Qibo

What's Changed
* random_clifford casting qubits to python int by scarrazza in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1336
* Dbi gradient combine by Sam-XiaoyueLi in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1340
* Add dbi notebooks to documentation by andrea-pasquale in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1337
* Dbi cost functions by wrightjandrew in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1269
* Add `gates.gate.CCZ` by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1280
* Fix CMA callback by andrea-pasquale in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1346
* Speed up `circuit.unitary()` using sparse matrices by andrea-pasquale in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1344
* Add callback to SGD and CMA-ES optimizer by MatteoRobbiati in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1335
* DBI 3rd order GCI by wrightjandrew in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1342
* [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by pre-commit-ci in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1353
* build(deps-dev): bump tornado from 6.4 to 6.4.1 by dependabot in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1350
* Decomposition of `TOFFOLI` into `CNOT`, `T`, `TDG`, and `H` by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1355
* DBI Hotfix by Edoardo-Pedicillo in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1343
* Fix transpiler bug by Simone-Bordoni in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1356
* Fix value of the spectrum returned in the `quantum_info.entropies.von_neumann_entropy` by alhajri in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1360
* Add `Phase-RX` gate + `qasm_label` for `GPI`, `GPI2`, and `MS` gates by mho291 in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1326
* Fix to logic in `quantum_info.hamming_distance` by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1359
* Raise error when initial state shape is wrong by stavros11 in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1361
* Remove `TrotterCircuit` cache by stavros11 in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1371
* build(deps): bump urllib3 from 2.2.1 to 2.2.2 by dependabot in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1364
* Fix `Gate.matrix` and `Circuit.unitary` in the presence of `Gate.controlled_by` method by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1367
* Addition of linear algebra `operations` submodule to `quantum_info` module by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1372
* Fix transpiler bugs about moved measurements and duplicated gates by Simone-Bordoni in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1369

New Contributors
* wrightjandrew made their first contribution in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1269
* alhajri made their first contribution in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1360
* mho291 made their first contribution in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1326

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/compare/v0.2.8...v0.2.9

What's Changed
* Adding gc sign conventions by marekgluza in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1293
* [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by pre-commit-ci in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1295
* [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by pre-commit-ci in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1299
* Expose DBI operators by Edoardo-Pedicillo in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1287
* Support Python 3.12 by alecandido in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1231
* Testing CI on PR opened by scarrazza in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1307
* Disable macos tests for pytorch circuit repetition by scarrazza in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1317
* `CliffordBackend` with packed bits by BrunoLiegiBastonLiegi in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1239
* [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by pre-commit-ci in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1312
* Small fix in transpiler initial and final layout by Edoardo-Pedicillo in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1301
* build(deps): bump werkzeug from 3.0.2 to 3.0.3 by dependabot in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1323
* Reverting `Qibojit` and `Qibotn` dependencies by BrunoLiegiBastonLiegi in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1310
* Casting parameters as `float64` silencing `tf` warnings by MatteoRobbiati in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1308
* Fix tests for `cupy` and `cuquantum` backends by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1238
* `MetaBackend` by BrunoLiegiBastonLiegi in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1282
* build(deps): bump jinja2 from 3.1.3 to 3.1.4 by dependabot in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1324
* build(deps): bump requests from 2.31.0 to 2.32.2 by dependabot in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1331
* Align as parametrized gate by andrea-pasquale in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1332


**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/compare/v0.2.7...v0.2.8

What's Changed
* Add `entangling_layer` to `models.encodings` by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1260
* `pytorch` backend by Simone-Bordoni in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1202
* Fix deep copy of `gates.M` in `Circuit.copy()` by BrunoLiegiBastonLiegi in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1250
* Remove `dill` dependency by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1270
* Standardize images in encoding documentation by MatteoRobbiati in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1278
* Minor improvement to `quantum_info.random_clifford` by BrunoLiegiBastonLiegi in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1259
* Update `gate.clifford` value in rotations given a new angle by MatteoRobbiati in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1257
* Improving documentation of `models.encodings.entangling_layer` by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1273
* Fix doc deployment by moving `torch` import by Simone-Bordoni in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1281
* build(deps-dev): bump pillow from 10.2.0 to 10.3.0 by dependabot in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1292
* [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by pre-commit-ci in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1274
* Qcnn docs by jf-kong in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1275
* Fix to classical registers in to_qasm by BrunoLiegiBastonLiegi in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1284

New Contributors
* jf-kong made their first contribution in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1275

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/compare/v0.2.6...v0.2.7

What's Changed
* Integrate `CliffordBackend` and `stim` by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1248
* Fix and speed-up DBI tests by andrea-pasquale in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1245
* Introduce pip extras by alecandido in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1252
* Simplified `_Queue` append by BrunoLiegiBastonLiegi in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1255
* Fix qibolab backend by andrea-pasquale in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1262


