ACM SIGSOFT Webinar: Quantum Software Engineering: Building Dependable SW for QC, Shaukat Ali

Abstract Quantum computers are becoming increasingly powerful and accessible. For instance, it is now possible to access IBM’s quantum computers of up to 156 qubits via cloud services through open access. This opens up new opportunities for building novel quantum computing applications, which are enabled through quantum software. However, developing dependable software that runs on quantum computers and delivers these applications requires new software engineering methods. To this end, a novel field of Quantum Software Engineering (QSE) is emerging. This talk will introduce the field of QSE, covering various aspects such as requirements engineering, modeling, coding, testing, and debugging of quantum software. Moreover, the talk will discuss how classical AI can potentially assist in QSE activities and briefly touch on quantum artificial intelligence, which holds the potential to help with QSE. Finally, the talk will conclude by discussing open research questions and the outlook for future work. Bio Shaukat Ali is a Chief Research Scientist, Research Professor, and Head of the Department at Simula Research Laboratory in Oslo, Norway. He focuses on developing novel methods for creating cyber-physical systems by applying various advanced techniques, including artificial intelligence, digital twins, and quantum computing. He has led multiple national and European projects related to testing, search-based software engineering, model-based system engineering, and quantum software engineering. He is a co-founder of the International Workshop on Quantum Software Engineering at ICSE, the International Conference on Quantum Software, and the QC+AI workshop at AAAI. He represents Simula in various national and international quantum computing research and industrial networks. Moderator: Sridhar Chimalakonda, Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati, India Sridhar Chimalakonda is an Associate Professor (CSE) & Head of the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at IIT Tirupati. He drives the RISHA Lab which aims to (https://rishalab.in) push the boundaries of software engineering research from India, and computing for society. The lab’s research led to consistent publications in top-quality conferences (e.g. ICSE, FSE, ASE; 13 undergrad-led), 20+ open-source tools, grants & awards 🏆🎖️from industry (e.g. Google, Microsoft, IBM, Accenture Labs). His doctoral work at IIIT-H on software automation for adult literacy was transferred to the Government of India, and led to 10+ international standards (ISO) on software reuse. He also volunteers for ACM SIGSOFT (Software Engineering), ACM iSIGCSE (Computer Science Education).He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor at the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo!