FOSDEM'19 Quantum Computing devroom

Saturday, February 2, 2019, Brussels, Belgium

Overview

Quantum computing is a new emerging field that coming out of the lab and finding its applications in the real world. The space of the open source software for quantum computing is blooming with this trend, with researchers and hardware providers alike investing in creating software infrastructure for this new computing paradigm.

With that in mind, the purpose of this devroom is twofold:

• to flatten down the learning curve and break perceived barriers that prevent developers from entering the field of quantum software development
• to ensure that the field is dominated by high-quality, community driven FOSS open source software, standards and protocols

Many of the players have open sourced libraries to build quantum computing circuits and interact with their platforms, both actual hardware and simulators. However, not enough attention is given to building a wider quantum computing community and current trajectory leads to multiple silos, projects that are driven by commercial interest without liberal community driven governance structure.

FOSDEM is one of the largest gatherings of open source community in the world, which happens yearly at the ULB Capus Solbosch, Brussels, Belgium. As such, it is an ideal place not only to showcase and discuss new ideas and developments in the space of quantum computing, but also help break down the barriers in adopting quantum computing by software developers.

This event is supported by Unitary Fund, If you require financial travel support, please reach out to:

travel@qosf.org