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Integration of Classical and Quantum Services Using an Enterprise Service Bus

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Product-Focused Software Process Improvement (PROFES 2023)

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Abstract

Early advancements in quantum computing have opened up new possibilities to tackle complex problems across various fields, including mathematics, physics, and healthcare. However, the technology required to construct systems where different quantum and classical software components collaborate is currently lacking. To address this, substantial progress in service-oriented quantum computing is necessary, empowering developers to create and operate quantum services and microservices that are comparable to their classical counterparts. The main objective of this work is to establish the essential technological infrastructure for integrating an Enterprise Service Bus (ESB). This integration enables developers to implement quantum algorithms through independent and automatable services, thereby facilitating the collaboration of quantum and classical software components. Additionally, this work has been validated through a practical case using Zato, a platform that supports service-oriented architectures. By achieving this goal, developers can harness the power of quantum computing while benefiting from the flexibility, scalability, and efficiency of service-oriented computing. This integration opens up new possibilities for developing advanced quantum applications and tackling real-world challenges across various domains.

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Notes

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    https://qiskit.org/.

  2. 2.

    https://github.com/aws/amazon-braket-sdk-python.

  3. 3.

    https://quantumai.google/cirq.

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    https://zato.io/.

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    https://github.com/aws-samples/amazon-braket-algorithm-library/blob/main/src/braket/experimental/algorithms/quantum_approximate_optimization/quantum_approximate_optimization.py.

  6. 6.

    https://github.com/javibc3/qaoa-zato-services.

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This work has been partially funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by the EU “Next GenerationEU/PRTR”, by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (projects PID2021-1240454OB-C31, TED2021-130913B-I00, PDC2022-133465-I00). It is also supported by the QSALUD project (EXP 00135977/MIG-20201059) in the lines of action of the CDTI; by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation of the Spanish Government through the Quantum ENIA project - Quantum Spain project; by the EU through the Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience Plan - NextGenerationEU within the framework of the Digital Spain 2025 Agenda; and by the Regional Ministry of Economy, Science and Digital Agenda (GR21133).

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  1. University of Málaga, ITIS Software, Málaga, Spain

    Javier Bonilla & Carlos Canal

  2. University of Extremadura, Escuela Politécnica, Quercus Software Engineering Group, Cáceres, Spain

    Enrique Moguel & José García-Alonso

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Bonilla, J., Moguel, E., García-Alonso, J., Canal, C. (2024). Integration of Classical and Quantum Services Using an Enterprise Service Bus. In: Kadgien, R., Jedlitschka, A., Janes, A., Lenarduzzi, V., Li, X. (eds) Product-Focused Software Process Improvement. PROFES 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14484. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-49269-3_11

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