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This paper introduces ONDA, a quantum programming language designed to significantly simplify quantum programming by providing multiple abstraction layers similar to those found in classical computing. Unlike traditional quantum programming…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-03-19 Francesco Junior De Gregorio

A few conventions for thinking about and writing quantum pseudocode are proposed. The conventions can be used for presenting any quantum algorithm down to the lowest level and are consistent with a quantum random access machine (QRAM) model…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-11-07 E. Knill

An effective, accessible abstraction hierarchy has made using and programming computers possible for people across all disciplines. Establishing such a hierarchy for quantum programming is an outstanding challenge, especially due to a…

In the expanding field of Quantum Computing (QC), efficient and seamless integration of QC and high performance computing (HPC) elements (e.g., quantum hardware, classical hardware, and software infrastructure on both sides) plays a crucial…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-09-08 Philipp Seitz , Amr Elsharkawy , Xiao-Ting Michelle To , Martin Schulz

Quantum simulations are designed to model quantum systems, and many compilation frameworks have been developed for executing such simulations on quantum computers. Most compilers leverage the capabilities of digital and analog quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-09-26 Liyi Li , Federico Zahariev , Chandeepa Dissanayake , Jae Swanepoel , Amr Sabry , Mark S. Gordon

Quantum algorithms for tasks such as factorization, search, and simulation rely on control flow such as branching and iteration that depends on the value of data in superposition. High-level programming abstractions for control flow, such…

Programming Languages · Computer Science 2024-03-27 Charles Yuan , Agnes Villanyi , Michael Carbin

As quantum computers of non-trivial size become available in the near future, it is imperative to develop tools to emulate small quantum computers. This allows for validation and debugging of algorithms as well as exploring…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-01-24 Thomas Häner , Damian S. Steiger , Mikhail Smelyanskiy , Matthias Troyer

Classical simulation is important because it sets a benchmark for quantum computer performance. Classical simulation is currently the only way to exercise larger numbers of qubits. To achieve larger simulations, sparse matrix processing is…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 John Robert Burger

Quantum computing is a new emerging computer technology. Current quantum computing devices are at a development stage where they are gradually becoming suitable for small real-world applications. This lecture is devoted to the practical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-01-07 Madita Willsch , Dennis Willsch , Kristel Michielsen

The recent development of quantum computing, which uses entanglement, superposition, and other quantum fundamental concepts, can provide substantial processing advantages over traditional computing. These quantum features help solve many…

Quantum computing (QC) offers a new computing paradigm that has the potential to provide significant speedups over classical computing. Each additional qubit doubles the size of the computational state space available to a quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-05-13 Wei Tang , Margaret Martonosi

Quantum computers promise to surpass the most powerful classical supercomputers when it comes to solving many critically important practical problems, such as pharmaceutical and fertilizer design, supply chain and traffic optimization, or…

Computation · Statistics 2022-04-05 Anna Lopatnikova , Minh-Ngoc Tran , Scott A. Sisson

Quantum computing is an emerging technology, promising a paradigm shift in computing, and allowing for speedups in many different problems. However, quantum devices are still in their early stages, most with only a small number qubits. This…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-11-09 Adam Kelly

A quantum processor, like any computing device, requires the development of both hardware and the necessary set of software solutions, starting with quantum algorithms and ending with means of accessing quantum devices. As part of the…

Constructing general programmable circuits to be able to run any given unitary operator efficiently on a quantum processor is of fundamental importance. We present a new quantum circuit design technique resulting two general programmable…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-07-24 Anmer Daskin , Ananth Grama , Giorgos Kollias , Sabre Kais

Quantum Computing (QC) refers to an emerging paradigm that inherits and builds with the concepts and phenomena of Quantum Mechanic (QM) with the significant potential to unlock a remarkable opportunity to solve complex and computationally…

Classical program analysis techniques, such as abstract interpretation and symbolic execution, are essential for ensuring software correctness, optimizing performance, and enabling compiler optimizations. However, these techniques face…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-14 Yicheng Guang , Pietro Zanotta , Kai Zhou , Yueqi Chen , Ramin Ayanzadeh

Recent advances in quantum computing have brought us closer to realizing the potential of this transformative technology. While significant strides have been made in quantum error correction, many challenges persist, particularly in the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-03 Mateusz Meller , Vendel Szeremi , Oliver Thomson Brown

Scaling bottlenecks the making of digital quantum computers, posing challenges from both the quantum and the classical components. We present a classical architecture to cope with a comprehensive list of the latter challenges {\em all at…

Quantum processors have the potential to revolutionise computing on a scale unseen since the development of semiconductor technology in the middle of the 20th century. However, while there is now huge activity and investment in the field,…