Quantum computing is a new technology that recently raises a lot of interest in industry. We will sketch the essentials of this technology and its properties that make it so interesting for applications. But quantum computing is radically different from classical computing such that new approaches for building software that encompass quantum computing is needed. We will sketch such differences and suggest a first attempt of a lifecycle of quantum software that evolved from projects the speakers are engaged with. Also, some building blocks of a corresponding development environment and execution infrastructure will be discussed that have been developed in projects. This will reveal research questions worth to focus on.
Johanna Barzen is a postdoc at the University of Stuttgart and leads the Quantum Computing and Digital Humanities research area at the Institute of Architecture of Application Systems. Her research lies in the intersection of computer science, media science, digital humanities, and quantum computing.
Frank Leymann is a full professor of computer science and founder of the Institute of Architecture of Application Systems at the University of Stuttgart, Germany. His research interests include middleware in general, pattern languages, and cloud computing, with a current strong focus on quantum computing.
