Session

DescriptionQuantum Computing (QC) exploits quantum physical phenomena, like superposition and entanglement. A mature quantum computer has the potential to solve some exceedingly difficult problems with moderate input sizes efficiently. Still, much work lies ahead before quantum computing can compete with current HPC technologies, or even successfully integrate and complement them. From the solely software point of view, several promising algorithms for quantum systems have been developed over the past decades. These algorithms have been limited to a specific set of problem types and require the users to transform their problem into a format that can be solved using these quantum algorithms. In general, it emerges a paradigm where quantum computers will not replace traditional supercomputers. Instead, they will become an integral part of supercomputing solutions, acting as an "accelerator", i.e. specialised to speed-up some parts of the application execution. In this respect, this hybrid HPC-QC approach is where real-world applications will find their quantum advantage. The goal of the minisymposium is to gather researchers and developers to discuss their experiences with applications development with QC algorithms, specifically related to the integration of applications currently running on "classical" HPC systems that aims to use QC devices as an accelerator.