Optimizing Low-Energy Carbon IIoT Systems With Quantum Algorithms: Performance Evaluation and Noise Robustness

Low-energy carbon Internet of Things (IoT) systems are essential for sustainable development, as they reduce carbon emissions while ensuring efficient device performance. Although classical algorithms manage energy efficiency and data processing within these systems, they often face scalability and real-time processing limitations. Quantum algorithms offer a solution to these challenges by delivering faster computations and improved optimization, thereby enhancing both the performance and sustainability of low-energy carbon IoT systems. Therefore, we introduced three quantum algorithms: quantum neural networks utilizing Pennylane (QNN-P), Qiskit (QNN-Q), and hybrid quantum neural networks (QNN-H). These algorithms are applied to two low-energy carbon IoT datasets—room occupancy detection (RODD) and GPS tracker (GPSD). For the RODD dataset, QNN-P achieved the highest accuracy at 0.95, followed by QNN-H at 0.91 and QNN-Q at 0.80. Similarly, for the GPSD dataset, QNN-P attained an accuracy of 0.94, QNN-H 0.87, and QNN-Q 0.74. Furthermore, the robustness of these models is verified against six noise models. The proposed quantum algorithms demonstrate superior computational efficiency and scalability in noisy environments, making them highly suitable for future low-energy carbon IoT systems. These advancements pave the way for more sustainable and efficient IoT infrastructures, significantly minimizing energy consumption while maintaining optimal device performance.