2023/09/23 by Tao Yue, Shaukat Ali, Yue, Tao +3 · 1 citation
Computer Science · #Cloud Computing and Resource Management #Distributed systems and fault tolerance #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture #Software Engineering (cs.SE)
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2309.13358
openalex publication_date 2023/09/23 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Quantum software engineering (QSE) is receiving increasing attention, as evidenced by increasing publications on topics, e.g., quantum software modeling, testing, and debugging. However, in the literature, quantum software requirements engineering (QSRE) is still a software engineering area that is relatively less investigated. To this end, in this paper, we provide an initial set of thoughts about how requirements engineering for quantum software might differ from that for classical software after making an effort to map classical requirements classifications (e.g., functional and extra-functional requirements) into the context of quantum software. Moreover, we provide discussions on various aspects of QSRE that deserve attention from the quantum software engineering community.