State of the Quantum Software Engineering Ecosystem

TL;DR

This paper assesses the current state of the Quantum Software Engineering ecosystem, highlighting achievements, key players, and entrepreneurial activities using advanced AI tools like GPT-5 for analysis.

Contribution

It introduces a novel methodology leveraging Large Language Models, particularly GPT-5, to analyze and identify leading institutions and companies in QSE.

Findings

Identification of highly active institutions and companies in QSE

Insights into successful entrepreneurial ventures in quantum software

Use of GPT-5 for ecosystem analysis

Abstract

We study the current state of the Quantum Software Engineering (QSE) ecosystem, focusing on the achievements, activities, and engagements from academia and industry, with a special focus on successful entrepreneurial endeavors in this arena. Our research methodology is a novel one, featuring the state-of-the-art in Artificial Intelligence (AI), namely Large Language Models (LLMs), especially Generative Pretrained Transformers (GPT). We use one of such models, namely the OpenAI GPT-5 model, through the ChatGPT tool. The goal is to identify institutions and companies that are highly active and have achieved distinguished results in QSE, evidenced by peer-reviewed publications or raised capital in the venture capital market.