Empirical Investigation of Quantum Computing on Solving Complex Problems

Shahid Hussain, Yuba Neupane, Wen Li Wang, Naseem Ibrahim, Saif Ur Rehman Khan, Asif Kareem

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Abstract

Context: The rules of Quantum Mechanics have been exploited through Quantum Computing (QC) to solve specific problems and process information in expeditious ways as compared to Conventional Computing (CC) such as factoring integers. Problem: With the alluring computation capability of QC, it is still important to assess the implications and limitations of QC in solving a variety of computationally demanding problems. Method: In this regard, an empirical study was conducted to assess the efficacy of QC in terms of solving certain complex problems by keeping a tradeoff between the execution time and problem size. An analysis was performed based on the widely used Shor’s algorithms and the efficacy of QC as compared to CC was reported. Results: The outcomes show that QC has the potential to exponentially speed up the identification of a solution to certain polynomial problems that are intractable for CC. However, further research is needed to fully understand the potential and limitations of QC for Non-Polynomial (NP) complete problems.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationAgile Processes in Software Engineering and Extreme Programming – Workshops - XP 2022 Workshops, and XP 2023 Workshops, Revised Selected Papers
EditorsPhilippe Kruchten, Peggy Gregory
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages222-230
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9783031485497
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Eventworkshops presented at 23rd International Conferences on Agile Software Development, XP 2022 and 24th International Conferences on Agile Software Development, XP 2023 - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Duration: Jun 13 2022Jun 16 2022

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Business Information Processing
Volume489 LNBIP
ISSN (Print)1865-1348
ISSN (Electronic)1865-1356

Conference

Conferenceworkshops presented at 23rd International Conferences on Agile Software Development, XP 2022 and 24th International Conferences on Agile Software Development, XP 2023
Country/TerritoryNetherlands
CityAmsterdam
Period6/13/226/16/22

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Management Information Systems
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Business and International Management
  • Information Systems
  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Information Systems and Management

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