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Project-Based Learning in Introductory Quantum Computing Courses: A Case Study on Quantum Algorithms for Medical Imaging

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Pith's one-line read Project-based learning built around an HHL-versus-ART imaging benchmark gives introductory quantum computing students a concrete way to master and critique quantum algorithms, while the toy CT reconstruction shows NISQ-era hardware is not y

desk verdict Honest, checkable small case study whose pedagogical headline outruns its evidence; the technical toy demo is fine but the ART-vs-HHL comparison is not well posed. read the letter →

arxiv 2508.21321 v1 pith:DWNCBNQJ submitted 2025-08-29 physics.ed-ph eess.IVquant-ph

classification physics.ed-pheess.IVquant-ph
keywords project-basedlearningquantumcomputingeducationHHLalgorithmalgebraicreconstructiontechniquecomputedtomographyNISQerastatepreparationimage
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The pith

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The reading

The paper argues that project-based learning can turn abstract quantum computing into concrete experience, and it presents one worked example: a student project that implemented the HHL quantum linear-system algorithm for a tiny computed-tomography (CT) reconstruction and benchmarked it against the classical ART method. The pedagogical claim is that an interdisciplinary, narrative-framed assignment with a conference-style paper deliverable deepens conceptual understanding of quantum primitives, builds the ability to judge when advertised quantum speedups are real, and is worth integrating into introductory quantum computing courses. The technical companion claim is that even in an ideal noiseless simulation of a 2x2 phantom, HHL only roughly recovers the image, and the combined costs of data encoding, repeated measurement readout, noise sensitivity, and limited qubits mean NISQ-era hardware cannot yet handle industrial-scale CT reconstruction. If correct, the paper offers a ready-to-adapt teaching module and a concrete, honest benchmark for assessing quantum linear solvers in imaging.

What carries the argument

The central mechanism is the HHL algorithm, a quantum routine that solves linear systems by encoding b in quantum amplitudes, using quantum phase estimation to expose the eigenvalues of A, rotating an ancilla by the inverse of each eigenvalue, and then uncomputing the phases to leave a quantum state proportional to A^-1 b. Because HHL requires a Hermitian, positive-definite matrix, the paper replaces the CT system Ax=b with the regularized normal equations (A^T A + I)x = A^T b; the identity term prevents division by zero but is acknowledged to add a slight downward bias. Around this algorithm sits the project-based learning scaffold: an early-semester narrative assignment, minimal skeleton c

What would settle it

For the pedagogical claim, run the same module across a cohort with a pre/post quantum-computing concept inventory and compare with a lecture-only control group; if gains vanish, the self-report is not evidence of learning. For the technical claim, reconstruct a non-singular phantom with the same number of projections, apply ART and HHL to the identical regularized system, and compare per-pixel errors; if HHL matches ART on the same system, the current result would be an artifact of the small singular problem.

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Extended reading notes

Core claim

The core discovery is best stated as two paired claims. First, the project is offered as evidence that PBL works in introductory quantum computing: the authors report that writing, debugging, and benchmarking every HHL subroutine themselves moved concepts such as quantum phase estimation, controlled rotations, and post-selection from theory to felt experience, and that requiring a conference-style paper and interdisciplinary mentorship strengthened the learning. Second, the technical benchmark is offered as evidence that HHL is not yet practically useful for medical imaging: on a 2x2 phantom with the projection matrix preprocessed through the regularized normal equations (A^T A+I)x = A^T b,

Load-bearing premise

The pedagogical headline rests on the authors' own report that the project deepened their understanding, with no independent learning measure; the technical comparison treats a small, underdetermined projection system as a fair test of two methods that are actually solving different regularized problems.

Editorial extensions

If this is right

  • If the pedagogical claim is right, introductory quantum courses can adopt a low-cost PBL template: pair a specific quantum algorithm with a student-chosen application, add a writing-and-submission requirement, and let students benchmark the quantum method against a classical baseline.
  • If the technical claim is right, HHL will not enter clinical CT pipelines on current hardware; near-term gains, if any, have to come from hybrid schemes where quantum solvers handle only selected subproblems.
  • The readout limitation generalizes beyond imaging: HHL's formal speedup applies to extracting inner products, so any application that needs all entries of the solution vector pays a repetition cost that grows with problem size.
  • The regularized normal-equation trick is itself a transferable lesson: quantum solvers often solve a modified version of the original problem, and the modification's bias must be reported alongside the result.

Reading between the lines

Editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • A sharper version of the benchmark would use a non-singular projection geometry so that ART and HHL solve exactly the same linear system; that design would separate the bias from the regularization term from the approximation error intrinsic to HHL.
  • The same PBL template could be aimed at other quantum primitives, such as quantum phase estimation alone or a variational eigensolver, with the conference-paper deliverable reused to make students articulate precisely when the quantum route beats its classical baseline.
  • A cohort-scale replication with pre/post concept testing would show whether the self-reported learning gains transfer beyond the authors' own experience.
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Editorial analysis

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Desk editor's note, referee report, and a circularity audit.

Referee Report

3 major / 5 minor

Summary. The paper describes a Project-Based Learning (PBL) assignment in which the authors, as students, implemented the Harrow-Hassidim-Lloyd (HHL) quantum algorithm for a 2×2 computed tomography (CT) image reconstruction problem and benchmarked it against the classical Algebraic Reconstruction Technique (ART). The manuscript has two intertwined claims: (i) a pedagogical claim that this kind of interdisciplinary PBL module, culminating in a conference-style paper, enhances conceptual understanding, engagement, and critical evaluation skills in introductory quantum computing courses; and (ii) a technical claim, stated in Section II, that NISQ-era quantum computers are not yet capable of handling industrial-scale image reconstruction problems. The technical component is implemented in Qiskit with a noiseless AerSimulator, uses a regularized normal-equations formulation (AᵀA + I)x = Aᵀb, and the authors acknowledge in Section IV and V that the result is not medical-grade and lists several practical limitations.

Significance. If the pedagogical claim were properly supported, the paper would offer a useful, reproducible template for project-based quantum computing education: the GitHub repository, the explicit HHL circuit breakdown, and the honest discussion of state-preparation and readout overhead are concrete assets. The technical demonstration is also independently checkable from the printed matrices, and the authors are commendably clear that the toy problem is not a clinical benchmark. However, the paper's central contribution is educational, and the evidence for 'enhanced conceptual understanding' is an n=1 self-report with no measured outcomes. The technical comparison, while informative as a student exercise, is not a clean benchmark because the two algorithms solve different linear systems. The paper is suitable for a teaching-oriented venue after substantial revision, but in its current form the claims outrun the data.

major comments (3)
  1. [§I.B.2 and §VII–VIII] The stated objective §I.B.2 is to 'evaluate educational impact' by assessing changes in (a) conceptual understanding, (b) confidence in mapping domain problems to quantum formulations, and (c) ability to critique classical vs. quantum solvers. No such assessment appears anywhere in the paper: there are no pre/post tests, no rubric, no survey instruments, no independent evaluator, and no student-produced artifacts (other than the paper itself). The conclusions in §VIII ('fostered deeper conceptual understanding') and the abstract ('demonstrated that Project-Based Learning ... enhances conceptual understanding') are therefore unsupported. This is load-bearing for the central claim. The paper should be reframed as an experience report / case study, or actual assessment data should be added.
  2. [§IV, Eq. (ATA + I)x = ATb] The printed projection matrix A is singular: row1 + row2 = row3 + row4. The HHL solver is applied to the regularized normal equations (AᵀA + I)x = Aᵀb, while ART is applied directly to Ax = b. These are different mathematical problems; the reported HHL-vs-ART discrepancy could reflect the regularization bias of the identity shift (and the difference between least-squares and exact solutions) rather than any intrinsic limitation of quantum linear solvers. The conclusion that the comparison reveals NISQ limitations is therefore not cleanly supported. To make the benchmark meaningful, the authors should either apply ART to the same regularized normal equations, or apply HHL to the original system using an embedding that does not change the solution, or explicitly quantify the bias introduced by the identity shift.
  3. [§IV and §V] The HHL implementation is run on a noiseless AerSimulator with state-vector access, not on NISQ hardware. The paper nonetheless states (Section II) that 'these calculations reveal that Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) era quantum computers are not yet capable of handling industrial scale image reconstruction problems.' The experimental component cannot support this hardware-readiness claim; the noise, decoherence, and resource limitations discussed in §V are drawn from the literature (e.g., refs [29], [30], [49]), not from the reported experiment. The authors should clearly separate what the simulation demonstrates (algorithm mechanics, state-preparation overhead, readout overhead) from what is known from the wider literature about NISQ hardware.
minor comments (5)
  1. [Abstract and §II] Typo: 'Harrow-Hassidim-Lloyd' is spelled 'Harrow-Hassidim-Loyd' in the abstract and in §II.
  2. [§IV and Fig. 7] The text says the circuit uses 'one ancilla qubit for eigenvalue reciprocals, three "clock" qubits ..., and two system qubits', but Fig. 7's caption says 'five phase-estimation "clock" qubits'. The discrepancy should be reconciled.
  3. [§III.C] The statement that ART has 'worst-case computational complexity of O(n^3)' is vague and not tied to a specific iterative count or matrix structure. Either clarify the model or remove the complexity claim.
  4. [§III.C] Reference [48] is cited before earlier references in the same section and out of numerical order; the reference list should be reordered to match the citation style.
  5. [§VIII] Minor grammatical issues: 'In such course interdisciplinary, real-world problems...' and similar phrases should be edited for clarity.

