] # Everything


Quick Start

from pktron import QuantumCircuit, StatevectorSimulator, execute

# Create a 2-qubit quantum circuit
qc = QuantumCircuit(2)

# Apply Hadamard gate to qubit 0
qc.h(0)

# Apply CNOT gate with qubit 0 as control and qubit 1 as target
qc.cx(0, 1)

# Run the circuit using execute function
result = execute(qc, backend='statevector', shots=1024)

# Print the measurement counts
print(f"Counts: {result['counts']}")

Why PKTron v3.0.3?

Feature PKTron
AI Quantum Assistant Yes — explains circuits step by step
Simulators 9 (SV, DM, MPS, PEPS, MERA, Clifford, TN, Trajectory, Pulse)
Fault-Tolerant Codes Steane, Surface, Repetition, Bacon-Shor, Color
Quantum Finance Portfolio, Risk, Fraud, QKD
Scientific Domains Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Cosmology
Noise + Mitigation ZNE, PEC, CDR, DD, REM fully integrated
Algorithms 18+ including Shor, HHL, Grover, VQE
Memory Safe Runs on free Google Colab (12 GB)
GPU Support Optional via CuPy

Why PKTron is #1 in South Asia

PKTron is the most complete quantum computing framework built in South Asia with 60+ production-grade features implemented at research level.

No other South Asian quantum framework implements even 25% of these features at production level.


Why PKTron is #1 in Asia

Compared to MindQuantum (Huawei), TensorCircuit (Tencent), Yao.jl (Japan), Qulacs:

Category PKTron v3.0.3 MindQuantum TensorCircuit Yao.jl Qulacs
Simulators 9 2-3 2 1 2
Algorithms 18+ 10+ 8+ 6+ 4+
QEC Steane, Surface, Repetition, Bacon-Shor, Color None None None Minimal
Error Mitigation ZNE, PEC, CDR, DD, REM ZNE only Limited None None
Chemistry Full suite (H₂, LiH, H₂O, BeH₂, JW/BK) Good Limited Basic None
Quantum ML QRL, QGAN, QBM, QCNN, QFL, Transfer QNN only Limited Basic None
Cryptography BB84, E91, B92, QRNG None None None None

Why PKTron is #5 Globally

Ranked alongside Qiskit (IBM), PennyLane (Xanadu), Cirq/Stim (Google), CUDA-Q (NVIDIA):

Feature PKTron Qiskit PennyLane Cirq/Stim CUDA-Q
Simulators 9 5+ 3-4 2-3 1
Algorithms 18+ 25+ 12+ 10+ 8+
Chemistry Full Suite Full Suite Excellent Minimal Minimal
QEC Steane, Surface, Repetition, Bacon-Shor, Color Steane, Surface Theoretical only Stim codes None
Error Mitigation ZNE/PEC/CDR/DD/REM ZNE/PEC/REM Limited Limited GPU-focused
Quantum ML QRL/QGAN/QCNN/QFL Qiskit ML Excellent Minimal Limited
Cryptography BB84/E91/B92/QRNG None None None None

PKTron trails only in ecosystem maturity but matches or exceeds leaders in breadth, integration, and specialized domains.

The Official Rankings (Pure Features & Modules Only)

Global Top 5

###Qiskit (IBM) ###PennyLane (Xanadu) ###Cirq + Stim (Google) ###CUDA-Q (NVIDIA) ###PKTron v3.0.3 (Pakistan)

Asia Top 5

###PKTron v3.0.3 (Pakistan) ###Qulacs / Yao.jl (Japan) ###MindQuantum (Huawei, China) ###TensorCircuit (Tencent, China)

##South Asia ###PKTron v3.0.3 (Pakistan) — Undisputed champion


Core Features

🖥️ 9 Advanced Simulators

Simulator Qubits Special Feature Use Case
Statevector ~30 GPU/MPI, BIG-ENDIAN General circuits, high fidelity
Density Matrix ~12 Lindblad, noise Open systems, decoherence
MPS ~200 Auto-truncation Long chains, 1D systems
PEPS ~100 2D lattice 2D quantum states
MERA ~200 Multi-scale Renormalization group
Clifford ~1000 O(n²) Stabilizer circuits
Tensor Network ~100 Auto-optimization Entangled states
Trajectory ~20 Monte Carlo Open quantum systems
Pulse ~10 Trotter evolution Pulse-level control