**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/compare/v0.2.5...v0.2.6

What's Changed
* use diagonal matrix with group commutator by Edoardo-Pedicillo in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1154
* Minor documentation fixes by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1160
* Add `SiSWAP` gate by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1167
* Fix test failing and remove unnecessary prints from tests by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1166
* Add `classical_relative_entropy` to `quantum_info.entropies` by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1176
* Add (quantum) `relative_entropy` to `quantum_info.entropies` by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1177
* Add `renyi_entropy` and `classical_renyi_entropy` to `quantum_info.entropies` by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1179
* Fixing DBI tests by andrea-pasquale in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1164
* Create `quantum_info.hamming_distance` by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1159
* Add `classical_renyi_relative_entropy` and `renyi_relative_entropy` to `quantum_info.entropies` by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1180
* Bump pillow from 10.1.0 to 10.2.0 by dependabot in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1161
* [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by pre-commit-ci in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1174
* Add `tsallis_entropy` and `classical_tsallis_entropy` to `quantum_info.entropies` by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1182
* Fix seed when testing Parameter Shift Rule. by MatteoRobbiati in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1185
* Add `comp_basis_encoder` to `models.encodings` by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1165
* Remove runcard argument from set_backend by stavros11 in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1169
* Creation of `quantum_info.quantum_networks` submodule and `QuantumNetwork` class by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1137
* Refactor seed generation in `quantum_info.random_ensembles` by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1171
* Add `quantum_info.utils.total_variation_distance` and improve documentation of `quantum_info.utils` by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1175
* Noise Channels with the `CliffordSimulator` by BrunoLiegiBastonLiegi in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1183
* GPU test fixing for error mitigation by AlejandroSopena in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1187
* Refactoring `random_statevector` by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1163
* Move `GlobalBackend` check to `backends.__init__.py` by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1193
* Add `SiSWAPDG` gate by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1191
* Split star transpiler into placer and router pass by Simone-Bordoni in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1156
* Add `phase_encoder` to `models.encodings` and improve documentation of unary encoder(s) by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1190
* Move `gates.Gate.decompose` to `transpiler.decompositions` by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1188
* Add link to source code in the documentation by andrea-pasquale in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1195
* Qcnn upgrade by jykhoo1987 in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1083
* Improving documentation for `QuantumNetwork` class + bug fix by Canoming in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1192
* Split `quantum_info.metrics` into `quantum_info.metric`, `quantum_info.entanglement`, and `quantum_info.entropies` by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1172
* Updating badges in README by andrea-pasquale in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1199
* Addition of parametrized gates missing in `TensorflowMatrices` by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1208
* Adding qibolab doi by scarrazza in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1209
* Minor fix to `quantum_info.random_ensembles.random_clifford` docstring by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1204
* Update backends and ecosystem diagrams in the docs by MatteoRobbiati in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1201
* Concise implementation of `TensorflowMatrices` by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1212
* Increase coverage by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1216
* Rename qubits of transpiled circuit based on connectivity by Simone-Bordoni in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1197
* [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by pre-commit-ci in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1210
* Small fix to math rendering in docs by MatteoRobbiati in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1223
* Fixing missing dependencies by scarrazza in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1224
* Backend-agnostic matrix definitions by Simone-Bordoni in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1217
* Reduce Codecov noise by alecandido in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1220
* [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by pre-commit-ci in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1226
* Migrating Marek's code for DBI to discontinue the old repository by Sam-XiaoyueLi in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1143
* Move `hellinger_shot_error` from `noise_model` to `quantum_info.utils` by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1218
* Customizing Clifford operations for `qibojit` engines by BrunoLiegiBastonLiegi in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1150
* Fix `cuquantum` test bug in `test_backends_clifford.py` by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1236
* Client backends for the remote execution of circuits by BrunoLiegiBastonLiegi in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1157
* QASM parser by BrunoLiegiBastonLiegi in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1207
* Polish Qibo cloud by alecandido in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1241
* Creates `IBMQNoiseModel` by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1227
* Add qibotn option by alecandido in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1243

New Contributors
* jykhoo1987 made their first contribution in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1083
* Canoming made their first contribution in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1192
* Sam-XiaoyueLi made their first contribution in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1143

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/compare/v0.2.4...v0.2.5

What's Changed
* Drop matplotlib dependency by AleCandido in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1120
* Replace psutil with multiprocessing by AleCandido in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1119
* Implementation of `frame_potential` metric by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1056
* Fix `state(numpy=True)` method in ``QuantumState`` object by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1127
* Overwrite `Channel.matrix` to raise `NotImplementedError` by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1116
* [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by pre-commit-ci in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1133
* Identity description in Documentation by niccololaurora in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1135
* Moving energy fluctuation to `Hamiltonian` by MatteoRobbiati in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1131
* Clifford Simulator by BrunoLiegiBastonLiegi in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1076
* [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by pre-commit-ci in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1140
* Making VQE tests lighter by scarrazza in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1144
* Reduction of runtime for some tests by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1145
* increasing doctest speed by scarrazza in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1148
* [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by pre-commit-ci in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1149
* fixing cupy tests failing by scarrazza in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1147
* Add `seed` parameter to `quantum_info.entangling_capacity` by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1146
* Add labels to circuit wires by Simone-Bordoni in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1134
* Add `Clifford.to_circuit` and `Clifford.copy` methods + initialization via circuits by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1139
* Return real expectation values in `Hamiltonian.expectation_from_samples` by MatteoRobbiati in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1153
* Restrict connectivity qubits by Simone-Bordoni in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1121
* Add `diagonal` architectute to deterministic Unary encoder by renatomello in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1141
* Quantum Error Mitigation: Readout, Importance Clifford Sampling by AlejandroSopena in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1129
* Bump jinja2 from 3.1.2 to 3.1.3 by dependabot in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1155

New Contributors
* niccololaurora made their first contribution in https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/pull/1135

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/qiboteam/qibo/compare/v0.2.3...v0.2.4