Empowering the Quantum Cloud User with QRIO

TL;DR

This paper introduces QRIO, a Kubernetes-based cloud resource manager designed to improve access, resource utilization, and management of quantum computing devices, thereby accelerating practical quantum applications.

Contribution

The paper presents QRIO, a novel open-source infrastructure tailored for quantum resource management, addressing current limitations in quantum cloud access and efficiency.

Findings

QRIO effectively manages quantum resources in various use cases.

QRIO improves access and resource utilization for quantum devices.

QRIO is open-source and customizable for diverse quantum applications.

Abstract

Quantum computing is moving swiftly from theoretical to practical applications, making it crucial to establish a significant quantum advantage. Despite substantial investments, access to quantum devices is still limited, with users facing issues like long wait times and inefficient resource management. Unlike the mature cloud solutions for classical computing, quantum computing lacks effective infrastructure for resource optimization. We propose a Quantum Resource Infrastructure Orchestrator (QRIO), a state-of-the-art cloud resource manager built on Kubernetes that is tailored to quantum computing. QRIO seeks to democratize access to quantum devices by providing customizable, user-friendly, open-source resource management. QRIO's design aims to ensure equitable access, optimize resource utilization, and support diverse applications, thereby speeding up innovation and making quantum computing more accessible and efficient to a broader user base. In this paper, we discuss QRIO's various features and evaluate its capability in several representative usecases.