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Quantum software systems are emerging software engineering (SE) genre that exploit principles of quantum bits (Qubit) and quantum gates (Qgates) to solve complex computing problems that today classic computers can not effectively do in a…

Open source software is becoming crucial in the design and testing of quantum algorithms. Many of the tools are backed by major commercial vendors with the goal to make it easier to develop quantum software: this mirrors how well-funded…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-12-24 Mark Fingerhuth , Tomáš Babej , Peter Wittek

This position paper examines the substantial divide between academia and industry within quantum software engineering. For example, while academic research related to debugging and testing predominantly focuses on a limited subset of…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-02-12 Jake Zappin , Trevor Stalnaker , Oscar Chaparro , Denys Poshyvanyk

Quantum computing is increasingly practiced through programming, yet most educational offerings emphasize algorithmic or framework-level use rather than software engineering concerns such as testing, abstraction, tooling, and lifecycle…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-04-28 Andriy Miranskyy

Quantum information science and technology (QIST) has progressed significantly in the last decade, such that it is no longer solely in the domain of research labs, but is now beginning to be developed for, and applied in, industrial…

In quantum software engineering (QSE), quantum software testing (QST) has attracted increasing attention as quantum software systems grow in scale and complexity. Since QST evaluates quantum programs through execution under designed test…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-14 Yuechen Li , Minqi Shao , Jianjun Zhao , Qichen Wang

With the advance in quantum computing, quantum software becomes critical for exploring the full potential of quantum computing systems. Recently, quantum software engineering (QSE) becomes an emerging area attracting more and more…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2022-05-09 Mohamed Raed El aoun , Heng Li , Foutse Khomh , Moses Openja

Quantum computing systems depend on the principles of quantum mechanics to perform multiple challenging tasks more efficiently than their classical counterparts. In classical software engineering, the software life cycle is used to document…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-07-24 Thong Hoang , Hoa Khanh Dam , Tingting Bi , Qinghua Lu , Zhenchang Xing , Liming Zhu , Lam Duc Nguyen , Shiping Chen

The transition of second-generation quantum technologies from a research topic to a topic of industrial relevance has led to a growing number of quantum companies and companies that are exploring quantum technologies. Examples would include…

As software systems continue to grow in complexity, testing has become a fundamental part of ensuring the quality and reliability of software products. Yet, software testing is still often perceived, both in industry and academia, as a…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-07-29 Davi Gama Hardman , Cesar França , Brody Stuart-Verner , Ronnie de Souza Santos

Testing is an essential quality activity in the software development process. Usually, a software system is tested on several levels, starting with unit testing that checks the smallest parts of the code until acceptance testing, which is…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-03-21 Lucas Neves , Oscar Campos , Robson Santos , Italo Santos , Cleyton Magalhaes , Ronnie de Souza Santos

While recent progress in quantum hardware open the door for significant speedup in certain key areas (cryptography, biology, chemistry, optimization, machine learning, etc), quantum algorithms are still hard to implement right, and the…

Programming Languages · Computer Science 2022-04-11 Christophe Chareton , Sébastien Bardin , Dongho Lee , Benoît Valiron , Renaud Vilmart , Zhaowei Xu

With recent advances in the development of more powerful quantum computers, the research area of quantum software engineering is emerging, having the goal to provide concepts, principles, and guidelines to develop high-quality quantum…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2021-06-18 Benjamin Weder , Johanna Barzen , Frank Leymann , Daniel Vietz

Background. In the realm of software engineering, there are widely accepted guidelines for reporting and creating laboratory packages. Unfortunately, the landscape differs considerably in the emerging field of quantum computing. To the best…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-05-08 Enrique Moguel , José Antonio Parejo , Antonio Ruiz-Cortés , Jose Garcia-Alonso , Juan Manuel Murillo

Over the past 27 years, quantum computing has seen a huge rise in interest from both academia and industry. At the current rate, quantum computers are growing in size rapidly backed up by the increase of research in the field. Significant…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2024-02-15 Marco Lewis , Sadegh Soudjani , Paolo Zuliani

The rapid advancement of Quantum Technology (QT) has created a growing demand for a specialized workforce, spanning across academia and industry. This study presents a quantitative analysis of the QT job market by systematically extracting…

Over the last several decades, computer games started to have a significant impact on society. However, although a computer game is a type of software, the process to conceptualize, produce and deliver a game could involve unusual features.…

The number of qubits in quantum computers keeps growing, but most quantum programs remain relatively small because of the noisy nature of the underlying quantum hardware. This might lead quantum cloud providers to explore increased hardware…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-24 Samuel Ovaskainen , Majid Haghparast , Tommi Mikkonen

Quantum computing represents a revolutionary computational paradigm with the potential to address challenges beyond classical computers' capabilities. The development of robust quantum software is indispensable to unlock the full potential…

This paper introduces a vision for Quantum Software Development lifecycle, proposing a hybrid full-stack iterative model that integrates quantum and classical computing. Addressing the current challenges in Quantum Computing (QC) such as…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-04-09 Arif Ali Khan , Davide Taibi , Muhammad Azeem Akbar