Munich Quantum Software Forum 2024: Talk by Blake Johnson (IBM)

Title:
Assessing the Performance of Quantum SDKs
Abstract:
There has been significant activity in the quantum community to develop benchmarks and metrics to characterize quantum computing systems at the hardware level (e.g. gate fidelity, quantum volume, CLOPS) and, more recently, at the application level. However, there is relatively less understanding of the ways in which quantum software development kits (SDKs) contribute to the performance of an application or algorithm workflow which spans classical- to-quantum problem mapping, circuit optimization, execution, and post-processing. In this talk, I will introduce a new open-source benchmarking suite called Benchpress that aims to cover circuit and operator construction, circuit manipulation, circuit synthesis, and circuit optimization. I will show results of characterizing a number of quantum SDKs. Finally, I will discuss ongoing efforts at IBM to improve the performance of the Qiskit SDK.
Biography:
Blake Johnson is a Distinguished Engineer and Quantum Capabilities Architect at IBM. His team is responsible for the Qiskit SDK and the low-level software components involved in execution of a quantum program, including application of advanced error suppression and mitigation techniques to enhance the quality of the result.
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