4 papers
Not Your Usual FFT: QFTFFT via Classical Quantum-Circuit Simulation
Stefano Markidis, Gilbert Netzer, Luca Pennati +2
We introduce QFTFFT, a family of HPC FFT libraries that compute the discrete Fourier transform by executing a quantum Fourier transform (QFT) circuit on classical quan…
QPU Micro-Kernels for Stencil Computation
Stefano Markidis, Luca Pennati, Marco Pasquale +2
We introduce QPU micro-kernels: shallow quantum circuits that perform a stencil node update and return a Monte Carlo estimate from repeated measurements. We show how to use them to…
An HPC-Inspired Blueprint for a Technology-Agnostic Quantum Middle Layer
Stefano Markidis, Gilbert Netzer, Luca Pennati +1
We present a blueprint for a quantum middle layer that supports applications across various quantum technologies. Inspired by concepts and abstractions from HPC libraries and middl…
Beyond the Buzz: Strategic Paths for Enabling Useful NISQ Applications
Pratibha Raghupati Hegde, Oleksandr Kyriienko, Hermanni Heimonen +6
There is much debate on whether quantum computing on current NISQ devices, consisting of noisy hundred qubits and requiring a non-negligible usage of classical computing as part of…