QuantumPath's Annealer Compositor.

Guido Peterssen, José Luis Hevia, Mario G. Piattini

José Luis Hevia, Ezequiel Murina, Guido Peterssen +1 more

Quantum computing has already become a technology to be used by large companies in finance, distribution, health care, chemistry, etc. Among the different approaches, quantum annealing is one of the most promising in the short term. However, software development platforms do not offer user-friendly interfaces for the definition of annealing problems. In this paper we present a solution to this problem: QPath®’s Annealer Compositor that facilitates the definition and execution of annealing algorithms in either quantum annealing or digital annealing computers. An example based on a nurse work schedule is used for illustrating this special interface.

Ning Ma

Zoe Gonzalez Izquierdo

José Luis Hevia, Guido Peterssen, Mario G. Piattini

Abstract Quantum computing has experienced a breakthrough. Several companies are taking up the challenge of designing and manufacturing quantum computers, and the supply of tools for quantum software development is growing all the time. This article addresses quantum software development toolkits and introduces the ‘QuantumPath’ platform. In developing QuantumPath, our aim is to fulfil certain principles such as: agnosticism, extensibility, integration, independency, optimisation, scalability, security, usability and software engineering support. This article presents both the architecture itself as well as the main tools that compose QuantumPath, in order to illustrate the support which platform provides to the development and execution of quantum software.

Marco Maronese, Lorenzo Del Moro, Lorenzo Rocutto +1 more