Quantum Resource Management in the NISQ Era: Implications and Perspectives from Software Engineering

2025/08/06 by Lammers, Marcos Guillermo, Federico Hernán Holik, Holik, Federico Hernán +2 · 1 citation
Business, Management and Accounting · Computer Science · #Big Data and Business Intelligence #Cloud Computing and Resource Management #Distributed systems and fault tolerance #FOS: Computer and information sciences #FOS: Physical sciences #Quantum Physics (quant-ph) #Software Engineering (cs.SE)

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2508.05697

openalex publication_date 2025/08/06 · openalex created_date 2025/10/15 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01

Abstract

Quantum computers represent a radical technological breakthrough in information processing by leveraging the principles of quantum mechanics to solve highly complex problems beyond the reach of classical systems. However, in the current NISQ era (noisy intermediate-scale quantum devices), the available hardware presents several limitations, such as a limited number of qubits, high error rates, and short coherence times. Efficient management of quantum resources, both physical and logical, is especially relevant in the design and deployment of quantum algorithms. In this paper, we analyze the role of resources in current uses of NISQ devices, identifying their relevance and implications for quantum software engineering. With this contribution, we aim to strengthen the field of Quantum Resource Estimation (QRE) and move toward scalable and reliable quantum software development

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