We are pleased to have presented qBraid’s Platform-Agnostic Open-Source Tools at the Quantum Computing Devroom in FOSDEM 2025. As one of the largest open-source gatherings, FOSDEM brought back its Quantum Computing Devroom after four years, and we were honored to be invited by the Unitary Fund, alongside speakers from Pasqal, IBM, and other key contributors to the quantum computing ecosystem.
Presentation at FOSDEM
Our engineer, Harshit Gupta, delivered a talk on qBraid SDK and pyqasm, emphasizing their platform-independent capabilities and intuitive design for quantum software development. There was significant interest in qBraid’s SDK transpiler, leading to in-depth discussions on its architecture and internal workings. Participants were eager to discuss the motivations about our graph based transpiler model, what types of input formats it could handle and how it could be expanded to a larger set of quantum software packages.
Key Takeaways
The high attendance highlighted a growing interest in quantum computing, including among those with minimal prior exposure. While participants had a lot of experience with open source software, it was delightful to know that their interests were not limited to classical computing. Even though some maths concepts were glossed over in the presentations, participants were particularly engaged when they saw that the SDLC for quantum software is almost identical to what they’re already familiar with.
Live demonstrations proved highly effective in simplifying complex concepts and enhancing engagement. Specifically, people were receptive of the Jupyter notebook format and packages with Pythonic interfaces were easier to follow than CLI ones.
Attendees exhibited a strong technical curiosity, showing willingness to explore in-depth details when backed by clear motivation and practical applications. Once the problems were understood, people were ready to draw analogies to concepts rooted in graph theory, data structures and other essential aspects of building scalable quantum software.
The quantum open-source community is highly collaborative, with researchers and developers working together to improve accessibility and drive meaningful advancements. In fact, a collaboration between qBraid and QuMat developed organically as a result of FOSDEM. It also solidified our belief in a more open development mindset and breaking through a siloed development approach. Collaborative development always brings in diverse ideas, points of view and a path toward standardization - extremely important for our nascent field.
Looking Ahead
At qBraid, our mission is closely aligned with the insights reinforced at FOSDEM—developing open, intuitive, and accessible quantum computing tools. We remain committed to fostering collaboration and innovation in the quantum ecosystem.
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