Circularity Check

1 steps flagged · score 5.0 of 10

Technical 'NISQ limitation' result is an artifact of the regularized normal equations; HHL benchmark solves a different problem by construction.

  1. self definitional [Section IV, Eq. (1) and regularized normal equations; Fig. 8]
    "A direct HHL application requires A to be Hermitian and well-conditioned. Neither is true, so we solve the normal equations ( ATA + I) x = ATb, which are Hermitian, positive-definite, and exhibit required eigenvalues. Adding I keeps eigenvalues away from 0. This improves robustness at the cost of a slight downward bias... The HHL quantum algorithm is noisy and thus the darker parts in the top look the same and the lighter parts on the bottom are the same."

    The HHL solver is defined on (A^T A + I)x = A^T b rather than on Eq. (1), Ax=b. For the printed A and b, the phantom is (1,2,3,4) while the regularized solution is (1,5/3,7/3,3); the difference is exactly the +I regularization. The 'almost correct' HHL reconstruction in Fig. 8 is thus the deterministic solution of the modified system, up to QPE truncation, not a sample of quantum noise (the simulation is noiseless). The paper's 'calculations reveal' that HHL is inaccurate for CT is therefore a restatement of the authors' own regularization choice, not a first-principles empirical result about NISQ hardware. The ART-vs-HHL gap is a comparison of two different equations.

full rationale

The paper contains one genuine circular construction in the technical benchmark. HHL is not applied to Ax=b as claimed in Eq. (1); instead the authors solve the regularized normal equations (A^T A + I)x = A^T b. Since the printed A and b yield the phantom x=(1,2,3,4), the regularized solution is x_reg=(1,5/3,7/3,3). The 'almost correct' HHL reconstruction in Fig. 8 is therefore the exact solution of the modified system—the 'downward bias' is the +I term—so the observed inaccuracy is an artifact of the problem definition, not of NISQ hardware. The claim that 'these calculations reveal' NISQ limitations is thus partly a restatement of the regularized input, giving one by-construction 'prediction'. Separately, the educational headline ('PBL enhances conceptual understanding') rests on the authors' self-report in Sections VII–VIII; Section I.B.2 promises an impact assessment that never appears. This is a missing-support/evidence problem rather than a formal circular reduction, so it does not by itself raise the circularity score beyond a minor self-referential element. The only self-citation, [40], is to the authors' own GitHub code and is not load-bearing to the central claim. Overall, moderate circularity: one technical prediction reduces by construction, while the pedagogical claim has independent external grounding in the PBL literature.

Assumptions & free parameters 4 free parameters · 5 assumptions · 0 invented entities

No new physical entities are introduced. The central claim rests on established HHL theory and CT modeling (standard), on the PBL literature (domain), and on one ad hoc transformation (the ATA + I regularization) plus handmade hyperparameters (clock qubits, simulation time, regularization weight) whose values are partly unreported or inconsistent.

free parameters (4)
  • ART relaxation parameter lambda (Eq. 2) = not reported
    Controls ART convergence; the value used in the Section IV benchmark is never stated.
  • Identity regularization weight in ATA + I = 1
    Hand-chosen in Section IV to make the system Hermitian and well-conditioned; introduces a contrast bias acknowledged but never quantified.
  • QPE clock register size = 3 (text) or 5 (Fig. 7)
    Chosen by hand; sets QPE eigenvalue resolution. The paper reports two different values.
  • Hamiltonian simulation time t in e^{iAt} = not reported
    Chosen for QPE phase encoding in Section IV; its value affects eigenvalue estimation and is not stated.
assumptions (5)
  • standard math HHL solves a linear system when A is sparse, Hermitian, and well-conditioned, with O(log n) ideal complexity
    Invoked in Sections II and III from Ref. [13]; the paper does not re-derive it.
  • domain assumption The line-integral model Ax = b represents CT reconstruction geometry
    Assumed in Section III.A via refs [14], [17]; the 2x2 A is said to encode scanner geometry.
  • domain assumption Project-based learning improves conceptual understanding and engagement
    Taken from the PBL literature [1]-[11] in Section I.A; this is the pedagogical premise the case study claims to instantiate.
  • standard math State-vector simulation on a noiseless AerSimulator equals the ideal quantum output
    Section IV uses state-vector simulation [47] to read out amplitudes; exact simulation is assumed faithful.
  • ad hoc to paper Normal equations with identity shift (ATA + I) are a valid HHL preconditioning
    Introduced in Section IV for this demo only to enforce Hermiticity and nonzero eigenvalues; the induced bias is acknowledged qualitatively.

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  title        = {Pith review of: Project-Based Learning in Introductory Quantum Computing Courses: A Case Study on Quantum Algorithms for Medical Imaging},
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Quantum computing introduces abstract concepts and non-intuitive behaviors that can be challenging for students to grasp through traditional lecture-based instruction alone. This paper demonstrates how Project-Based Learning (PBL) can be leveraged to bridge that gap. This can be done by engaging students in a real-world, interdisciplinary task that combines quantum computing with their field of interest. As part of a similar assignment, we investigated the application of the Harrow-Hassidim-Lloyd (HHL) algorithm for computed tomography (CT) image reconstruction and benchmarked its performance against the classical Algebraic Reconstruction Technique (ART). Through implementing and analyzing both methods on a small-scale problem, we gained practical experience with quantum algorithms, critically evaluated their limitations, and developed technical writing and research skills. The experience demonstrated that Project-Based Learning not only enhances conceptual understanding but also encourages students to engage deeply with emerging technologies through research, implementation, and reflection. We recommend the integration of similar PBL modules in introductory quantum computing courses. The assignment also works better if students are required to write and submit a conference-style paper, supported by mentorship from faculty across the different fields. In such course interdisciplinary, real-world problems can transform abstract theory into meaningful learning experiences and better prepare students for future advancements in quantum technologies.

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Figure 1. The schematic of the HHL Algorithm shows the HHL algorithm working in three stages: (a) Quantum Phase Estimation is used to encode the [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p003_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Qiskit circuit representation of HHL Algorithm shows the main subroutines in it including Quantum Phase Estimation, controlled rotations and [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p003_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. The Qiskit-generated state-preparation circuits for different vector sizes shows how data is loaded into [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p004_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4: The results of simulation of the circuit presented in Fig. 2 shows [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p005_4.png]
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Figure 6. Figure 6: The sinogram is the raw dataset from which algorithms back-project [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p006_6.png]
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Figure 5. Figure 5: The 2×2 phantom used as the test image shows four distinct contrast values to create a clear test for evaluating the accuracy of the reconstruction algorithms. In CT each pixel is never measured directly. Detectors record line-integral projections. Combined projection …
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Figure 7. Figure 7: Quantum circuit implementation of the small-scale HHL algorithm in Qiskit shows that the circuit comprises an ancilla qubit for eigenvalue inversion, [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p007_7.png]
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Figure 8. Figure 8: The comparison of image reconstruction of ART vs HHL shows almost what we expected it to be. ART is an established and highly accurate [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p009_8.png]

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