The Munich Quantum Software Stack: Connecting End Users, Integrating Diverse Quantum Technologies, Accelerating HPC

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Auteurs principaux: Burgholzer, Lukas, Echavarria, Jorge, Hopf, Patrick, Stade, Yannick, Rovara, Damian, Schmid, Ludwig, Kaya, Ercüment, Mete, Burak, Farooqi, Muhammad Nufail, Chung, Minh, De Pascale, Marco, Schulz, Laura, Schulz, Martin, Wille, Robert
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author Burgholzer, Lukas
Echavarria, Jorge
Hopf, Patrick
Stade, Yannick
Rovara, Damian
Schmid, Ludwig
Kaya, Ercüment
Mete, Burak
Farooqi, Muhammad Nufail
Chung, Minh
De Pascale, Marco
Schulz, Laura
Schulz, Martin
Wille, Robert
author_facet Burgholzer, Lukas
Echavarria, Jorge
Hopf, Patrick
Stade, Yannick
Rovara, Damian
Schmid, Ludwig
Kaya, Ercüment
Mete, Burak
Farooqi, Muhammad Nufail
Chung, Minh
De Pascale, Marco
Schulz, Laura
Schulz, Martin
Wille, Robert
contents Quantum computing is advancing rapidly in hardware and algorithms, but broad accessibility demands a comprehensive, efficient, unified software stack. Such a stack must flexibly span diverse hardware and evolving algorithms, expose usable programming models for experts and non-experts, manage resources dynamically, and integrate seamlessly with classical High-Performance Computing (HPC). As quantum systems increasingly act as accelerators in hybrid workflows -- ranging from loosely to tightly coupled -- few full-featured implementations exist despite many proposals. We introduce the Munich Quantum Software Stack (MQSS), a modular, open-source, community-driven ecosystem for hybrid quantum-classical applications. MQSS's multi-layer architecture executes high-level applications on heterogeneous quantum back ends and coordinates their coupling with classical workloads. Core elements include front-end adapters for popular frameworks and new programming approaches, an HPC-integrated scheduler, a powerful MLIR-based compiler, and a standardized hardware abstraction layer, the Quantum Device Management Interface (QDMI). While under active development, MQSS already provides mature concepts and open-source components that form the basis of a robust quantum computing software stack, with a forward-looking design that anticipates fault-tolerant quantum computing, including varied qubit encodings and mid-circuit measurements.
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spellingShingle The Munich Quantum Software Stack: Connecting End Users, Integrating Diverse Quantum Technologies, Accelerating HPC
Burgholzer, Lukas
Echavarria, Jorge
Hopf, Patrick
Stade, Yannick
Rovara, Damian
Schmid, Ludwig
Kaya, Ercüment
Mete, Burak
Farooqi, Muhammad Nufail
Chung, Minh
De Pascale, Marco
Schulz, Laura
Schulz, Martin
Wille, Robert
Quantum Physics
Quantum computing is advancing rapidly in hardware and algorithms, but broad accessibility demands a comprehensive, efficient, unified software stack. Such a stack must flexibly span diverse hardware and evolving algorithms, expose usable programming models for experts and non-experts, manage resources dynamically, and integrate seamlessly with classical High-Performance Computing (HPC). As quantum systems increasingly act as accelerators in hybrid workflows -- ranging from loosely to tightly coupled -- few full-featured implementations exist despite many proposals. We introduce the Munich Quantum Software Stack (MQSS), a modular, open-source, community-driven ecosystem for hybrid quantum-classical applications. MQSS's multi-layer architecture executes high-level applications on heterogeneous quantum back ends and coordinates their coupling with classical workloads. Core elements include front-end adapters for popular frameworks and new programming approaches, an HPC-integrated scheduler, a powerful MLIR-based compiler, and a standardized hardware abstraction layer, the Quantum Device Management Interface (QDMI). While under active development, MQSS already provides mature concepts and open-source components that form the basis of a robust quantum computing software stack, with a forward-looking design that anticipates fault-tolerant quantum computing, including varied qubit encodings and mid-circuit measurements.
title The Munich Quantum Software Stack: Connecting End Users, Integrating Diverse Quantum Technologies, Accelerating HPC
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.02674