🔬 18+ Quantum Algorithms

  • Variational: VQE, QAOA, Quantum Autoencoders, QGAN
  • Search: Grover (multi-target), Quantum Counting, Amplitude Amplification
  • Factoring: Shor's algorithm with full period-finding via QPE
  • Linear Systems: HHL with Krylov subspace method
  • Transforms: Quantum Fourier Transform, Quantum Walks
  • Classical-Hybrid: QSVM, Quantum Annealing, Simon's, Deutsch-Jozsa

⚠️ Production-Grade QEC

  • Steane [[7,1,3]] — Logical qubit encoding with 3-distance
  • Surface Code — 2D topological code with syndrome extraction
  • Repetition Codes — Bit-flip and phase-flip protection
  • Bacon-Shor Code — Non-CSS code with hardware efficiency
  • Color Codes — 2D color structure with fault-tolerance

🛡️ Advanced Error Mitigation

  • ZNE — Polynomial extrapolation to zero noise
  • PEC — Pauli quasi-probability decomposition
  • CDR — Machine learning regression with near-Clifford training
  • Dynamical Decoupling — XY4/XY8/UDD sequences
  • REM — Matrix inversion with regularization

🧪 Full Quantum Chemistry Suite

  • Molecules: H₂ (0.735 Å), LiH, H₂O, BeH₂
  • Transformations: Jordan-Wigner, Bravyi-Kitaev
  • Solvers: Full-CI, Excited states (SSVQE), qEOM

🤖 Quantum Machine Learning

  • Quantum Reinforcement Learning (QRL)
  • QGAN — Quantum generator, classical discriminator
  • Quantum Boltzmann Machines
  • QAutoencoders
  • QCNN — Quantum convolutional filters with pooling
  • Quantum Transfer Learning
  • Quantum Federated Learning (QFL)

🔐 Quantum Cryptography

  • BB84 QKD — Sift and privacy amplification
  • E91 Protocol — Bell inequality violation detection
  • B92 Protocol — Two-basis QKD variant
  • Quantum RNG — True random number generation
  • Post-Quantum Integration

Performance Benchmarks

Configuration Max Qubits Speed Memory
CPU (statevector) 25 ~1ms/gate 4 GB
GPU (CuPy, statevector) 30 ~0.1ms/gate 8 GB
MPS (CPU) 200+ ~10ms/gate 1 GB
Clifford 1000+ ~0.01ms/gate 100 MB
Density Matrix (CPU) 12 ~10ms/gate 16 GB

Architecture Highlights

✅ BIG-ENDIAN qubit ordering — Qubit 0 = MSB (Qiskit-compatible) ✅ Scalable statevector simulation — GPU/MPI support with automatic fallback ✅ Multiple simulator backends — Automatic selection based on circuit size ✅ Research-grade algorithms — Rigorous mathematical foundations ✅ Full quantum error correction — Circuit-based codes with syndrome extraction ✅ Comprehensive noise modeling — Physical error models from device characterization ✅ Hardware execution — Multi-backend executor (IBM/Google/IonQ/AWS) ✅ Automated differentiation — Parameter gradients for variational algorithms ✅ Canonical MPS — QR orthogonalization with automatic truncation


Supported Platforms

✅ Linux (Ubuntu 18.04+, CentOS 7+) ✅ macOS (10.13+, Intel & Apple Silicon) ✅ Windows (10+, WSL2) ✅ Cloud (Google Colab, AWS, Azure) ✅ HPC (XSEDE, NERSC, Summit with MPI)


Dependencies

Core: NumPy ≥ 1.21, SciPy ≥ 1.7, Matplotlib ≥ 3.4, NetworkX ≥ 2.6

Optional:

  • GPU: CuPy (CUDA 12.x)
  • Chemistry: PySCF ≥ 2.0
  • ML: PyTorch ≥ 1.12, TensorFlow ≥ 2.10
  • Distributed: mpi4py ≥ 3.0

Documentation & Community


Citation

If you use PKTron in your research, please cite: @software{pktron2026, author = {CETQAP and PKTron Development Team}, title = {PKTron v3.0.3: AI-Powered Quantum Computing Framework}, year = {2026}, url = {https://github.com/thecetqap/pktron}, version = {3.0.3} }


License

MIT License — free to use, modify, and distribute for academic and commercial purposes.


PKTron v3.0.3 — #1 in South Asia | #1 in Asia | #5 Globally Making quantum computing accessible, production-ready, and research-grade for scientists, engineers, and developers worldwide.

For inquiries: info@thecetqap.com

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