Quantum in the Cloud: Application Potentials and Research Opportunities

Understand

Quantum computers are becoming real, and they have the inherent potential to significantly impact many application domains.

• We sketch the basics about programming quantum computers, showing that quantum programs are typically hybrid consisting of a mixture of classical parts and quantum parts.
• With the advent of quantum computers in the cloud, the cloud is a fine environment for performing quantum programs.
• The tool chain available for creating and running such programs is sketched.