March 2026

Conference Paper

Rethinking Programming Paradigms in the QC-HPC Context

By:
Wong, Elaine Y; Caino-Lores, Silvina; Chaves Claudino, Daniel ; Dumitrescu, Eugen F; Humble, Travis S; Lopez Alarcon, Sonia
Page Number:
84-91
Volume:
14626
Book Title:
Asynchronous Many-Task Systems and Applications (WAMTA 2024)
Publication Date:
March 12, 2026
Publisher Location:
Springer, Cham, Switzerland
Conference Name:
Workshop on Asynchronous Many-Task Systems and Applications 2024 (WAMTA)
Conference Location:
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America
Conference Sponsor:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
View DOI Listing:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-61763-8_8

Abstract

Programming for today’s quantum computers is making significant strides toward modern workflows compatible with high performance computing (HPC), but fundamental challenges still remain in the integration of these vastly different technologies. Quantum computing (QC) programming languages share some common ground, as well as their emerging runtimes and algorithmic modalities. In this short paper, we explore avenues of refinement for the quantum processing unit (QPU) in the context of many-tasks management, asynchronous or otherwise, in order to understand the value it can play in linking QC with HPC. Through examples, we illustrate how its potential for scientific discovery might be realized.