We review how computational search techniques inspired by biological evolution have been used to discover quantum circuits and quantum algorithms. We discuss issues in representing quantum artefacts in a form suitable for evolutionary search, various quantum artefacts that have been discovered through evolutionary search, and future prospects for this approach.
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@article(SS-JCTN-08, author = "Susan Stepney and John A. Clark", title = "Searching for Quantum Programs and Quantum Protocols: a review", journal = "Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience", volume = 5, number = 5, pages = "942-969", month = may, year = 2008 )