A Time/Utility Function for Scheduling Quantum Applications

Conference Paper (2026)
Author(s)

Luca Marchese (TU Delft - QuTech Advanced Research Centre, Kavli institute of nanoscience Delft, TU Delft - QID/Wehner Group)

Bethany Davies (TU Delft - QID/Wehner Group, TU Delft - QuTech Advanced Research Centre, Kavli institute of nanoscience Delft)

Stephanie Wehner (TU Delft - Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, TU Delft - QID/Wehner Group, TU Delft - QuTech Advanced Research Centre, Kavli institute of nanoscience Delft)

Research Group
QID/Wehner Group
DOI related publication
https://doi.org/10.1109/QCNC69040.2026.00046 Final published version
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Publication Year
2026
Language
English
Research Group
QID/Wehner Group
Pages (from-to)
271-277
Publisher
IEEE
ISBN (electronic)
9798331561109
Event
3rd International Conference on Quantum Communications, Networking, and Computing, QCNC 2026 (2026-04-06 - 2026-04-08), Kobe, Japan
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Abstract

We introduce the concept of quantum time/utility functions (TUF) to enable effective scheduling decisions when executing quantum applications. The quantum TUF captures the relationship between the projected execution quality of an application and its execution time, enabling real-time, noise-aware scheduling. We consider different strategies for computing the TUF while addressing practical constraints, and introduce the Haar TUF, a simple, application-agnostic formula for random circuits. We implement the Haar TUF for a delegated quantum computing application, where we showcase both its ability to capture meaningful behaviour and its limitations in describing application-specific instances.

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